Bil'in, a village of Palestine

Israel Pushes Ahead with Settlement Expansion

août 27, 2008

[IPS] Israel has published tenders for the construction of 1,761 illegal housing units for Israeli settlers in occupied east Jerusalem alone, according to the Israeli rights group Peace Now.

Dozens suffer from gas inhalation in Bil'in nonviolent protest

août 22, 2008

[IMEMC] Dozens of Palestinian, international and Israeli civilians were treated for gas inhalation as the Israeli army showered them with CS gas during the weekly nonviolent anti-wall protest in the village of Bil’in, west of Ramallah.

Big stink as Israel unleashes ‘skunk’ on protestors

août 18, 2008

[Middle East Times] The Palestinian protestors massed at the fence expected tear gas and rubber bullets; what they got instead was a putrid yellow wind, Israel’s newest weapon against West Bank demonstrators.

The noxious mist, which Israeli police refer to as "skunk," was used for the first time earlier this month, when a truck-mounted cannon sprayed it over the heads of protestors, sending them racing down the hillside, retching and tearing off their shirts to try to escape the stench.

It stinks

août 15, 2008

[Ha’aretz] What is actually new about that invention that scatters demonstrations and is called "The Skunk"? It has a "source in the Border Police" waxing lyrical: "Here the effect is tremendous. People can’t stand themselves and they leave the site." For over 40 years we’ve been stinking, in the words of the Border Policeman, we can still tolerate ourselves and we have yet to leave.

Redeye - Coop Radio: Bil'in sues Canadian companies - Interview with Mark Arnold, Canadian Counsel to Bil'in

août 14, 2008

The village of Bil’in has launched a lawsuit against two Montreal-based companies (Green Park and Green Mount) who are building and selling houses in the occupied territories. Under international law, settlements in occupied lands are illegal. This means that the actions of the two companies contravene the Geneva Convention.
Mark Arnold, Canadian Counsel to Bil’in, interviewed by Mordecai Briemberg for Redeye - Coop Radio (Vancouver)

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