Bil'in, a village in Palestine
Its land divided by the separation barrier built by Israel.
Bil’in - a village that resist that demands the return of its land
The Israeli court has ruled in their favour.
Its land divided by the separation barrier built by Israel.
Bil’in - a village that resist that demands the return of its land
The Israeli court has ruled in their favour.
The barrier must be moved.
The sentence was handed down a year ago - the barrier is still there.
Every Friday, the people march, they go towards the "wall".
They go with flags and music.
They go because they are right.
They go because they won't give in.
Every Friday, soldiers fire tear gas from the hill
- sound bombs too - and not only.
Jawaher is dead.
She breathed in too much gas.
Her brother is dead too - -
He too marched against the wall.
The people weep, the people shout, but they don't give in.
While the world celebrated new year, Jawaher Abu Rahmeh, a 36 year old Palestinian woman, resident of Bil’in, was killed by the tear gas massively used by the Israeli occupation forces against peaceful, non-violent people - Palestinians, Israelis and internationals- who were demonstrating to stop the Wall and the occupation.
Jawaher demonstrated every Friday, marching towards the separation barrier that steals the land from Palestinian farms to be used for the construction of new Israeli colonies. Like many other Palestinian women, Jawaher era courageous, proud, and dignified.
Her mother was still mourning the loss of her beloved son, Bassem, killed two years ago by the Israeli army.
Now she must also mourn the loss of a beloved daughter. We must stand by the Abu Rahmeh family in this new, terrible moment of loss and sacrifice.
We cannot forget Jawaher and her struggle for freedom and the right to live in her own land.
Despite the brutality of the Occupation, the Palestinians do not give up their rights or their freedom. Peaceful, non-violent resistance is spreading in the villages and towns to put an end to:
The occupation
Illegal settlements and their expansion
The apartheid wall
The siege of Gaza
The racist politics that are imposed on the Palestinians in every day life.
Illegal settlements and their expansion
The apartheid wall
The siege of Gaza
The racist politics that are imposed on the Palestinians in every day life.
