Bil'in invaded 29/08/2009 by haitham al katib

Night raid Bil'in 29.08.09

Around 3:30 am, the Israeli occupation forces invaded Bil'in once again arresting 2 Palestinians.

Two houses were raided simultaneously by at least 40 soldiers. In the first house, Ashraf Mohammad Jamal Tofik Al-Khatib (age 29) was arrested. In the second house, they arrested Hamru Hisham Bornat (age 33).

The cameraman, Haitham Al-Khatib, who was filming in his own house, one victim being his brother, was repeatedly forcibly moved and hit, and threatened with arrest unless he stopped filming. They declared his house a "closed military zone" but did not produce any military order. 3 Jeeps and 2 Humvee jeeps were used for the operation. The Israeli Army invaded Bil'in from three directions, the neighbor villages Kofr Ni'ma and Saffa, and through the gate from the Apartheid Wall. They parked their vehicles, engines running, opposite the mosque. With the victims inside the Jeeps, the vehicles exited the village toward the Wall.

The international activists present were challenging the soldiers regarding their operation, but they were unable to de-arrest the victims. Upon repeated requests for information, activists were ignored, pushed, and had rifles pointed at their faces. They were told on more than one occasion that the village had been declared as a "closed military zone," but soldiers refused to show proof.

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[AndresHerutJaim]

Stop doing manifestations in the border, stop treating to cut the security fence and attacking the soldiers with stones... and probably the night arrests will stop too. Just an advice.

[haithmkatib]

Andres, I thought I'd dealt with you before. How about the Israeli military stop stealing our land? What is the "security fence" defending against - on both sides is Bilin's land!!! How about you stop making such inane comments and start facing the reality of this situation. Just an advice.

[hle29]

I'm amazed by the patience of the Israeli soldiers

[c9dw2rm8]

"WAR crimeeeeee "

What a whore !

[LarsCobain]

Yeah right, arrest all of these shewerma-eating terrorists!

Come on, seriously, Andres, they did not arrest the stone throwers and even if they did, it's not necessary to do that at night.

Not manifest? If it is punishable to make use of a fundamental democratic right, the punisher is probably a fascist and so is the one standing up for him

[ddog437]

how about you not steal land from other people

[cololocololo]

People in Bil´in should to learn how to puncture the wheels of jeeps with nails. Is funny.

Free Palestine

[Tali999]

Free the Bil'in political prisoners!

[Ch2Diacorda]

Thank you for your courage in posting this and your other videos.

[planecrazy47]

את זה באמת אני לא מצדיק.