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Four nonviolent activists wounded in Bil'in's weekly protest
October 26, 2007
Source : IMEMC
by George Rishmawi
At least four nonviolent activists have been wounded in the weekly nonviolent anti-wall demonstration in the village of Bilin, near the West Bank city of Ramallah on Friday.
A number of International and Israeli peace activists joined the villagers of Bilin I their weekly protest carrying banners condemning the harassment of the Palestinian prisoners by the Israeli police. The protestors demanded the international committee of the Red Cross to pressure Israel to probe the death of one of Mohammad al-Ashqar few days ago in the desert jail of Ketsiot.
Protestors walked through the streets of the town and attempted to go to the olive orchards behind the annexation wall. However, they were stopped by the Israeli soldiers who placed barricades on the way to prevent the villagers from reaching their olive trees.
Troops threatened to shoot anyone who attempts to go through the barricade. As the protestors attempted to walk through, troops fired several gas and sound bombs and rubber-coated metal bullets at them wounding four.
An Italian journalist, identified as Antonio was moderately wounded as he received a rubber-coated metal bullet to his head. Antonio was with a group called Pax Christi who came from Italy to tour the Palestinian areas and see meet Palestinians and join them in their nonviolent struggle.
Two of the wounded were identified as Adeeb Abu Rahma and Ibrahim Burnat. In a separate action, a number of youth from the village, joined by International and Israeli peace activists marched on the Jerusalem-Tel Aviv road, to challenge the Israeli policy of preventing Palestinians to walk on this street since more than seven years.
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