Al-Ma'asara village in Bethlehem declared, "Israeli products-free"

Friday September 05, 2008 17:31 by George Rishmawi - IMEMC News

In Bethlehem, residents of the nearby Al-Ma’asara village organized a nonviolent protest under the title, “Al-Ma’asara is Israeli products-free”.

Protest in Al-Ma'asara village near Bethlehem, Photo by: Active stills (Archive)

The villagers were joined by International peace activists and went through the village to the land slated for confiscation for the construction of the wall.

Israeli troops stopped the protestors before the reach their destination, so they stopped on the way, where some of the organizers spoke to the crowd.

The speakers stressed the need for continuous nonviolent actions against the wall and the settlements until they stop, demanding the international Human Rights organizations to support this civic effort.

On his part, Mohammad Breijeyeh, one of the organizers of the protest, said another protest will be organized next Monday during which protestors will burn Israeli products in front of Israeli soldiers.

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