Weekly protests Bil'in

1 weekly protests

1.1 deaths

1.1.1 bassem abu rahmeh
1.1.2 jawaher abu rahma

weekly protests

a 2005 protest in bil in

since january 2005, bil in popular committee against wall, led iyad burnat, has been organizing weekly protests against construction of west bank barrier. protests have attracted media attention , participation of many international organizations left-wing groups such gush shalom, anarchists against wall , international solidarity movement. protests take form of marches village site of wall aim of halting construction , dismantling constructed portions. israeli forces intervene prevent protesters approaching wall, , violence erupts in both protesters , soldiers have been injured. protesters took wearing gas masks @ protests. weekly protests, last couple of hours, regularly draw international activists come support palestinian movement. undercover israeli soldiers admitted in 2005 throwing stones @ other israeli soldiers blame on palestinians, excuse crack down on peaceful protests palestinians.

protesters throwing stones @ bil in

in june 2005 israeli soldier lost eye after being hit rock thrown demonstrator, in same incident rubber bullets used resulting in 7 protesters being wounded, 1 of whom hospitalised.

two bil’in protests in summer of 2005 described in detail irish journalist david lynch in book, divided paradise: irishman in holy land. in august 2006, demonstration against 2006 lebanon war dispersed israel border police using tear gas , rubber coated bullets. israeli lawyer, limor goldstein, severely injured after being shot twice.

conferences demonstrating solidarity protesters held in village in february 2006 , april 2007.

mairead maguire, won nobel peace prize in 1976 work on northern ireland dispute, hit in leg rubber-coated bullet , reportedly inhaled large quantities of teargas during demonstration in april 2007.

freedom street, in bil in village

in june 2008, european parliament vice-president luisa morgantini , julio toscano, italian judge, injured in bil in. in april 2009, bil in resident bassem ibrahim abu-rahma killed after being hit in chest high-velocity tear gas canister.

abdullah abu rahma, coordinator of bil in popular committee against wall, arrested in december 2009 after organizing exhibit of spent ammunition used against protesters. charged possession of israeli arms, incitement , hurling stones @ idf soldiers, , tried before israeli military court found him guilty, according amnesty international on questionable evidence, of organizing , participating in illegal demonstration , incitement . testimony against him based on allegations, subsequently retracted in court having been made under duress, 3 children had encouraged stone-throwing. desmond tutu urged israel release him. due release on 18 november 2010, kept in detention, , in january 2010 year-long sentence extended 4 months. served 15-month sentence in israeli prison of ofer. has been characterised david shulman exponent of gandhian principles of non-violence. +972 magazine chose him person of year in 2010.

on 15 march 2010, israeli soldiers entered bil in post notices declaring closed military zone consisting of areas between barrier , town. order enforces closure on fridays between 0800 , 2000 during protests occur. while closure not apply palestinian residents of bil in, israeli citizens , internationals forbidden entering zone.

a film portraying protests shot perspective of people of bil in on many years starting in 2005 called 5 broken cameras, emad burnat , guy davidi became popular after release @ 2012 sundance film festival, winning festival s world cinema documentary directing award. nominated best documentary feature in 85th academy awards.

during mohammed barakeh s trial in 2012, undercover soldiers idf testified had thrown stones against other idf soldiers during bil in demonstrations.

deaths
bassem abu rahmeh

on 17 april 2009, bassem abu rahmeh, 29, killed after being struck in chest teargas canister fired israeli forces during protest in bil in.

his death depicted in 2011 film 5 broken cameras. b tselem has stated 3 separate videos of protest in killed show had neither been acting violently, nor endangering israeli soldiers lives, when killed. israel s military prosecutor general closed investigation in september 2013 stating there lack of evidence. decision close case appealed 2 attorneys, emily schaeffer omer-man , michael sfard, on behalf of family, accused authorities of foot-dragging. on 1 april 2015, justice menny mazuz ruled state had submit response petition 25 may.

jawaher abu rahma

on 31 december 2010, jawaher abu rahma (36) died following weekly protest. according reports injured in tear gas attack during demonstration. exact cause of death disputed. other reports place @ home @ time of incident, several hundred meters away. taken hospital in ramallah after choked on gas, did not respond treatment , died following day. members of israeli military (idf) claimed there no evidence rahma participated in protest, or tear gas had killed her, , stated there irregularities in palestinian authority s medical report on rahma s death. idf soldiers referenced in stories remain unnamed. several jewish israelis in tel aviv protesting against idf s presumed involvement death arrested israeli police on 1 january 2011 outside israel s defense ministry.

according released medical report there no clear cause of death, burial undertaken via accelerated procedure, , no post-mortem performed. information reveals abu-rahma administered unusual quantity of drugs, used offer treatment against poisoning, drug overdose, or leukemia. however, idf spokesperson denied abu-rahma died of medical negligence.