Protesters Threw Shoes at Israeli Soldiers in Bil'in

Friends of Freedom & Justice -Bil'in -

Friday 19\12\2008 ---Demonstrators marched today after the Friday prayer carrying Palestinian flags and banners calling to end the Israeli occupation, stop the wall and settlement building, stop land confiscation
and settler attacks, closures and roadblocks, and the release of all
detainees. The demonstration was joined by internationals and Israeli
activists. Members of the Peoples' Struggle Front also joined the protest
today and carried banners.

Protesters carried pictures of U.S President George Bush having shoes
thrown at him. They also carried their own shoes as a symbolic refusal of
the Israeli occupation.

The protest today marched towards the wall singing slogans and attempting
to reach the confiscated land behind the wall. The Israeli army was
stationed behind concrete blocks and fired teargas and sound grenades when
the protesters tried to reach the gate. Dozens suffered gas inhalation
and eight demonstrators were shot with rubber coated steel bullets, two
journalists, one of them from Israel, his name is Israel, and the second,
Issam Arrimawi working in Wafa Media. Two others were taken to the
Ashshikh Zaid Hospital in Ramallah : Mohammad Abu Rahma and Baseb Abu
Rahma .and the others we treated in the village: Adeed abu Rahma, Sabri
Abu Rahma,Jehad Alhaj, and Mohammed Imran. The demonstrators responded to
these attacks by throwing their shoes at the army.

The Israeli High Court accepted an appeal by the residents of Bil'in two
days ago against the route of the Israeli Annexation Wall which is
confiscating a lot of farm lands from the village. The court ruled that
the Israeli authorities should change the path of the wall according to
the July 4, 2007 High Court decision and that the Israeli government
should pay a fine of 10,000 NIS.

http://www.bilin-ffj.org/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1
http://www.imemc.org/article/58066
Thank you for you continued support,
Iyad Burnat- Head of Popular Commitee in Bilin
Head of Friends of Freedom and Justice in Bilin
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