Pulling the wall, Ni'ilin
About 300 protestors: Israeli, Palestinian and international atteneded the weekly demo against the appartheid wall in Ni‘lin. In an impressive joint collective action the protestors have succeeded in moving one of the wall blocks (weighing a few tons!), causing substantial damage to the wall, and opening a gap in which a person can pass.
In the past month the army had constructed the aforementioned cement wall (similar to the one in Kalkilia area) that seperates between the villages‘ agricultural lands, in which the demos take place, and the electronic wall that is situated in the heart of these lands.
Opening a gap in the wall, Ni'ilin
Earlier, the prostestors have placed ruber tires in the Palestinian side of the wall and put them on fire. The impressive fumes have reached the Israeli side (and probably the ozone layer as well). Soldiers have fired gas grenades on the protestors, also using the multi-barrel gas grenade launcher, capable of firing 32 gas grenades simoultanously. One Palestinian protestor was lightly injured from the gas grenades. The protestors have thrown stones at the soldiers.
Bil'in
Over 15 Israelis and 15 Internationals joined a smaller than usual group of Palestinians for the last Ramadan Friday demonstration against the annexation wall, nightly arrests and military brutality in Bil'in. The procession carried a few flags, after most of the flags and banners were stolen by the army in its raid on Abdullah's house on Wednesday before dawn. The procession reached the fence gate, and speeches were made in Arabic and Hebrew. The shabby stayed behind along the fence parallel to the road and tried to disperse with stones the gas grenade throwing soldiers. The non violent demonstrators at the gate allowed the army three minutes to disperse. As the army failed to comply, demonstrators entered the space between the fences. The mutli gas canister cannon shot its load, and a few minutes later the demonstration was declared over.
