Bilin weekly Demo 22.01.2010 By Haitham Al Katib

Protester Injured in Bilin During Weekly Non-Violent Demonstration
This Friday, the 22nd of January, 30 to 40 Palestinian, Israeli, and other international protesters marched through the West Bank village of Bil'in to the Israeli built separation barrier, ruled illegal by the International Court of Justice. Per usual, the demonstration was dispersed by tear gas projectiles and concussion grenades shortly after the marchers arrived at the gate. At least one Palestinian protester was injured and many other demonstrators were treated for varying degrees of tear gas inhalation. As of Friday evening, there have been no reported of injuries from the Israeli army
After the midday prayer, Palestinians and internationals assembled outside in the village of Bil'in and proceeded to march to the barrier while chanting pro-Palestine slogans and waving Palestinian and Fatah flags. Tear gas and concussion grenades were initially employed to disperse the protesters, but roughly thirty minutes into the demonstration Israeli soldiers crossed the barrier line into the village and attempted to chase and detain Palestinian protesters. No arrests were reported. Several Palestinian youths wearing keffiyehs to cover their heads threw rocks and shouted insults at the Israeli soldiers. International demonstrators recorded and photographed the clashes between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers. Israeli forces invaded the village in response to the clashes with the demonstrators and eventually fell back across the separation wall over an hour after the protest began. This week's demonstration in Bil'in marks a continued escalation of repressive tactics employed by the Israeli military. 2010 has seen a dramatic increase in night raids, arrests, and harassment directed towards the organizers of the Popular Committee resistance in the West Bank.

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[elyasaf755]

non violent? i saw a stone thrown at our soldiers at 2:48!

[pavelsh2]

respesct!!!



[aviveller]

goooooooooooooood job idf

[revitaliram]

נדב רוז'ה המלך! אוהבים אותך.

[tlvgtwld2009]

keep going great job IDF

God bless IDF

one day soon we will free Israel from arab pigs

[mojonyny55]

aslam alokm antom abttal

[bwanjep9]

Interesting: This escalating violence by the Israeli army is a clear sign of defeat, a self-image in crisis. Is the steadfast Palestinian nonviolent resistance threatening the Israeli psychological profile of 'absolute superiority' perhaps? How to deal with it? Even the most sophisticated weapons will be wasted.

[sarigamir1]

Nice to see the army finally taking some action in shutting down the weekly show.

Keep the demonstration inside the village - thats the way to go....

[abdullgafoor]

yeah ok dont respect people like me cuz people like me dont care about u :D .. and if u really repect islam try not to talk shit about it "with or without alla"

btw my faith is INSHA'ALLAH :D

LOL u respect islam but u dont respect my faith lol nice but guess wt?

my faith is islam :)

[kiril1]

What your fauth?"Free Palestine"?I don't respect this bullshit.I respect Islam,but not respect people,talking like you.

I will not try to respect people with "faith" like yours.