“The Occupation will not remove us from our land, we will stay in it just as the roots of the olive tree”

(Hamdi Abu Rahma)

“More than 700 Palestinian flags were raised today at the 10 year anniversary of Bil’in’s weekly demonstration against Israeli apartheid and the illegal occupation. Palestine, occupied West Bank, February 27, 2015,

Today over 1,000 Palestinian, Israeli and international activists commemorated ten years of popular resistance in the West Bank hamlet of Bil’in. Villagers and their supporters protested Israel’s illegal occupation and settlements. Ten were injured and four were arrested–Hanan Shalabi from Tulkarem, Abdallah Radi from Abu Dis, and two Israeli activists–during a march to the Apartheid separation wall Israel constructed on Bil’in’s agricultural lands.

Mohamed Mansour, 14, was critically wounded after the Israeli army struck him with live fire in the leg. Nine more were injured with rubber bullets. All of those arrested were also beaten by soldiers.”

Images of Bil’in from Hamde Abu Rahma

Links…read the history of resistance in Bil’in,

“A Decade of Civil Disobedience in my West Bank Village”

http://www.haaretz.com/opinion/.premium-1.644196

“Roots Run Deep. Life in Occupied Palestine” is a creation by Hamde Abu Rahma, a Palestinian photo-journalist, activist and author. He shows the living and resistance of the Palestinian people in expressive and emotional images!
You can order your copy of “Roots Run Deep” here,
http://hamdeaburahma.com/my-book/

“Hamde I pay tribute to your strength, courage, wonderful spirit and positivity, never giving up and all those who support Bil’in and the Popular Resistance movement!”

Carol Anne Grayson is an independent writer/researcher on global health/human rights/WOT and is Executive Producer of the Oscar nominated, Incident in New Baghdad. She is a Registered Mental Nurse with a Masters in Gender Culture and Development. Carol was awarded the ESRC, Michael Young Prize for Research 2009, and the COTT ‘Action = Life’ Human Rights Award’ for “upholding truth and justice”. She is also a survivor of US “collateral damage”.