bilin 22 7 2009 by haitham al katib

Night demo against the nightly raids in Bil'in 22.07.2009

The Popular Committee of Bil'in decided to call a night demonstration today to protest against the nightly raids that have taken place for the past three weeks. In the course of these raids, a total of 17 people have been arrested.

About 120 protesters—Palestinian, international, and Israeli activists—started to march toward the Apartheid Wall shortly before midnight holding up small flashlights in various colors. They were chanting while proceeding. At a certain point near the Wall, the Palestinian activists lit several fires to emphasize our presence. Up to three Army Jeeps started to patrol the road near the Wall observing our action. They shot several illuminating shells to get a clearer view of what was going on, and to see how many demonstrators were present.

The road the demonstrators were marching was in safe distance from the Army outpost and the road near the Wall. No tear gas was fired. The group gathered around the fires for about half an hour chanting and whistling while the Army Jeeps remained stationary. Apart from shooting illuminating shells, there was not intervention from the occupation forces. The protesters then returned peacefully back to the village.

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