Bil'in August 3 |
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This week, Bil’in’s nonviolent demonstration was dedicated not only to stopping the wall, but also to removing the Israeli settlers who had occupied houses illegally built by the Israeli government on the land of Bil’in. The residents of the village accompanied by legislator Muhib Salama, and a number of International and Israeli peace activists, marched to the construction site of the wall carrying signs and banners calling for the destruction of the structure and the removal of the adjacent settlement of Metatriyahu. Eyewitnesses told IMEMC that a large number of Israeli soldiers were waiting for the peaceful demonstrators on the way and installed a layer of barbed wire to prevent the demonstrators from reaching the construction site. As the protestors approached the barbed wire, the soldiers opened fire with rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and sound bombs. Four people, later identified as Adam, Tamara, Yassin Mohammad, and Eyad Burnat, member of the Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements, were wounded in the attack. A number of olive trees also caught fire and were badly burnt in the attacks. Greetings to you and all Iyad BuRNAT |
