RAMALLAH, October 16, 2009 (WAFA)- Four injured and dozens of people suffered teargas inhalation as Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) opened fire at demonstrators in the weekly pacific protest against the Israeli Apartheied Wall built on the citizens land of the West Bank village of Bil'in west of Ramallah.
In a press release, the International Solidarity movement (ISM) reported: After the Friday prayer, the residents of Bili’n gathered in a protest along with Israeli and international activists.
A group from France called French people to support Palestinian People and another group from Norway joined the demonstration in solidarity with the village in their struggle against the Wall and settlement building.
The protesters raised Palestinian flags and banners to allow Palestinian farmers to pick olive trees from their land. The protest called to remove the illegal wall and settlements, stop land confiscations, , and attacks on Islamic holy sites in Jerusalem, remove checkpoints and road blocks, and the release of all the Palestinian detainees.
The demonstrators have walked in the village streets chanting slogans condemning the policy of occupation, and calling for national unity, as well as they have stressed on the need for popular resistance. Demonstrators carried ladders and other tools they use to harvest the olives, once they have arrived at the gate of the wall which located in Athaher area, they have tried to cross their land to harvest their fruits of olives from their land, that located behind the wall, then the Israeli soldiers have showered them with tear gas bombs, causing four injured.
On the other hand, the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil’in has condemned the Israeli army's threat to the Palestinian farmers near Nablus to impose a fine up to 6000 Israeli shekels ($ 1700 ) for seeking help from foreign volunteers to reach agricultural areas(Palestinian lands) close to the Israeli settlements .although the committee has considered this as unfair decision; that allows the settlers to exercise their terror on the modest Palestinian farmers, as the Solidarity reveal to the world the brutal terror of the settlers.
