Bil'in, a village of Palestine

Israeli army invades Bil'in village; kidnaps one international

October 30, 2007

The Israeli army on Tuesday invaded the village of Bil’in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, kidnapping one international.

Troops entered the village at around 1:00 am, surrounded the house of Iyad Bornat, head of the local Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, forced the residents out, and then ransacked the home.

Four nonviolent activists wounded in Bil'in's weekly protest

October 26, 2007

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.

Three injured in Bil'in weekly anti-Wall protest

October 19, 2007

The residents of the West Bank village of Bil’in, west of the city of Ramallah, joined by international and Israeli peace activists, took to the streets on Friday carrying Palestinian flags, anti-Israel banners and chanting slogans. The march was to protest against the construction of the Wall on village land,preventing the people of the village from reaching their olive groves for the start of the olive harvesting season.

Formalizing Apartheid Masked as a Peace Initiative

October 13, 2007

Next month the US plans to host a regional meeting to discuss peace in the Middle East, or at least peace between Israel and the Palestinians. The maneuvering, deal making and negotiating about what will be on the table has been going on for some time. But the details of the agreement being discussed have been a well guarded secret but for the steady flow of leaks and trial balloons. Deciphering this information combined with facts on the ground, one can put together a clear outline of Israel’s "next generous offer."

Israel's settlers: One reason for the absence of peace

October 11, 2007

TWO months ago Heftsiba, an Israeli construction firm, went bust. One reason for its woes was a court order last year to freeze work on a big housing project on an Israeli settlement just inside the West Bank. The land, it turned out, had in effect been stolen from private owners in a neighbouring Palestinian village, Bilin. Yet after the bankruptcy, the same court ruled that the apartment blocks—and their prospective buyers, who had broken in and occupied them at the news of Heftsiba’s impending collapse—could stay.