Press and independent media
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Fox News Reporter Tear Gassed By Israeli Troops
11/07/2009
[Wonk Room] Every week for the last several years, Palestinians from the village of Bilin, accompanied by Israeli and international supporters, have turned out to non-violently protest the Israeli separation barrier that has been built on their land. As with many other areas along the barrier’s path, the barrier in Bilin imposes enormous hardships upon Palestinian residents, separating them from some 60 percent of their farming land in order to create a perimeter around the nearby Israeli settlement of Modiin Illit.
Bil'in protesters teargassed for reminding soldiers of ICJ decision
11/07/2009
[Ma’an] On Friday in the village of Bil’in, north of Ramallah, dozens suffered tear-gas inhalation and two demonstrators have been detained by Israeli soldiers at a non-violent protest.
Knesset member Mohammed Barakeh: under occupying army people being punished for being Palestinian
09/07/2009
[PNN] During a discussion on the shooting of a Palestinian by the occupying army, a Palestinian member of the Israeli Knesset, has accused the Israelis of covering up crimes by soldiers.
A crowd of 100 Palestinian and foreign activists attempted to chase Israeli forces out of town
07/07/2009
[PNN] The town known specifically for its nonviolent resistance to the Wall was attacked again last night making it five days running with nine people arrested in two weeks.
Israeli doctors to train Bil'in protesters in first aid at site of disputed security fence
06/07/2009
[Jerusalem Post] Physicians for Human Rights will be offering a first aid course on July 11 near the security barrier at the West Bank village of Bil’in for protesters to help them deal with injuries they incur in almost weekly confrontations with what the group’s doctors call an aggressive Israeli occupation.
