Israeli occupation troops repress anti-Apartheid Wall demonstration in Ni'lin, injuring 13

Date: 29 / 06 / 2008 Time: 15:43
Ramallah – Ma'an –

Thirteen Palestinian, Israeli and international demonstrators were injured when Israeli occupation soldiers violently repressed a peaceful a demonstration against the construction of the Israeli illegal Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in the West Bank village of Ni'lin, west of the city of Ramallah. Dozens of others suffered from various degrees of suffocation as they inhaled tear gas.

According to Salih Al-Khawaja, coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Israeli illegal Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall in Ni'lin, "The Committee invited residents, farmers as well as foreign and Israeli solidarity activists to a peaceful rally which started from the village's center. Meanwhile, Israeli forces gathered in an unprecedented way, doubling the numbers of bulldozers and military vehicles."

He added that before the rally reached the planned location of the wall, where Israeli construction vehicles are already working, Israeli occupation troops brutally attacked the protestors, hitting them with clubs and rifle butts.

Palestinian farmer Ahmad Rashida was beaten by Israeli troops in front of his eight-year-old daughter. Furthermore, Ibrahim Fahmi was shot in the hand. The soldiers broke the leg of an Israeli peace activist named Jonathan.

The wounded were evacuated to Sheikh Zayid Hospital in Ramallah for treatment.

The residents of Nil'in and their supporters have been protesting the construction of the Israeli illegal Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall every week for over a month. Organizers say that over 150 people have been injured as a result of the Israeli military's repression of these demonstrations.

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