Bil'in under siege

international | rights, freedoms and repression | news report Friday September 02, 2005 15:40 by Justin Morahan - Peace People

Village in Israel under curfew

International Solidarity Movement report on ongoing siege with use of gas and rubber bullets to pre-empt non-violent protest at land grab. E-mail received 12.05 pm

According to reports from Israel the village of Bil'in is under siege. Before the village could even begin its weekly non-violent demonstration, soldiers launched into the village firing tear gas rubber bullets and attempting to impose a curfew on residents.

Right now the International Solidarity Movement apartment is under siege, mass detentions are taking place. Sound grenades and rubber bullets are being fired at close range, as the area in which the soldiers has Internationals and Palestinians confined is less than one block wide. The situation is ongoing.

Report from ISM through Gush Shalom

Right now the ISM apartment is under siege, mass detentions are taking
place. sound grenades and rubber bullets are being fired at close range
as the area in which the soldiers has internationals and Palestinians
confined to is less than one block wide. The situation is ongoing.

Phone: Ariel Sharon +972-2-6753333
E-mail (Ariel Sharon)
pm_eng@pmo.gov.il
PM_ENG1@it.pmo.gov.il