This is the latest news from Hindi, one of the people we will do the video link
with on Saturday during Voices from Palestine. Its definately worth reading &
for anyone coming to particiapte in the video link gives some good background
info as to what is happening currently in Nilin village, where a lot of
demonstrations are happening

see you saturday!
alys


--- On Thu, 29/5/08, Nilin Village <nilinvillage@...> wrote:

> From: Nilin Village <nilinvillage@...>
> Subject: Israeli Army invaded Nilin Village, arresting, injuring, and burning
40 olive tress

> Date: Thursday, 29 May, 2008, 7:02 PM

> Israeli Army invaded Nilin Village, arresting, injuring, and
> burning 40
> olive tress
>
> Persistent with the protests opposing the annexation of
> large amounts of
> land for a closure tunnel, the Wall, and an expanding
> settlement, a peaceful
> demonstration formed on the site where the Wall will extend
> in Ni'lin.
>
> Although the Israeli military deliberately imposed a curfew
> earlier this
> morning, two hours before the intended 11:30 demonstration,
> more than 200
> villagers, international and Israeli activists took to the
> land being
> prepared for destruction.
>
> As the Israeli bulldozers destroyed large plots of property
> and uprooted
> dozens of olive trees, the large group of villagers, along
> with a number of
> Israeli and international activists, converged in defiance
> on the intended
> construction site.
>
> As the protestors neared, the Israeli soldiers overlooking
> the day's work on
> the Wall opened fire with rubber bullets and tear gas,
> effectively halting
> the peaceful protest. 5 people were injured from the tear
> gas, while 3 more
> experienced difficulties breathing. One individual was hit
> by a rubber
> bullet. Two men were also arrested, one of which is the
> coordinator of the
> Ni'lin Popular Committee, Ahed Khawaja, and one Israeli
> activist.
>
> In the end, 40 olive trees were fully destroyed by the rear
> gas canisters
> and forceful demolition of the Israeli soldiers on watch.
>
> Earlier this morning, more than four dozen Israeli jeeps
> overran the village
> of Ni'lin to impose a military curfew demanding that
> all residents remain in
> their homes. While shutting down shops, and imprisoning
> residents in their
> homes, the Israeli military also fired tear gas at a near
> by school
> effectively injuring school children.
>
> The protest is one of many, intending to forestall the
> illegal possession of
> Ni'lin's land by the Israeli government in roughly
> 40 days.
>
> Please see the bellow photos about today's action:
> http://picasaweb.google.com/hindimesleh/Nilin52908?pli=1
> http://www.daylife.com/search/photos/all/1?q=Nilin
>
> For detailed information about Ni'lin village, please
> visit:
> http://www.palestinemonitor.org/spip/spip.php?article439
>
> For more information please contact
> Hindi Mesleh
> Nilinvillage@...


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