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Occupied Palestine: Residents of Az Zawiya Steadfast in their Resistance to the Apartheid Wall

Anonyme, Thursday, June 10, 2004 - 07:05

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Az Zawiya, Salfit, Palestine - Today over 400 villagers of Az Zawiya came out to protest for the third day in a row against the building of the wall which will cut them off from their land and their livelihoods.

Az Zawiya is one of three villages that will be surrounded by the wall, effectually creating an enclave that will include Rafat, Deir Ballut and Az Zawiya.

 
Az Zawiya, Salfit, Palestine - Today over 400 villagers of Az Zawiya came out to protest for the third day in a row against the building of the wall which will cut them off from their land and their livelihoods.

Az Zawiya is one of three villages that will be surrounded by the wall, effectually creating an enclave that will include Rafat, Deir Ballut and Az Zawiya.

Villagers participated in a peaceful march to their land where the bulldozers were working. The non-violent march was dispersed using tens of canisters of tear gas and sound bombs aimed at people. The air was full of smoke and gas for several hours. The soldiers were also using batons and hit and injured at least one elderly villager.

A small group of villagers including many women made their way through the clouds of gas and smoke to where the bulldozers were working. Some women managed to sit down in front of the bulldozers and were later forcefully removed by soldiers.

According to the village medical clinic, 72 people were injured and treated in the clinic. Of these injuries 10 were from rubber bullets (most shot below the waist but a few on the upper torso), one person was treated for a broken leg, one villager was hit in the head by tear gas canister, others were hit by sound bombs which were aimed at them. The remaining injuries were reportedly from tear gas inhalation.

Bulldozers have been observed to be working round the clock in several different parcels of village land, dividing the villagers into smaller more controllable groups.

The villagers have vowed to come everyday to their land to stop the wall. There is a village action planned for Thursday at 1 pm and a major demonstration on Friday when people from the three affected villages, internationals and Israelis will gather at 10am to walk to their land and pray.

To see pictures of the action, please go to:
http://www.palsolidarity.org/pictures/PHOTOS_9Jun04_10_46_24TulkaremISM.htm

Please note that the title of this photo section refers to the injuries reported during the former demonstration.

For more information, please contact:

IWPS Office: 09-2516-644
Mobile: 0547 387 806/067 529 587
IWPS@palnet.com
www.iwps.info
www.womenspeacepalestine.org

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Subject: 
Remember the holocaust in WW2
Author: 
carlzim
Date: 
Mon, 2004-06-21 13:57

What was the overall view in Montreal when Hitler was killing Jews in Europe in WW2? Do they expect Israelis to sit back & let themselves be slaughtered today? No way! Carl


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Subject: 
what makes the holocaust so awful?
Author: 
simms
Date: 
Tue, 2004-06-22 05:52

..is it not the fact that people were getting persecuted and murdered for who they were?
well, that is what is happening to Palestinians today.

please don't distort the facts: if the Israelis are being 'slaughtered' as you say, then what word should we be using for what is being done to the Palestinian people? one cannot condone terrorism, but it cannot be used as an excuse for land theft and ethnic cleansing.


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Subject: 
Negotiation needed
Author: 
carlzim
Date: 
Wed, 2004-06-23 09:48

Agreed! Both sides should negotiate a deal. What do you think?


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