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Defiant villagers united in face of violent occupation
décembre 18, 2006
The demonstration is small but feisty. Accompanied by around 15 international supporters and a few Israeli stalwarts, the inhabitants of Bil’in, a village in the West Bank near Ramallah, voice their protest against the Israeli Wall and settlements that threaten their village. Chanting Arabic slogans and demanding in Hebrew that the soldiers go home, the demonstrators are prevented from passing through a gate in the Wall by a unit of Israeli soldiers and their jeeps. The soldiers wave their clubs menacingly - not today, they seems to say.
Non-violent march in Bil'in village met by Israeli military violence
décembre 15, 2006
In the weekly protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall, held today in the village of Bil’in, a group of villagers, internationals and Israelis gathered in the village after noon prayers to march down to the site of the Israeli annexation Wall construction in the village. This week’s protest focused on Palestinian internal unity, and called on factions to end the internal divisions.
Amnesty Secretary General visits Bil'in, observes weekly protest
décembre 8, 2006
Dozens of Palestinian residents, Israeli and International peace activists held their weekly protest in Bil’in village, West of Ramallah, against the Israeli Annexation Wall. Irene Khan, Secretary General of Amnesty International visited the village and the construction site of the Wall.
Protesters in Bil'in demand access to the isolated orchards to plant them
décembre 1, 2006
Residents of Bil’in village, near the West Bank city of Ramallah, accompanied by Israeli and international peace activists held the weekly nonviolent protest against the Israeli Annexation Wall and the isolation of the Palestinian orchards. The protesters also marked the Partitioning Day of Palestine and protested the Israeli policies of annexing the Palestinian lands
For farmers, much of their land remains out of reach
novembre 30, 2006
Israel began building a 703 km-long barrier through the West Bank in the occupied Palestinian territories in 2002. Much of it is an electric fence but in heavily populated areas it becomes an eight-metre high concrete wall.
