Adeeb Abu Rahma, is free after 18 months in prison 12-12-2010

Bil'in - Ramallah: Released by the Israeli Occupation Forces today from Ofer Prison is central activist Adeeb Abo Rahma (age 40) who is from the village of Bil'in, after being incarcerated for 18 months, and was suspending from participating in any political activity for a period of four years. Should Abo Rahma be caught within this period, he will be fined 6,000 NIS on charges of incitement and obstructing the work of the army as well as conducting peaceful demonstrations against the Wall in Bil'in. Adeeb Abu Rahma is a resident of Bil'in, the village which became the symbol of non-violent resistance to the occupation. A few years ago, Israel decided to build its security barrier on Palestinian land, and not on the Green Line, the historic border between Israel and the West Bank. The reason for this was PM Ariel Sharon's desire to capture more land for new neighborhoods in some of the large settlements Israel was building in recent years, and to secure a reality in which most of the settlements are seen as part of Israel, and not something "across the border".

The people of Bil'in, who had much of their land taken for the barrier project, filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court against the confiscation, and even had a partial victory: The court ruled that parts of the fence were not constructed on the village's land for security reasons, and ordered it to be moved. The court failed to address the main issue -- the decision to build the fence inside the West Bank rather than on the old border -- but it didn't really matter, because the army simply ignored the verdict. Three years later, the fence is still on its original location.

For five years now, a popular struggle against the fence has been taking place in Bil'in. Every week, Palestinians, Israelis and international activists are taking part in demonstrations. Most of the action consists of attempts to march
the village's confiscated land Without much outside help or even support from the Palestinian Authority, these demonstrations had a tremendous effect. They relegitimized the Palestinian cause in the eyes of the international community,

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[comedy0stuff]

thanks for the video what a hero that guy is

[planxtysumoud]

Great video, Emad, as it captures the essence of Palestinian national hero, Adeeb, who's fierce and strong when it comes to nonviolently resisting the occupation and the Apartheid-Annexation Wall and tender and loving to his family and all who know him.?