This is a statement made by Basem tamimi to the soldier-judge who is deciding his case in Ofer Military court. As Joseph Dana reports the judge did not even allow him to finish his statement. Tamimi is one of the organizers of the popular resistance at his village of Nabi Saleh.

Basem Tamimi Ofer Military Court

The weekly  peaceful demonstration in Beit-Ummar set off as almost every week in the last  few weeks outside the village on the walkway up to the agriculture zone near the settlement Carmei-Zur.In the march took part approx 15 Palestinians,

The people of Biddu demonstrated against the army's prevention of farmers access to the land. The demonstration was joined by Israelis and internationals. This demonstration is one is a series of demonstrations started after the last Gaza war when the army toughened its policy and created further bureaucratic hurdles preventing farmers from accessing their lands.

Biddu June 10 2011

It is Sunday morning, and I am at the Nakba Day protest in Qalandyia refugee camp. The long and beautiful march with the songs, slogans and high spirit has been dispersed quickly with massive shooting of tear-gas, and all attempts to resume the march have been dispersed as well, with ever growing violence.

qalandia 15 5 2011 activestills

Today's march in Al-Ma'asara was larger than usual, marking Nakba day and joined by activists from Combatants for Peace. The demonstrators were met with the usual violence at the entrance to the village, with tear gas, stun grenades, and two arrested. Video from the demonstration:Al maasara May 13 2011

Six years have passed since residents of Bil'in, together with their Israeli and international supporters, started regularly demonstrating against the Wall and the confiscation of more than half their land by it.