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Israel Bans International Activists from West Bank Village of Bil'in, Cracks Down on Non-Violent Protests
15/03/2010
[IPSC] Bil’in village, the internationally renowned centre of Palestinian non-violent resistance to Israel’s Apartheid Wall, was this morning - 15th March 2010 - declared a ‘Closed Military Zone’ by Israeli Authorities, meaning that access for International and Israeli anti-Wall activists is outlawed for six months. Furthermore, the head of the Popular Committee in Bil’in, Iyad Burnat, received a phone call from the Shin Bet - Israel’s ‘internal security service’ - ordering him to report to Ofer Military Prison for questioning.
IDF steps up fight against weekly separation fence protests
15/03/2010
[Ynet] Soldiers distribute flyers in Bilin, Naalin declaring vicinity of fence as closed military zone every Friday between 8 am-8 pm. Notice forbids entry of Israelis, foreigners to village during these hours
Israel closes villages of Bilin and Nilin to protests
15/03/2010
[BBC News] The Israeli Defence Force has barred Israelis and foreigners from two West Bank villages, the scene of protests against Israel’s "separation wall".
Soldiers have posted flyers declaring areas around the villages of Bilin and Nilin are "closed military zones".
Dozens suffered teargas inhalation during Bil'in protest in support of Jerusalem and the Islamic Holy Sites
12/03/2010
This week’s demonstration was part of the National Culture Week for Jerusalem and was joined by international and Israeli activists. The protest was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements in Bil’in and was joined by the Minister of Culture, Siham Barghothi, and members of the Democratic Youth Union , Fida’.
Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mandela join Bil'in residents in their creative action against the Wall and settlements
05/03/2010
During this week’s demonstration in Bil’in, protestors dressed up in masks representing Mahatma Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Nelson Mandela to commemorate their nonviolent creativity against occupation, oppression and colonialism. The struggles of Gandhi against oppression and occupation in India, Martin Luther King Jr. against racism in the USA and Mandela against the apartheid in South Africa are all similar to Bili’n’s ongoing struggle against occupation here.
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« Don't come to Bil'in again »
At 2 AM on this night, Bil’in was once again raided by the Israeli Army. A document was posted around the whole village of Bil’in. This document declared that Israeli and international activists are strictly prohibited from entering Bil’in between the hours of 8 am and 8 pm on every Friday, the day in which the weekly demonstration takes place. Every Israeli and international activist must leave the village during this time, or else he or she will be deported or arrested by Israeli soldiers. The head of the police, Benjamin, ordered that this action be taken. The permit declares Bil’in to be a closed military area until August 17th.
This is an attempt to stop Israeli and international activists from supporting the popular struggle of Bil’in, and is therefore just another action to repress and destroy the village’s resistance against the occupation and also against the annexation of it’s land.
Also, earlier in the day, Iyad Burnat, the head of the Popular Committee, received a phone call by the ‘shabak.’ He was ordered to report to an office tomorrow for questioning.
The Bil'in Wall, report for "Une heure sur terre" (One hour on Earth) on Radio Canada national TV broadcasted on November 20, 2009
This report is also available on Youtube and on Radio Canada website.
