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Bil’in Outpost Under Attack
16/03/2008
On Friday night one of the Palestinian activist was beaten and threaten with murder by soldiers on patrol at the outpost. (The outpost is a small room that the villagers of Bil’in built on their land separated from their village by the Apartheid Wall) Damage was also done to the structure and the water tank.
International arrested at Bil’in demonstration still in jail
16/03/2008
On Friday 14th March, dozens of residents from the village of Bil’in, joined by Israeli and international activists, protested against the illegal annexation of their land by Israel’s segregation wall. 6 demonstrators were injured, while one international was kidnapped and arrested as Israeli soldiers charged the demonstration. American activist Blake Murphy appeared in court today (15th March) as the judge extended his detention until the 18th March.
Flat Stanley visits Palestine (december 2007)
06/03/2008
You know, I was drawn in a home where I was told that when Palestinians demonstrate they want to destroy all of Israel or throw the Jews into the sea, but the chants that I heard were against this wall taking the village’s land, and against occupation, and even a chant against apartheid. I never heard any chant like "no no to the Jews" or "no no to Israelis."
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.
