The army attack Bil'in non-violent protest: six injured, one kidnapped
Friday March 14, 2008 15:01
Dozens of residents of Bil’in, a village near Ramallah, took to the streets on
Friday in their weekly demonstration protesting against the illegal confiscation
of village land through Israel's continued expansion of the wall.
The residents were joined by many international and Israeli peace activists.
Israeli troops manning the wall and the gate in the wall that cuts off the
villagers from their lands showered the protesters with tear gas and rubber
coated steal bullets as soon as the protesters arrived at a military blockade
nearby.
In addition, when the protestors arrived back to the village, Israeli troops
attacked them at the entrance of the village with rifle butts and batons.
Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that soldiers also used sprayed the eyes of the peace
protesters with pepper spray.
In total, six people were injured, among them a freelance European journalist
known as Tom.
The other five were known as Iran, an Israeli activist who was shot in the leg
by Israeli troops; Scern, from Israel, shot in the hand with a rubber-coated
steal bullet; Cope, also from Israel, was attacked with pepper spray; Aiad
Burnat was beaten up by the soldiers; in addition to Jake from the USA, who was
beaten up and kidnapped by the army.
http://www.imemc.org/article/53480
For more information:
The Bilin Friends of freedom and Justice -society
Email: majdarmajdar@yahoo.com
Tel: 972 547 847 942
http://www.Ffj-bilin.org
ffj.bilin@yahoo.com
بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم
ستة جرحى في مسيرة بلعين الاسبوعية اليوم الجمعة 14-
3 -2008
انطلقت بعد صلاة الجمعة اليوم المسيرة الحاشدة والتي شارك بها اكثر من 200 شخص نحو
جدار الفصل العنصري وعند وصول المظاهرة بالقرب من الجدار بدا جنود الاحتلال بقمع
المظاهرة –حيث قام الجنود بالاعتداء على المتظاهرين بالضرب المبرح وباطلاق الاعيرة
المعدنية المغلفة بالمطاط مما ادى الى اصابة العديد عرف منهم ( طون –بلجيكي)
(ايران-اسرائيلي)(سرين وجاك وعايد برناط) من جهة ثانية استخدم جنود الاحتلال نوع
جديد من الغاز والذي يرش على العين مباشرة يفقد الشخص توازنه ولايستطيع الرؤية
لاكثر من ساعة مع الم شديد في العين والوجه وقد اصيب العديد بهذا النوع عرف منهم
(كوبي- متضامن اسرائيلي)
اصدقاء الحرية والعدالة- بلعين