Testimonies

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Four Injured and Dozens of People were Suffered Teargas Inhalation

16/10/2009

After the Friday prayer, the residents of Bili’n gathered in a protest along with Israeli and international activists. A group from France called French people to support Palestinian People and another group from Norway joined the demonstration in solidarity with the village in their struggle against the Wall and settlement building. The protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners to allow Palestinian farmers to pick olive trees from their land. The protest called to remove the illegal wall and settlements, stop land confiscations, , and attacks on Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, remove checkpoints and road blocks, and the release of all the Palestinian detainees.

Bil'in citizens have gathered remnants of tear gas fired at them by the Israeli soldiers to suppress instead of gathering the olive

09/10/2009

Dozens were suffocated with tear gas used by the Israeli soldiers to suppress the peaceful demonstration in Bil’in village.

Two injured and dozens suffered by teargas inhalation during the Bil'in weekly protest

02/10/2009

Two were injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation fired at them by the Israeli occupation soldiers during the suppression of the weekly demonstration in Bil’in, where the Israeli soldiers heavily used tear gas and sound bombs. The two wounded were British solidarity Judy who suffers from physical disability and in a wheelchair, while the second is the Israeli Elinor.

Bil'in night invasion 30.09.09 : Soldiers attacked one of the member of popular committee’s house

30/09/2009

Shortly before 2am, the occupation forces invaded Bil’in once again. They raided the house of Basil Mansour Ali Mansour (age 32), a member of the Bil’in Popular Committee, in an attempt to arrest him, but he was not at home at the time.

Israeli forces target Palestinian cameramen at Bil’in demonstration

25/09/2009

[ISM] Around 1pm, Israeli forces arrested 2 Israeli solidarity activists and a Palestinian cameraman, Haitham al-Khatib (33 years old) during a demonstration in the West Bank village of Bil’in.

Witnesses say that Israeli soldiers ran in and arrested the 3 demonstrators. Haitham al-Khatib was filming the demonstration near the Wall when he was taken.