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Bil'in Residents Protest in Solidarity with Palestinian Workers

author Friday May 02, 2008 16:51author by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News Report this post to the editors

On Friday, dozens of villagers from Bil'in, located near the central West Bank city of Ramallah, conducted their weekly nonviolent protest against the illegal Israeli wall built on the village's land.

Bil'in Today – Photo by IMEMC's Haytham Al Khateeb
Bil'in Today – Photo by IMEMC's Haytham Al Khateeb

This week, the protest was against the illegal Israeli wall and in solidarty with the Palestinian workers to mark the International Workers Day on Thursday.

As soon as the mid-day Friday prayers were finished in the local mosque, villagers from Bil'in, along with Israeli and international peace activists, marched towards the location of the Wall which is separating the village from its land.

Immediately after the protest reached the gate of the Wall, soldiers showered the protestors with tear gas and rubber-coated steel bullets. Scores of protesters were treated for gas inhalation.

category ramallah | non-violent action | news report author email ghassanb at imemc dot org

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