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Protest in Bilin
29/02/2008
At the Israeli-Palestinian border at Bilin, the security fence placed by the Israelis is well inside the recognised border line and cuts off much of the farming land that belongs to the village’s farmers. Israelis call it necessary for security, but the Palestinians call it a land grab.
Villagers of Bil’in hold funeral march for the children killed in Gaza
29/02/2008
On Friday, February 29th, around 40 villagers of Bil’in, along with Israeli and international activists, marched together towards the Annexation Wall, which separates the village from 60% of its land.
The demonstration was small but creative, with different organizations taking part in a funeral march towards the wall. A small coffin and a bundle were used to represent the 6-month old baby recently killed in Gaza. The flags of Hamas and Fatah were flown next to each other, and next to Palestinian flags, while the villagers sang songs of national unity. Activists also unfurled a meters-long banner of black, giving the march its proper solemnity.
Weekly demonstration in Bil’in
15/02/2008
On February 15, 2008, around 80 Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists took part in the weekly Friday demonstration in the village of Bi’lin against the illegal Annexation Wall. The Wall cuts off 60% of Bi’lin’s agricultural land and, in a decision by the Israeli Supreme Court, has been ordered taken down and moved back. The entire Wall has been declared illegal by the International Court of Justice.
Japanese activist shot near the eye in Bil’in may not regain his eyesigh
13/02/2008
Kaoru Kishida, a Japanese activist shot near the eye by a rubber-coated steel bullet in Bil’in, has just been operated on in St. John’s Eye Hospital in Jerusalem. The doctors still don’t know if he will regain his eyesight.