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- Israel Bans International Activists from West Bank Village of Bil'in, Cracks Down on Non-Violent Protests
- IDF steps up fight against weekly separation fence protests
- Israel closes villages of Bilin and Nilin to protests
- « Don't come to Bil'in again »
- March 12, 2010 Demonstration
- Dozens suffered teargas inhalation during Bil'in protest in support of Jerusalem and the Islamic Holy Sites
- The Bil'in Wall, report for "Une heure sur terre" (One hour on Earth) on Radio Canada national TV broadcasted on November 20, 2009
- March 5, 2010 Demonstration
- Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr. and Mandela join Bil'in residents in their creative action against the Wall and settlements
- Bilin: IDF moves olive trees to east side of fence
- Israel to ‘relocate’ olive trees in West Bank village
- February 26, 2010 Demonstration
- Wanted: Israeli army commander of Bil’in area, Palestine
- Tree Planting in Bil'in: Army Threatens Farmers (22/02/2010)
- Bil'in Cultivates Land By the Wall : Existence as Resistance
- A duty to protest
- AlJazeera Report (19/02/2010)
- Letter from Abdallah Abu Rahmah: « Missing the five-year anniversary of our struggle in Bil'in will be like missing the birthday of one of my children »
- Bil'in Celebrates Fifth Anniversary of Popular Resistance
- Don't deny peaceful protests in West Bank
- Five years of Popular Struggle : February 19, 2010 Demonstration
- Over a Thousand Demonstrators Marked Five Years of Struggle in Bil'in by Dismantling the Wall
- Hundreds Mark 5th Anniversary of Barrier Protests
- West Bank village to appeal against Montreal developer
- Bilin marks five years of West Bank barrier protest
- Five Years of Popular Struggle
- Four Bil’in Residents Detained While Accessing Farmland
- The ‘grocery list’ of the Shin Bet and the IDF
- Palestinians guilty again?
- The Making of the West Bank's 'Avatar' Protest
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Five Years of Popular Struggle
Call for the release of Bil'in's prisoners
38 residents of Bil’in were arrested after the beginning of a night raid campaign on 23 June 2009. Raids began concurrently with the opening of a legal trial in Montreal. Bil’in has taken two companies registered in Canada to court for participating in war crimes by building settlements on village’s land.
Three things you can do :
- Protest by contacting your political representatives, as well as your consuls and ambassadors to Israel
- Organise demonstrations outside of Israeli embassies in your countries
- Donate to the Bil’in legal fund
5th Annual Conference on Popular Resistance
The fifth annual Bil’in Conference on popular resistance will be taking place on the 21-23 of April 2010.
On the week of the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin wall, the Palestinian Popular Committees made the decision to start implementing the International Court of Justice decision and dismantle the Apartheid Wall.
Join us on April 21st in Bil’in to network and strategize on ways to support and strengthen the popular struggle to free Palestine and end the Occupation.
A detailed program for the conference will be sent out in the upcoming month.
For more information please contact: committee@bilin-village.org
— Popular Struggle Coordination Committee
Join us on Facebook
Whether you wish to go to Bil’in to participate in action projects or simply find out the truth for yourself, join Bil’in’s Facebook group and contribute, virtually or otherwise, to the struggle.
Support Bil'in Struggle
The Popular Committee of Bil’in is in desperate need for funds in order to pay legal fees both for the trial in Montreal and for representing the arrested protesters in the military courts and bail.
Please donate to the Bil’in legal fund through paypal. If you would like to make a tax deductible donation in the US or Canada contact: bilinlegal@gmail.com.
Note : Tax deductible donations in Canada can also be made online or by check through Medical Aid for Palestine in order to pay legal fees for the trial in Canada, see here for more information.
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
Ni'lin is paying a heavy price for its fight against the Israeli occupation
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. On Friday, 5 June 2009, Yousef Akil Srour (36) was shot in the chest with 0.22 caliber live ammunition and pronounced dead upon arrival at a Ramallah hospital.
Ni’lin sends eyewitnesses to UN to testify about Israeli assassination policy : direct link to the UN public hearings video
Protests against Israeli occupation
North America
- Montreal : Since February 2001, every friday, PAJU vigil.
- New-York : Since 2003, every saturday.
Israel-Palestine
- See Anarchists Against the Wall discussion list for informations on demos and events in Israel and Palestine.
Women in Black
- Women in Black vigils (more than 25 countries).
France
- Every first friday of the month in Dijon and Les Sables d’Olonne organized by MAN.
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
- A week in Gaza, The Guardian reports on the effects of the crisis on the ordinary people of Gaza (videos)
- Popular Committee Against Siege
- Gaza Freedom March
- The Free Gaza Movement
- Gaza massacres (27 December 2008 - 18 January 2009)
« 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.
Solidarity with Anarchists Against the Wall
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.
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.
