Testimonies

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Three injured and dozens suffered teargas inhalation during the Bil'in Weekly Demonstration

16/01/2009

The residents of Bil’in today gathered after the Friday prayer in an act of solidarity with the people of Gaza. They were joined by international activists and the Israeli Anarchists Against the Wall, all opposing the war on Gaza. The protesters carried Palestinian, Venezuelan, and Bolivian flags, in a show of support for the two South American countries who, this week, cut diplomatic ties with Israel due to the war on Gaza.

Children of Bil’in protest for Gaza

11/01/2009

Children of Bil’in wore shirts with red paint on them in a protest this morning as a symbolic to what the children of Gaza are facing, death and masacres due to the Israeli bombardment.

Bil'in demonstrators remind the world of the Holocaust and its promise

09/01/2009

The residents of Bil’in gathered in a protest today after the Friday prayer. The protest was joined by Israel and international activists standing in solidarity with Palestinians and opposing the war on Gaza, Israeli settlement building and the construction of the wall. Protesters carried Palestinian flags and the Venezuelan flag, in appreciation of Venezuela’s removal the Israeli ambassador from his post.

Bil'in, Jayyous, Budrus, Ni'lin: Arrests, Injuries and Live Ammunition

09/01/2009

[AATW] Friday noon, around the same time as the Israeli Cabinet rejected the UN’s Security Council ceasefire resolution and Foreign Minister Livni promised "Israel is not going to show restraint", activists were taking part in the weekly Friday demonstrations of Bil’in, Jayyous and Ni’ilin. Residents of these three villages (and of many others) protested against the construction of the Apartheid Wall, Israeli settlements, and against the war on Gaza.

Women Protest in Bil'in for Gaza

08/01/2009

The women and children of Bil’in today marched in a solidarity protest for Gaza. The protest was joined by international women. Palestinian flags were carried and also symbolic coffins presenting the massacres against the citizens of Gaza and especially women and children.The women walked through the streets of the village singing slogans in solidarity with the women in Gaza who have been killed or lost children and family. They also called for a national unity among Palestinians and called for help from the Arab leaders.