Press and independent media
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IDF to complete new Bilin barrier in coming weeks
21/10/2010
[Jerusalem Post] The IDF plans to complete the construction of a new security barrier near the West Bank Palestinian town of Bilin in the coming weeks. Bilin has been the scene of weekly anti-fence demonstrations in recent years.
The new barrier will comprise a tall concrete wall, and security cameras will be placed near the haredi settlement of Kiryat Sefer.
EU Condemns the Persecution of Bil’in’s Abdallah Abu Rahmah for the Second Time
20/10/2010
[Popular Struggle] EU Representatives and Consul Generals in Jerusalem made a statement condemning the sentencing of Abdallah Abu Rahmah to one year in prison by the Israeli military court.
The legacy of Abdullah Abu Rahmeh and other human rights defenders: time for Israel to face justice for its ongoing repression
13/10/2010
[Stop the Wall] The Occupation has increased its violent and systematic campaign against the popular resistance and the grassroots activists, using several brutal and illegal methods which attempt to stop their actions.
This includes killing activists Aqul Abu Srour from Bil’in and Bassem Abu Rahma from Ni’lin, violent repression of the weekly protests resulting in many injuries. Also night raids, incursions and curfews imposed in the villages, and the arrest of many activists, including minors, who are subjected to long interrogations, confinement in prison cells and constant mental and physical pressure in order to extract false confessions. Last year saw many courts dealing with many different cases against human rights defenders, whilst activists were being held for long periods without a charge or trial. Some were also given long sentences for trumped up charges such as owning weapons and ‘threatening the security of the Occupation Forces’, such as Adeeb Abu Rahma.
Bilin organizer's wife talks about his trial, detention
13/10/2010
[JMCC] Magda Abu Rahme, the wife of detained Bilin community organizer Abdullah Abu Rahme, speaks of her relief after his sentencing this week to one year in prison.
"This was a difficult period," she told JMCC.org. "We lived on the edge of our nerves. They dragged their feet and postponed this farce of a trial so much just to weaken the morale of Abdullah."
Bil'in's Abdallah Abu Rahmah sentenced to a year in prison
11/10/2010
[Popular Struggle] Abdallah Abu Rahmah was sentenced today to 12 months in prison, plus 6 months suspended sentence for 3 years and a fine of 5,000 NIS. In the sentencing, the judge cited the non-implementation of an Israeli High Court ruling which declared the current route of the wall on Bil’in’s land illegal as a mitigating factor.
The military prosecution is likely to appeal this sentencing – as they did in the case of Adeeb Abu Rahmah, who was also sentenced for 12 months on similar charges but is still in prison after 15 months, pending the decision about the prosecution’s appeal. The defense attorney, adv. Gaby Lasky, is considering an appeal against Abu Rahma’s conviction.
