Ma'an
Bil'in's Popular Committee Against the Wall was awarded the "Arab Creativity Award for 2009" at a ceremony in Kuwait last weelk, and celebrated the win by continuing to hold anti-wall protests on Friday in the village.
... joined by villagers from Bil'in and locals from neighboring villages, along with international and Israeli supporters of the call to stop construction of the separation wall and illegal Israeli settlements.
...the Israeli army responded to the group by firing sound bombs and tear gas canisters, and one soldier who also shot rubber-coated metal bullets. Full story
Palsolidarity
Just hours before today’s demonstration, Bil’in was once again invaded by the Israeli army. Five jeeps full of Israeli soldiers and immigration officers entered the village in the early hours of Friday, surrounding and invading a house which is used by international solidarity groups and activists. The soldiers ordered everyone to leave the house, checking the passports and belongings of activists from around the world who came to protest in solidarity with the residents of Bil’in. They declared the whole area a ‘closed military zone’, failing to present documents allowing them to do so. Full story
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