Bil'in Outpost, January 2006:
The
indigenous people of Bil'in brought their case against the settlement to
the Municipal Court and that Court agreed the building of the settlement
dwellings was illegal and ordered construction to cease. But, building
continued
and the day I was there, a half dozen USA made Caterpillar tractors were
moving
earth for the anticipated paved road that only Jewish colonists- most of
them
from the USA-will be allowed to travel upon.
"So, we brought in another caravan and during the night we built a
concrete
brick building within four hours. All day and all night people stay here
to
resist the wall and occupation. People come and go; they are from all
over the
world. They support our non-violently resisting the wall that is clearly
stealing our land. This electric wall and the IDF are not allowing us
onto our
land to care for our olive trees. They confiscated our land and impose
military
law upon us and claim we are trespassing on our legally owned land."
Abdullah, Coordinator of Against The Wall in Bil'in informed me that
there were
1,600 people who call home Bil'in and legally own 4,000 dunums of
property. The
Israeli government confiscated 2,003 dunums of agricultural land and is
building apartments that Palestinians are forbidden to approach.
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