Marking 62nd Anniversary of the Nakba, Al-Ma'assara and Bil'in Protest the Illegal Israeli Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall

Friday May 14, 2010 21:08 by IMEMC News

At least around 150 villagers along with Israelis and Palestinians gathered on Friday in the village of Al-Ma'assara, southern West Bank and protest the illegal Israel Land-Grab, Apartheid Wall.

Al-Ma'assara village conducts weekly protests against the wall for the past three years. Today the protest was a activity marking the 62 anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba the day Israeli was created and Palestinians lost their lands.

Villagers constructed a stage at the village entrance were troops stop them every Friday and do not allow them to go to the wall being built on villagers lands.

Reem Banna, a Palestinian political singer, preformed some of her songs then Dabka bands and speeches were delivered by officials and organizers.

At the end of the activity Israeli troops tried to provoke children who hurled some stones at them. Troops left after some time, without any further clashes.

Troops Attack The Wall Protest In Bil'in And Arrest One Journalist

Friday May 14, 2010 19:35 by IMEMC News

Israeli occupation soldiers arrested on Friday a journalist and attacked protesters with tear gas during the weekly anti wall protest at the village of Bilíin central West Bank.

After the midday prayers finished at the local mosque the villagers were joined by international and Israeli activists and marched towards the wall built on their lands.

The protest today marked the 62 anniversary of the Palestinian Nakba, the day Israeli was created and Palestinians lost their lands.

When protesters tried to cross the gate of the wall separating villagers form their lands troops used tear gas and sound bombs to suppress the people.

Soldiers arrested a Palestinian journalist covering the activity today, while many others suffered the effects of tear gas inhalation. Tear gas canisters caused a fire in a nearby olive trees damages a number of them.

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