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Eid without a father and husband
17/11/2010
[ISM] Al Eid is a holy time of the year for Muslims. Families gather and visit each other over the four holidays, which are for most a time for families to be together. When one member of the family is missing, it makes it hard to enjoy Al Eid in the same way. Thousands of families of Palestinian political prisoners are suffering because a family member is in prison. For Majida, wife of Abdallah Abu Rahma who has now been held for one year in Israeli jail under the accusation of “incitement,” every day without her husband is difficult. She expresses the pain of seeing her children missing their dad not only during Eid, but every day. Louma (8) and Layam (7) used to go with Abdallah on family visits, and are now crying when talking about their dad. His 1 and-a-half-year-old son Layath does not even remember his dad as he was only 7 months old the night Abdallah was arrested. “He says Baba when he sees Abdallah’s picture, but of course he does not know him, since he was just a baby”, Majida says. Also, for Adeeb Abu Rahma’s children, Eid is not the same without their father. Both families were hoping to have their fathers home for Eid, but the military prosecution managed to postpone the release in both cases.
Prosecution petitions to extend Bil'in's Abdallah Abu Rahmah's detention on the day of his scheduled release
17/11/2010
[Popular Struggle] Abu Rahmah was scheduled to be released tomorrow, after having served a one-year prison term. The military prosecution filed a petition demanding to extend Abu Rahmah’s detention past the time he was sentenced to. If the petition is accepted, Abu Rahmah will be kept in jail past his release date, and despite having served his sentence in full.
Bil'in marks six years to Yasser Arafat's death
12/11/2010
[Popular Struggle] The Friday demonstration in the village of Bil’in, a weekly event soon entering its sixth year, was preceded today by a gathering at the center of the village to mark six years to the passing of Abu Ammar (Yasser Arafat). Residents were joined by many who came from outside the village - Palestinians, Israelis and international supporters alike.
Army Raids Bil'in for Fifth Time in 24 Hours
11/11/2010
[Popular Struggle] At 2 AM, soldiers returned to Bil’in in another failed attempt to arrest anti-Wall activist Ashraf Khatib, beating a local photographer and international activists. The jeeps returned to the village once more at noon, arresting a resident suffering from Down’s syndrom.
Night raid in Bil’in
09/11/2010
[Mondoweiss] Today, November 9 at about 3:00 in the morning, the Israeli army entered the village of Bil’in. About 50 soldiers entered the village by jeep and foot. When they arrived at the two targeted houses, they ran and took positions outside while a number of soldiers entered the house.
