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Farmer arrested in continuing harrasment of villagers of Bil’in
20/01/2008
Over 2 years ago the people of Bilin have established an “outpost” on their land, on the west side of the current rout of the wall. The point was to establish their presence on the ground to protect it from theft by the Israeli authorities or their proxies. Recently there has been a new wave of harassments of people staying at the outpost or working the land around it.
Army shoots man in the face with tear gas cannister at Bil’in
18/01/2008
On Friday, January 18th, around a hundred Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists gathered for the weekly demonstration against the Annexation Wall in the village of Bil’in.
The demonstration took place this week after horrifying events in Gaza which have left 36 people dead and scores injured, many seriously. Activists had stickers which read “Gaza 3ala Bali (Gaza On My Mind)” placed on their shirts, arms, and some even on their foreheads.
Bil’in Residents Attacked Whilst Attending to Their Land
15/01/2008
In recent days, the Israeli army have intensified their harassment of the villagers of Bil’in, beating and arresting villagers attending to their land trapped behind the annexation wall.
The reason why I will never forget the word ‘Zaalan’
13/01/2008
“Aaaaah, Aaaah…” Abdullah’s voice, from behind the blue-grey curtain, echoed throughout the first floor of the hospital. The medical staff was cleaning the wounds in his head – just another sacrifice people from Bil’in have made in their struggle for justice and dignity. It sounded as if he was laughing, and pierced my heart, tearing it to pieces. “Khalas, khalas, khalas… (stop, stop…)”
Bil’in protests Wall, Leviev, army shoots popular committee member in the head
12/01/2008
On Friday, January 11th, villagers of Bil’in were joined by around 70 Israeli, international, and other Palestinian Human Rights activists in a protest against the Annexation Wall. In Bil’in, the wall is stealing more than 60% of village land, and even the Israeli Supreme Court said in a recent decision that the route of the wall was not planned for military reasons, but for land.
