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Saturday, January 16, 2010

Eight Injured in Bil’in including Photographer in Palestine TV

WAFA
Seven citizens and an Israeli peace activist were injured today in the West Bank village of Bil’in west of Ramallah along with dozens who suffered gas inhalation in the weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and settlement building.

The demonstration was .... celebrating the 45th anniversary of the movement....

The protest marched toward the Wall, where an Israeli military unit was located behind blocks of cement. The army had earlier closed the gate in the Wall with razor wire. When the protesters attempted to reach the land seized behind the Wall, the army fired tear gas and rubber bullets.
Palestine TV Photographer Haron Amayrehm Al-Hayat daily photographer Mohib Barghothy and Israeli activist David and four other Bil’in citizens: Ibrahim Burnat, Mohmmad Hamad, Nayef Ghazi and Farhan Burnat, were injured while dozens suffered tear gas annihilation ,as Israeli soldiers fired rubber bullets and tear gas against protesters.  Full story