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Bassem
In memory of Bassem Abu Rahma
His name was Bassem
Il s'appelait Bassem
Si chiamava Bassem
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Conference 2009
April 22-24 — Bil’in Fourth Annual International Conference on Grassroot Resistance
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Funeral of Bassem Ibrahim « Pheel » Abu Rahme
April 18, 2009 — Pheel, you were everyone’s friend. We always knew we loved you, but didn’t realize how much we would miss you until we lost you. As Bil’in has become the symbol of Palestine’s popular resistance, you are the symbol of Bil’in. Sweet Pheel, Rest in Peace, we will continue in your footsteps.
His name was Basem
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Conference 2008
June 4-6 — Bil’in Third Annual International Conference on Grassroot Resistance. Nearly 300 participants attended this three day conference. Program: Guest speakers, solidarity visits to Palestinian villages and towns, press conference and demonstration.
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When a Flag in the Wind Stops Settlement Extension Work
26/05/2008 — Israeli settlers from the Matityahu East settlement, protected by the Israeli army, started construction work to expand their settlement further onto the Bil’in’s land. Ashraf Abu Rahme from Bil’in managed to scale one of the settler' cranes, holding a Palestinian flag. He remained there and succeeded in stopping the work for six hours before being forced down and arrested by Israeli police.
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Exhibition « From the Scent of Bil’in’s Wall »
May 2008 — The Baladna Cultural Center (Ramallah) opened its contribution to the Nakba commemoration events: a three-day exhibition entitled « From the Scent of Bil’in’s Wall ». The exhibition, closed on May 17 2008, is the work of the Bornat family from Bil’in. The main artist being 24 years old Ibrahim Bornat.
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Taking Control of an Illegal Israeli Checkpoint
24/04/2008 - Palestinian, international activists and Israeli peace groups, took control of a checkpoint on a road between Ramallah and the village of ‘Ain Qenya. This road has been closed since the present Intifada. During the direct action, a Palestinian bulldozer removed the military road block and protesters lowered the Israeli flags, raising instead Palestinian flags. In the end, Israeli soldiers retook the checkpoint and caravans, declaring the area a closed military zone. One Israeli and one Palestinian were arrested.
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Three years of nonviolent resistance
February 22, 2008 — Some 2,500 people had taken part in the rally which marked three years of struggle against the construction of the Wall in Bil'in.
Jonathan Pollack: «Today we prove after three years that the only way for the two people to live together is a joint and persistent struggle of all forces against oppression and against the occupation. This stubborn struggle continues despite the army and the border guard’s oppression and brutality.»
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Children of Bil'in in Fosses (France)
October 2007 — City of Fosses (France) have hosted three groups of children and teenagers coming from Kampti (Burkina Faso), Kinshasa (DRC) and Bil’in. During the week, a tournament of indoor soccer have been held between teams from those 3 countries and the team of youth of Fosses. Throughout the week, youths shared their time between visits, training, presence at school and family life with their hosts. This visit was also a city becoming aware of Palestinian reality.
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Bil'in Celebrates Court Victory (September 2007)
04/09/2007 — Israeli High Court ruled that a 1,700 meter segment of the Wall near Bil’in must be dismantled and moved to an alternative route. The Court said Israel built this segment on land appropriated from Palestinians, arguing it was for security purposes when it was in fact to enable the expansion of a nearby settlement, Modi’in Ilit. The Wall currently cuts through 260 dunums of Bil’in lands, and traps another 1,600 dunums between the Wall and the Green Line. The Court decision enforcement is not in the Israeli Defence Ministry’s Work Plan for 2008, maybe it will in 2009?
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Conference 2007
April 18-20 — Bil’in Second Annual International Conference. Nearly 500 participants attended this three day conference. Program: Guest speakers, workshops, press conference and demonstration. Tito, an activist from Porto Rico, climbed on a surveillance tower located on Bil’in confiscated lands and unfurled a Palestinian flag at the top. Tito has been deported by Israeli authorities and is not allowed to return to Palestine and Israel.
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Exhibition by ActiveStills in Bil'in
February 23, 2007 — To celebrate two years of nonviolent resistance in Bil'in, ActiveStills made a photo exhibition in the streets of Bil'in.
www.activestills.org
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Two years of nonviolent resistance
February 23, 2007 — Roughly 1,500 protesters gathered in Bil’in to celebrate the second anniversary of demonstrations against the wall in the village. Neither the large number of attendants nor the bigger than usual participation of Israelis (over 200) deterred the army from using severe violence against the demonstrators. Before the march, protesters had a chance to view a photo exhibition produced by ActiveStills illustrating the two years of resistance in Bil’in as well as some of the props used in various creative actions.
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Conference 2006, One year of nonviolent resistance
Feb. 20-21 — Bil’in First Annual International Conference. Nearly 400 participants attended this two day conference which started with the presentation of the situation in Bil’in and some neighbouring villages. The program included also: discussions, workshops, film screening about the first year of nonviolent resistance in Bil’in, demonstration, planting olive trees and holding a soccer game on annexed land…
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Exhibitions by ActiveStills
February-March 2006, Israel
ActiveStills is a group of documentary photographers acting for social change, convinced in the power of photography as a vehicle of change through awareness. ActiveStills operates in Israel and Palestine and focuses on social and political documenting, projects production, publications and open exhibitions at topics in which the public is not exposed in its daily informative routines, managed by the established media.
www.activestills.org
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