Women Protest in Bil'in for Gaza

08/01/2009

by Bil’in Popular Committee

The women and children of Bil’in today marched in a solidarity protest for Gaza. The protest was joined by international women. Palestinian flags were carried and also symbolic coffins presenting the massacres against the citizens of Gaza and especially women and children.The women walked through the streets of the village singing slogans in solidarity with the women in Gaza who have been killed or lost children and family. They also called for a national unity among Palestinians and called for help from the Arab leaders.

The protest headed from the center of the village towards the apartheid wall which is built on Bil’in’s land. An Israel army unit was situated behind the wall and when the women tried to go through the gate, the army fired tear gas canisters to disturb the crowed and caused dozens to suffer gas inhalation.

Umm Samarah expressed her rage and anger on what’s happening in Gaza and called on the Arab leaders to open the borders to save the Palestinian people. "We cry every moment for hundreds of times when we see our people and especially children being killed in cold blood. We call on Egypt to open the border crossing and all the neighboring countries to save the people of Gaza".

Yesterday, Amro Hisham Nasir was shot in the thigh and was taken to Sheik Zaid hospital in Ramallah for treatment.