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Israeli forces shoot photographer in Bilin demonstrationsby aletho |
Ma'an - 29/12/2013
RAMALLAH
- A photographer was injured and dozens suffered from excessive tear
gas inhalation as Israeli forces dispersed a demonstration in Bilin near
Ramallah.
Israeli
forces fired rubber-coated steel bullets, tear gas and stun grenades at
demonstrators as they neared their lands close to the wall.
Photographer Mohammad Yassin, 20, was hit with a rubber coated steel bullet during the protests.
The
demonstration was held in celebration of Christmas and the release of
Samer Issawi, and in protest of Israeli settlement activity and the
separation wall.
Participants, some of whom wore Santa Claus costumes, raised Palestinian flags and chanted songs for unity and resistance.
Since
2005, Bilin villagers have protested on a weekly basis against the
Israeli separation wall that runs through their village on land
confiscated from local farmers.
Previous
protests by Bilin activists have forced the Israeli authorities to
re-route the wall, but large chunks of the village lands remain
inaccessible to residents because of the route.
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