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Bil'in: a shooting spree
February 24, 2007
For three hours, more gas grenades, stun grenades and rubber-coated steel bullets were shot than ever before in any demonstration in Bil’in. From time to time, a water cannon was also employed. Never, in all the 102 weekly demonstrations that have taken place up to now in Bil’in, such an amount of ammunition was spent.
Over a thousand demonstrators mark two years of popular resistance in Bil'in
February 23, 2007
Roughly 1,500 protesters gathered in Bil’in today to celebrate the second anniversary to demonstrations against the wall in the village. Neither the large number of attendants nor the bigger than usual participation of Israelis (over 200) deterred the army from using severe violence against the demonstrators. Even the large presence of journalists, who were attacked themselves, did not sway the army to moderation.
Water cannon fails to dampen spirits on Bil’in second anniversary demo
February 23, 2007
Around 1500 demonstrators attended today’s second anniversary protest against the Apartheid Wall in Bil’in. Despite the peaceful nature of the protest the IOF used violent means to try to disperse the crowd, including firing sound bombs directly at protesters at close range. Several needed medical treatment for injuries incurred when the sound bombs exploded on them.
The Wall – The Battlefield in Bil’in
February 22, 2007
Bil’in is a small, peaceful village surrounded by hills and valleys, lying halfway between Yaffa and Jerusalem and is among the villages that fall under the governorate of Ramallah, 16km west of Bil’in. It has a population of 1800 in an area approximately 4000 dunums in size. Its people are known for their simplicity, hospitality and for being good neighbors to each other. They love peace and freedom, and reject injustice and oppression.
Second Anniversary Demonstration in Bil’in
February 19, 2007
On Friday 23rd February Bil’in village west of Ramallah marks two years of non-violent resistance to the annexation barrier and illegal settlements. Every Friday for the past two years villagers from Bil’in have marched from the village mosque after midday prayers to the site of the barrier to protest the barrier and illegal settlement of Mod’in Elit which together have annexed over sixty percent of Bil’in’s agricultural land.
