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Bil’in to welcome members of Shministim at Friday demonstration
21/10/2009
[ISM] The West Bank village of Bil’in will hold a demonstration this Friday, 23 October 2009 at 12pm.
Members of Shministim (Hebrew for high school seniors), the Israeli organization of teenagers who refuse to serve in the Israeli Army, will join the weekly Bil’in demonstration this Friday.
Palestinian Village of Bil'in Seeks Justice in Canada
20/10/2009
As part of the Village’s campaign against the construction of settlements on their lands, Bil’in has filed an unprecedented legal claim in Canada against two Canadian companies and their Canadian director. The claim arises from the construction of apartment buildings and the marketing and selling of residential units in the Modi’in Illit settlement which is built, in part, on the lands belonging to Bil’in. The lawsuit has been filed in the Canadian Province of Quebec where those companies and their director are registered and live.
Peace Cycle in Bil'in
20/10/2009
The Peace Cycle came to Bilin today. An international women’s group made up of many different nationalities including from Italy, Britain, Germany, Japan and many others. 120 cyclists arrived to cheers from local children and after meeting the villagers they cycled to the apartheid wall and to hold a peaceful demonstration calling for peace.
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.
