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Oppose the state, not the people

July 2, 2009

[Ha’aretz] Ramallah’s intellectual elite, foreigners and curious spectators gathered last Saturday at the Friends School in Ramallah to hear writer and political activist Naomi Klein lecture to a packed auditorium. Following a musical interlude by a string quintet, one of whose members is blind, Klein took the stage. She chose to speak – in Ramallah – about her Jewish roots.


Court orders military to press stronger charges against soldiers who shot a Palestinian civilian

July 1, 2009

[IMEMC] The Israeli High Court of Justice ordered on Wednesday the Israeli military to press stronger charges against a an officer after shooting a bound and blindfolded Palestinian civilian in the West Bank.


Israeli High Court rules against Judge Advocate General’s “extremely unreasonable” decision

July 1, 2009

[B’Tselem] The Israeli High Court ruled today in favor of changing the indictments filed against the soldier and commander who were involved in the shooting of a handcuffed detainee in Ni’lin, so as to reflect the gravity of the offenses. The human rights organizations who had filed the petition to change the indictments expressed satisfaction with the decision, saying that it conveys a crucial message that protection of human rights must be a primary consideration for law-enforcement agencies. The organizations said they hope that in the future, High Court intervention will not be necessary for military law-enforcement agencies to convey to soldiers and commanders an unequivocal message to safeguard human life and dignity.


Disorderly conduct is way too weak a charge for soldier who shot bound and blindfolded Palestinian

July 1, 2009

[UN-Truth] Israel’s Supreme Court has ruled today that “disorderly conduct” charges against a soldier who shot a bound and blindfolded protester and his commanding officer who reportedly said “shoot him” — as a joke, but said he never thought the soldier would take him seriously — were much too lenient.


Cry in the night: What else can we do for the suffering ?

June 30, 2009

[Waging Nonviolence] As I read through my emails yesterday morning, I came across one that had been sent by the Popular Committee of Bi’lin (West Bank). It’s subject line read: “Bi’lin Invaded by Israeli Soldiers.” The email, sent by Iyad Burnat, the head of the Popular Committee, describes a 2:30 am raid by close to 70 soldiers. Declaring Bi’lin a “closed military zone,” the soldiers broke into a number of homes. In the process, they seized and took away - for no stated reason — two sixteen-year-old boys, Mohsen Kateb and Hamoda Yaseen.


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june 29, Bi'lin Invaded by Israeli Soldiers (by haitham al Katib)

 

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June 26, demonstration

 

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June 26, Naomi Klein in Bil'in

 

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June 26, demonstration by Haitham al Katib

 

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Bil'in 25 6 2009 by Haitham al Katib

 

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Bil’in Tour: Israeli Apartheid on Trial

In June 2009, Mohamed Khatib of Bil’in’s Popular Committee Against the Wall and Emily Schaeffer, an Israeli lawyer representing the village of Bil’in, will be embarking on a tour of 11 Canadian cities to speak on Bil’in and the historic court case scheduled to be heard in Montreal in late June 2009.

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Check out the itinerary to see when the tour will be visiting your city!

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Courtroom Intifada

In a special five-part series People & Power (Al Jazeera) charts the rapidly growing number of lawsuits being brought against multi-national corporations. Around the world, ordinary people are asking how many more times their interests should be sacrificed for corporate greed and shareholder profit.

« Courtroom Intifada », a focus on Bil’in court case in Canada

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Judicial Procedures

Israel - August 3, 2008: The High Court of Justice concluded today that the new route of the barrier in Bil’in is in violation of the Court ruling released on September 2007.

Canada, Quebec: Upcoming court on the claim filed against Green Park and Green Mount is expected on 22nd, 23rd, and 25th of June 2009 to the Superior Court of Quebec (Montreal).

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Support Bil’in’s historic court case

Bil’in is calling on supporters from all over the world to join them in solidarity actions during the court case in Canada. The village also needs your help setting up and financing a legal fund to fight the court case, which currently is in need of approximately $50,000.

What you can do…

Israel must be judged at the International Criminal Court - Universal petition

Approximately 300 among NGOs and associations ask the Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to open an investigation on the war crimes committed by Israel in Gaza. Our support is indispensable. Sign and circulate this urgent «universal petition».

Sign the petition

Ni'lin is paying a heavy price for its fight against the Israeli occupation

The world is outraged after the circulation of a video showing a soldier coldly shooting activist Ashraff Abu Rahma.
Since July 2008, Ni’lin is mourning its dead. Yousef Ahmad Younis Amera (17) and Ahmed Husam Yusef Mousa (10) were assassinated by the armed forces of occupation. Arafat Rateb Khawaje (22), was shot in the back
and killed on December 28th while taking part in a demonstration in solidarity with Gaza. Mohammed Kasim Khawaje (20), who was shot in the head during that same demonstration, died on December 31st.
There was almost no coverage of these events, as there were no pictures, and nowadays images are everything. Due to a lack of images, the child and youngsters died with the total indifference of the world.

Protests against Israeli occupation

North America

  • Montreal : Since February 2001, every friday, PAJU vigil.
  • New-York : Since 2003, every saturday.

Israel-Palestine

Women in Black

France

Don't forget about Gaza

« In front of this human disaster and in front of many countries’ complicity, or even the international silence, Gaza is left with two main things: patience and hopes.

Regards from Gaza the Resistance fighter. »

- Ziad

ACTIONS NEEDED: AS TIME RUNS OUT GAZANS SLOWLY DYING

Poster - Solidarity with Gaza

« A bus for Bil'in »

« A bus for Bil’in » is the project to collect funds to purchase a minibus for Bil’in, and especially for Bil’in’s students.

Support this project

Solidarity with Anarchists Against the Wall

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With the increase of legal persecution against Palestinian demonstrators, AATW are now fundraising to expand its existing legal fund so that it also covers defense costs for Palestinian. This is in addition to covering a standing 15,000 USD debt, resulting from the legal persecution of Israeli anti-wall demonstrators.

Urgent Call for Support

Yes to Justice! No to Occupation!

Bilin’s Popular Committee continues to push away the Wall with its regular Friday demonstrations. Bilin’s struggle continues since February 2005, in spite of the repression. Supporting Bil’in means supporting the victory of non-violent resistance over the illegal building of the settlements and the Wall.

More than ever, Bil’in needs help from Israelis and Internationals on the ground to get back all its land and to continue its resistance.

To be part of a Civilian Mission, please contact ISM.

Contacts Bilin's Popular Committee.