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Three Nonviolent Protests in the West Bank Tomorrow: in Bil’in, at Apartheid Road 443 and Near Umm Salamuna

Thursday, November 22nd, 2007 | Posted in Press Releases, Bil'in Village, Biddu Village, Bethlehem Region

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1. Weekly Protest in Bil’in Continues

The Village of Bil’in is continuing its weekly protest against the Apartheid Wall and the confiscation of land by the Mattiyahu East settlement. The Supreme Court recently ruled that the wall must be moved west to give Bil’in back 250 acres of its land....

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Apartheid Masked: Third in a Series of Non Violent Protests Against Apartheid Road 443

Saturday, November 10th, 2007 | Posted in Press clippings, Jerusalem Region, Photos, Biddu Village

By Apartheid Masked

Yesterday saw the third in a series of non-violent protest against the Israeli system of Apartheid in the West Bank. 100 Palestinian, Israeli and internationals marched down to the side of Route 443 to convey the message of how Israel is denying Palestinians their rights to free movement within their own territory....

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Palestinian village celebrates victory over Israeli Apartheid

Wednesday, September 5th, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village, Budrus Village, Biddu Village

The 135th demonstration in the village of Bil’in took place yesterday. Normally the demonstrations occur on fridays, but this week something changed all that. This week, we encountered a seismic shift. Three...

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Tree Planting in Biddu

Monday, April 23rd, 2007 | Posted in Reports, Biddu Village

Tree Planting in Biddu
by Tom Hayes, Brighton Palestine, 23 April 2007

Today the people of Biddu marched to the site of the annexation wall to plant trees...

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Salon.com: “Up Against the Wall”

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006 | Posted in Press clippings, Bil'in Village, Salfit Region, Budrus Village, Biddu Village, Bethlehem Region

Israel continues building a mammoth barrier in the name of border security. Opponents charge that it’s carving more land for Jewish settlements — and assaulting Palestinians’ human rights.

by Rachel Shabi, Salon.com

Sept....

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Mansour’s Journal: Yesterday I was denied entry to my village Biddu

Wednesday, April 19th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Biddu Village

Where should we go then?

After twenty days of being away from my family, I decided to go and spend two days with them. (By the way, my work is in Ramallah city and my village is 30 minutes away to the south of it)

A few weeks ago, the Israeli government closed Qalandia check point in the face of West Bank Palestinians.

Now...

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Non violent activist faces 11th court appearance

Monday, March 13th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Reports, Biddu Village

By Harrison Healy, Jerusalem

On February 8, Palestinian activist Mohammad Mansour made his 11th court appearance relating to “crimes” committed at a demonstration in 2004. For over a year-and-a-half, Mohammad Mansour has been repeatedly required to appear before Judge Ron Alexander of the Israeli “peace” court in...

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United action against apartheid wall

Monday, March 13th, 2006 | Posted in Reports, Bil'in Village, Biddu Village

By Harrison Healy

Since January 2005, there have been regular demonstrations in Bil’in against the apartheid wall being constructed in the West Bank. The wall has divided Palestinian towns, destroyed homes, removed access to fertile land and imprisoned the Palestinian people.

The town of Biddu was one of the villages that...

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After Multiple Court Appearances, Interrogations and a Heart Attack, Mohammed Mansour’s Trial Continues.

Tuesday, March 7th, 2006 | Posted in Press Releases, Biddu Village

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When: Wednesday March 8th (tomorrow), 1pm.
Where: Peace Court in the Russian Compound. Jerusalem. (Judge Ron Alexander)

Mohammed Mansour, a Palestinian organiser in the non-violent resistance again faces court in Jerusalem. He was falsely charged with assaulting a police officer, throwing...

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Harassment of Palestinian Non-Violent activists - part one

Monday, February 27th, 2006 | Posted in Journals, Biddu Village

Mansur’s Testimony

I decided to join some of my international friends and sleep in the new Palestinian houses built on the land that will be cut off from Bil’in by the wall. We were hanging out and chatting when an Israeli military jeep showed up around 8pm. After they left we went to sleep. At 3am, the Israeli jeep showed up again...

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