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.
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


 http://www.imemc.org/article/53480



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