RAMALLAH, April 2, 2010 (WAFA)- The weekly protest in Bil’in this week headed out after the Friday prayer to protest the wall and settlements, despite military orders three weeks ago declaring the village a closed military zone. The protest was joined by Hisham Abu Raya, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Front, along with international and Israeli activists.

The protesters carried Palestinian flags and called for national unity against the Israeli occupation and against the land confiscation and stated their refusal of the recent military orders.

 When the protest reached the wall, an Israeli army unit was stationed behind a concrete block. The gate that leads to the confiscated land was already closed and barbed wire was in place in front of it. The army fired teargas canisters and rubber bullets at demonstrators, causing dozens to suffer gas inhalation.

A delegation of 25 internationals from Spain visited the village and attended a presentation by the Popular Committee about the experience of the nonviolent resistance in the village and its achievements.