Today's weekly demonstration
proceeded non-violently
toward the Apartheid
Wall. About 100 meters
from the Wall everyone
gathered and several
people—Palestinians,
Israeli activists, and
an international activist--addressed
the Army condemning
the military occupation
and demanding peace.
Then, the protesters
proceeded toward the
Wall, opening the barbed-wire
inner gate a short distance
from the Wall as a symbolic
action.
After throwing tear
gas into the crowd,
about a dozen soldiers
came through the door
of the Wall. They arrested
an international activist
with his camera in hand,
who had his face covered
with a kaffiya and was
standing closest to
the Wall. The occupation
forces then fired a
smoke bomb followed
by a first round of
"bad smell' water which
dispersed the demonstrators
somewhat. Tear gas followed
but demonstrators kept
returning to the front
lines chanting peace
slogans.
In response, the Army
came through the gate
a second time and threw
tear gas and sound bombs
at the Press people
who had remained in
the front lines while
filming. "Bad smell"
water was fired again
drenching everyone in
its range. No rubber
coated steel bullets
or live ammunition was
used today, and no further
arrests were made.
Seit
vielen Monaten protestieren die Bewohner des
palästinensischen Dorfes Bilin gegen Landenteignung
und Mauerbau friedlich und gewaltlos mit Israelis
und Internationalen Friedensaktivisten, oft
auch dabei Uri Avnery. Im April 2005 wurde für
die israelische Friedensorganisation Gush Shalom
eine Videofilm bei der freitäglichen Friedensdemonstration
aufgenommen. Unter dem folgenden Link
können Sie einen Eindruck darüber gewinnen,
mit welcher Brutalität israelisches Militär
täglich gegen friedliche Demonstranten vorgeht.