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A non violent weekly protest in Bil'in village

author Friday July 25, 2008 17:40author by Rula Shahwan - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

Scores of international and Israeli peace activists along with villager marched against the illegal wall being built on Bil'in village nearby the west bank city of Ramallah on Friday midday

Bilin protest - Photo by IMEMC Hitham Al Khateb- File 2008
Bilin protest - Photo by IMEMC Hitham Al Khateb- File 2008

Protest headed from the village entrance after the weekly Friday prayers, the protestors were demonstrating against the Israeli killings, closures, confiscation of lands and property, the protester headed towards the wall trying to get to the villagers lands behind it.

Israeli troops shot tear gas, steal-rubber- coated-bullets, and sound bombs at the protesters which caused many to suffer gas inhalation; moreover an Israeli reporter was shot by the Israeli troops.

category ramallah | non-violent action | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

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