Wall

Palestinians face being walled by Israeli security barrier

Published by

Harriet Sherwood,

The Guardian


Jul 08, 2010

Al Walaja in the West Bank turned into an enclave despite residents' protests

Army Imposes Curfew as Construction of the Wall Resumes in alWalaja and Beit Jala

Apr 22, 2010

Soldiers and Border Police officers imposed curfew this on the village of alWalaja this morning as olive tree uprooting for the construction of the Wall resumed there and in the adjacent town of Beit Jala, where two demonstrators were injured and two were arrested.

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Ban Ki Moon Meets Popular Committees Reps During Tour of the Wall

Mar 20, 2010

Ban met representatives of the Popular Committees in the West bank and received a letter from them during a tour of the Wall held by Palestinian PM Salam Fayyad North of Jerusalem.

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Bulldozed Playground Rebuilt in Beit Jala

Mar 11, 2010

A playground that was pulverized by bulldozers clearing path for the Wall in Beit Jala last week was rebuilt by the community and supporters today.

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Ancient Olive Trees Uprooted in Beit Jala

Mar 03, 2010

The bulldozers working in the ancient olive grove to clear path for a new section of the Wall were met by Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators who tried to stop the uprooting

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Bilin marks five years of West Bank barrier protest

Published by

Heather Sharp, BBC News


Feb 19, 2010

Despite the barrages of Israeli tear gas, sound grenades, foul-smelling spray and sometimes bullets - rubber coated and occasionally live - the protesters at the Palestinian village of Bilin keep going back for more.

West Bank Barrier Protest

Published by

Paula Hancocks, CNN


Feb 19, 2010

Villagers claim a small victory on the fifth anniversary of their protests in the West Bank

Four Detained in Bil'in While Accessing Land

Feb 17, 2010

At 11am Wednesday morning 2 jeeps and approximately 10 soldiers invaded Bil’in village. Witnesses reported that many young schoolgirls were coming home from their school day as soldiers surveyed the village.

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Israel Signals Tougher Line on West Bank Protests

Published by

Isabel Kershner, New York Times


Jan 29, 2010

For more than a year, this village has been a focus of weekly protests against the Israeli security barrier, which cuts through its lands. Now, the village appears to be at the center of an intensifying Israeli arrest campaign.

Bil'in Tree Day Demonstration Attacked

Jan 22, 2010

Slightly less than a hundred protesters – Palestinians, Israelis and internationals – gathered in the village of Bil'in today Israel's Wall, which is built on their lands. The relatively smaller number of participant was a result of flying checkpoints the army has positioned on roads leading to the village. A number of activists were stopped and detained until the demonstration was over.

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Protesters preparing to topple the wall

Nov 09, 2009
Protesters preparing to topple the wall

Protesters on top of the wall as they prepare to tip it over

A protester looking through a hole in the wall after it was toppled

Nov 06, 2009
Picture Credit: 
ActiveStills.org
A protester looking through a hole in the wall after it was toppled

A demonstrator looking to his lands left beyond the wall, after part of the 8 meters concrete wall was toppled by protesters marking the 20th anniversary to the fall of the Berlin Wall

A demonstrator passing through the breached wall

Nov 06, 2009
Picture Credit: 
ActiveStills.org
A demonstrator passing through the breached wall

After the wall was breached demonstrators crossed to it's other side