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“Bil’in Habibti” Documents Nonviolence and Anti-Apartheid Struggle
July 1, 2008
BUSBOYS AND POETS in Washington, DC hosted a March 6 screening of “Bil’in Habibti” (“Bil’in, My Love”), a full-length documentary about the nonviolent struggle in the West Bank village of Bil’in against construction of the Israeli separation wall. The event was sponsored by Interfaith Peace-Builders, Nonviolence International and the American University Council on Middle East Studies.
Rani Bornat: The Symbol of Bi’lin
June 30, 2008
Rani Bornat is representative of many rural Palestinians, one of ten children born to a shepherd in the village of Bil’in. Educated in an industrial school, he excelled in electronics. After secondary school, he applied for further studies at university but was not accepted. Instead he went to work in Israel. Before the Second Intifada, his dreams were to get married, build his own house and own a car. But after September 2000, his life changed.
Two international activists, scores of villagers injured in Bil'in anti-wall protest
June 28, 2008
Two international solidarity activists were injured by Israeli forces on Friday in the weekly protest against the separation wall in Bil’in, west of Ramallah, and dozens of protesters were treated for tear gas inhalation.
The bridge and the wall
June 27, 2008
The Strings Bridge, inaugurated two days ago in a giant, spectacular and expensive extravaganza, was not drafted for its modest task, but rather for its aesthetic and symbolic value. After all, those who decided to bridge the modest height difference between Romema and Zion Valley via a quarter-billion-shekel monument did not seriously consider a plan that would cost one-tenth of this.
The planner of this monument (calling it a "bridge" is a lame excuse) defined its purpose very well: This is a "landmark: a city’s symbol of identity or myth." And indeed, the different opinions about its significance - "secular symbolism," or perhaps the profile of "David’s harp, or a shofar" - its appropriateness to the crowded and neglected urban landscape, financial and other considerations, divert attention from the "landmark" site and its significance for Jerusalem’s urban fabric.
Two International Injured in Bil'in Weekly Protest
June 27, 2008
On Friday, villagers from Bil’in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, marched in their weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli wall built on the village’s land. They were supported by international and Israeli peace activists.
Protesters carried banners demanding the removal of the Israeli wall and settlements and calling upon the international community to help Palestinians retain Jerusalem. They demanded that the Israeli army stop killing Palestinian civilians and an end to the use of live ammunition against Palestinian civilian protestors.
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« All Human Rights for All » - 7th People Assembly of ONU (October 2007, Perugia, Italy)
Ronnie Barkan speach
Muhammad Nazal speach
« Palestine en solidaridad » by J.M. Aragón
Official Selection of 2008 Nuestras Raices Film Festival
Official Selection and Finalist of 2008 Arizona International Film Festival
March 02, 2007. A delegation from Palestine visit the U.S./Mexico border with human rights group, Coalición de Derechos Humanos. Two border struggles come face to face as the Palestinians witness another border and find another injustice with similar intentions.
A film by J.M. Aragón
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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: An Israeli call for urgent action
- Lift the blockade of Gaza (Global day of action, January 26th)
- Gaza’s fate left to the whim of an Israeli court
- Never against! European collusion in Israel’s slow genocide
- Economic warfare in Gaza
- Gaza situation potentially disastrous
We will continue our struggle creatively, as we promised you
On September 6th, 2007 the Bilin Popular Committee resolved to continue its struggle against the Israeli apartheid wall which is being built on the village’s land. We will continue our struggle in creative ways, as we promised, and we will not stop the struggle now.
Court Victory for Bil'in in pictures
« 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
The mounting legal cost of the joint Palestinian-Israeli struggle against the occupation is forcing us to send this urgent appeal for funds. We are asking for your support to continue the work of the Israeli group Anarchists Against the Wall (AATW).
Supporting actions - Every first Friday of the month
• FRANCE
Regional groups of MAN (Movement for a Nonviolent Alternative) organize a gathering to support Bil’in.
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm :
- Dijon, Place François Rude
- Les Sables d’Olonne, in front of the rail station
• GERMANY
European Jews for a Just Peace & Arbeitskreis Nahost
In Berlin – as in Bil’in - we call to join the solemn vigil and make our protest visible against wall and occupation.
Hackescher Markt, Berlin - Mitte, 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm
• Feel free to let us know your similar actions in other countries and cities. To contact us:
contact@bilin-village.org
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.
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- “Bil’in Habibti” Documents Nonviolence and Anti-Apartheid Struggle
- Rani Bornat: The Symbol of Bi’lin
- « All Human Rights for All » - 7th People Assembly of ONU (October 2007, Perugia, Italy)
- Palestine Calling
- Checkpoint
- Jenin Jenin
- Occupation 101
- Bil'in Habibti - Bil'in my love
- Mazel Tov, Activists and Anarchists -- the Latter-Day Maccabees (But with a Better Sense of Humor)
- Right to Education Campaign
- IMEU - Institute for Middle East Understanding
- Palestine Remembered
- FMEP - Foundation for Middle East Peace
- ICAHD - Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions
- Two international activists, scores of villagers injured in Bil'in anti-wall protest
