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Two Palestinian Teenagers Killed In Iraq Burin: Army Denies Using Live Ammunition

21/03/2010

[Palestine Monitor & Popular Struggle] Two teenagers were killed by Israeli fire during a demonstration in Iraq Burin, south of Nablus, yesterday. Mohammed Qadus, 16 was fatally shot in the chest, Asaud Qadus, 19, received emergency treatment after being shot in the head and died early Sunday. In both cases medical staff reported the injuries were caused by live ammunition.

IDF vs. democracy and freedom of speech

17/03/2010

[Ha’aretz] The Israel Defense Forces decision to declare the Palestinian villages Bil’in and Na’alin closed military zones on Fridays for the next six months is a serious anti-democratic move. The order issued by the GOC Central Command implementing this restriction is an act against the freedom to demonstrate.

IDF steps up fight against weekly separation fence protests

15/03/2010

[Ynet] Soldiers distribute flyers in Bilin, Naalin declaring vicinity of fence as closed military zone every Friday between 8 am-8 pm. Notice forbids entry of Israelis, foreigners to village during these hours

Israel closes villages of Bilin and Nilin to protests

15/03/2010

[BBC News] The Israeli Defence Force has barred Israelis and foreigners from two West Bank villages, the scene of protests against Israel’s "separation wall".

Soldiers have posted flyers declaring areas around the villages of Bilin and Nilin are "closed military zones".

BDS workshop in Bil’in in occasion of Israeli Apartheid Week

15/03/2010

[Stop the Wall] To mark the Israeli Apartheid Week, which has seen conferences and protests all over the globe from March 1 – 14, the Stop the Wall Campaign organized in cooperation with the AlHadaf Cultural Center of Bil’in a workshop on the role of civil society in the national and international campaign for boycott, divestment and sanctions against Israel.