Against the Wall; the Battle for Al Walaja Part1 of 3

Documentary film, "Against the Wall: the Battle for Al Walaja"

In a small Palestinian village between the ancient cities of Bethlehem and Jerusalem, lies the village of Al Walaja.

In early 2010, the Israeli military entered the village to oversee the confiscation of Palestinian land for the construction of Israel's separation barrier, in defiance of international law.

In the months since, the people of Al Walaja, with support from Israeli and international activists, have launched a spirited campaign of non-violent resistance against the theft of their land.

Featuring in depth interviews with the people at the front of the struggle,"Against the Wall: the Battle for Al Walaja" offers a rare insight into the proud struggle of a small community against near impossible odds.

If the wall is completed, the village will be surrounded on all sides by concrete and barbed wire, forming an open air prison, with only one entry and exit point under military control.

As yet, both the wave of demonstrations and appeals to the Israeli Supreme Court have not stopped construction, and several villagers have lost land whilst others have been arrested for demonstrating their opposition.

Yet despite the threat of intimidation and arrest and the ongoing construction which continues to date, the villagers are refusing to back down from their peaceful protests.

Category:

News & Politics

Tags:

• Palestine
• Al Walaja
• Israel
• occupation
• separation wall
• apartheid
• non violence

[XUnrealpkI]

ı thought thıs was about the battle of walaja...

[vivascargill]

Yes we know Israel is a monstrous entity--but what I KEEP saying is without the US and the UK they would not last a day!! The metropolis must change--look at South Africa global capital corrupts everything it touches--I have been in anti Israeli demonstrations but NOTHING will change there or Egypt etc unless the US and the UK change!! The real struggle is fighting the American and UK beasts!

[Rx4pabulum]

Man's natural love of freedom, his refusal to despair in the face of adversity is exemplified in the Palestinian's struggle to hold on to his land. The Palestinian has suffered the worst sort of aggression as well as the most destructive of prejudices at the hands of the Israeli occupying forces.

[aya3769]

Zhmi, do you really take us for idiots ?

[ZhmiKnopa]

The original farmers who lived on this piece of land, have residency and have never been told to move. Most of them dont mind the wall anyways. But the well dressed demonstrators that moved in and squatted on the land dont belong there