Bil'in, a village of Palestine

Scores injured at the weekly Bil’in protest

11/07/2008

The villagers of Bil’in marched after the Friday prayers along with the international and Israeli supporters in their weekly protest against the illegal wall Israel is building on the village’s land.

The protest was part of the ongoing campaign initiated earlier this week in commemoration of the 4th year after the International Court of Justice in The Hague deemed the wall illegal.

News from Ni'lin and Statement by the Ni’lin Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall

09/07/2008

- 7/07/2008 : Two Palestinians arrested, two internationals injured as groups attempt to break the siege on Ni’lin
- 7/07/2008 : Three Palestinians shot with live ammunition, three arrested and many injured as siege of Ni’lin continues for 4th day
- 8/07/2008 : We have no alternative than peaceful protest
- Statement by the Ni’lin Popular Committee Against the Apartheid Wall
- Videos

For more and the latest info about Nil’in, please refer to the following links:
- Palestine Monitor - The Palestinian Village Of Ni’lin, Background information and reference data
- Facebook Group: Solidarity with Nil’in’s Peaceful Struggle Against the Apartheid Wall

Rani Bornat: The Symbol of Bi’lin

30/06/2008

Rani Bornat is representative of many rural Palestinians, one of ten children born to a shepherd in the village of Bil’in. Educated in an industrial school, he excelled in electronics. After secondary school, he applied for further studies at university but was not accepted. Instead he went to work in Israel. Before the Second Intifada, his dreams were to get married, build his own house and own a car. But after September 2000, his life changed.

The Barrier in Bil’in: Legal Developments

24/06/2008

On May 29th 2008, Bil’in’s attorney Michael Sfard asked the High Court of Justice to establish that the State has violated its ruling concerning the barrier in Bil’in. Sfard argued that the State should be held in contempt, since the September ruling ordered to change the route of the barrier within “reasonable” time, but since then more than seven months passed, yet the security system hasn’t even presented the new route.

Bilin Weekly Protest denounces use of live ammunition

20/06/2008

The Israeli Army has used almost every weapon in their arsenal to impose their Apartheid on the Palestinian people in Gaza and the West Bank. These weapons, which are often lethal, are used on the whole of the Palestinian population regardless of whether they are simply trying to lead a private family life or if they are resisting the occupation.