Illegal Israeli settlers assault nonviolent Palestinian protesters in construction of new outpost in Bil'in

Settlers assault nonviolent Palestinian protesters in construction of new outpost

Date: 02 / 01 / 2008 Time: 13:38

Nablus – Ma'an –

Three nonviolent Palestinian activists were injured while attempting to block the establishment of a new Israeli outpost on the land of the West Bank village of Bil'in, near the city of Ramallah, on Tuesday.

Abdullah Abu Rahma, Imad Birnat, and the head of Bil'in's Popular Committee against the illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall, Muhammad Al-Khatib were injured while attempting to use their bare bodies to block an Israeli crane from unloading a movable caravan when a group of Israeli settlers assaulted them.

The illegal Israeli settlers yelled at the crane's operator, demanding that he crush the Palestinian activists with the prefabricated house.

The International solidarity movement also reported that a Palestinian journalist had his camera smashed by the attacking settlers.

The Israeli High Court ruled on September 4, 2007 that the confiscated lands in Bl'in be returned to their owners.

Bil'in has made international headlines as a symbol of peaceful struggle with its weekly demonstrations against the Israeli wall.

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