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Another Palestinian Protest Leader Jailed But Not Silenced

Another Palestinian Protest Leader Jailed But Not Silenced

From Friends of Freedom and Justice – Bil’in. Sunday, May 2nd, 2010 Iyad Burnat, a leader in the popular struggle against the Israeli wall, was banned by Israel’s military from crossing the West Bank borders into Jordan on Saturday. Burnat is head of the local committee against the wall and settlement in the central West Bank village of Bil’in. The villagers of Bil’in have been organizing weekly anti wall protest for five years. “This is  just another episode … Read entire article »

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