Testimonies

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Israeli Troops Suppress Non Violent Demonstrations in Bil'in and Ni'lin

12/12/2008

The people of Bil’in statred a demonstration after Friday’s prayers that included international and Israeli activists, as well as a community from the Bethlehem district. The demonstrators raised Palestinian flags and rang bells for the anniversary of the first Palestinian Intifada that occurred in 1987.

Army invasion

07/12/2008

Tonight around 21:30, few jeeps of the army entered the village and started to provoke clashes. They arrested 3 shabab youngsters and took them beyond the fence. Many people tried to prevent it and followed them up to the fence. The soldiers used tear gas, sound grenades and maybe even live bullets. The situation near the fence became very dangerous and about 22:30 an army officer came and the 3 were released.

Three injured and dozens suffered from gas inhalation in Bilin weekly protest against settler's violence

05/12/2008

A demonstration marched today after the Friday prayer carrying Palestinian flags and banners calling to end the Israeli occupation, stop the wall and settlement building, stop land confiscation and settler attacks, closures and roadblocks, and the release of all detainees. The demonstration was joined by internationals and Israeli activists.

On international day for solidarity with the Palestinian People, one Japanese injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation in Bil’in weekly protest

28/11/2008

Under the slogan, “Towards a Palestine free from settlements, the wall, apartheid roads, checkpoints and roadblocks, and for one united Palestine with no islands and cantons”, the residents of Bil’in gathered in a protest after the Friday prayer joined by international and Israeli activists. The protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners calling to hold on to Palestinian rights like Jerusalem, right of return, borders, access to water, the release of all detainees and removing the wall and settlements.

Wall resistance through cameras Imad Burnat activist model: a life-threatening wall

28/11/2008

Imad Mohammed Yassin Burnat, 36 years old, from the village of Bil’in and a young father of four children, joined the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in from the moment they started to destroy the Israeli bulldozers on Bil’in’s land.

He was the first person injured by the Israeli army in Bin’in’s resistance. He was chosen from among his colleagues to be the videographer of the Popular Committee in order to monitor and document the violence, brutality, and repression of the occupation soldiers.