Bi’lin

Activists in Bi’lin reenacted James Cameron’s last film Avatar. Five Palestinian, Israeli and international activists were painted blue, with pointy ears and tails, resembling the Avatar characters. Like Palestinians, the Avatars fight imperialism, although the colonisers have different origins. IDF soldiers dispersed protesters with sound bombs and tear gas, resulting in injuries to four people. Many other activists suffered from tear gas inhalation. Dr Mustapha Barghouthi, Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative, condemned these tactics, stating; "attacks on demonstrators, will not discourage us from continuing the popular struggle against the apartheid system created and carried out by Israel in the occupied Palestinian territory."

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