Articles Comments

The Only Democracy? » Entries tagged with "Na’vi"

Teargassing the Na’vi in Bi’lin

Teargassing the Na’vi in Bi’lin

In the weekly demonstrations by Bi’lin residents against the Israeli barrier that separates them from their agricultural land, both sides are armed:  Israeli soldiers with an arsenal of ammunition and tear gas cannisters, and the demonstrators with relentlessly creative expressions of nonviolent resistance.  This Friday, the demonstrators marched to the barrier dressed up as the indigenous blue-skinned  Na’vi tribe, the heroes of  the blockbuster movie Avatar (More videos of the protest are available on Friends … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Human Rights Activists in the Crosshairs