“The blockade imposed on the Palestinian Authority by Europe and America, by order of President Bush (…) is an unprecedented attempt to literally starve a whole people into removing its democratically elected government.”
— Uri Avnery of Gush-Shalom
Tags: bil'in, protest, quote, West Bank
Meanwhile, in Bil’in…Soldier A:
“People are walking away, why are you so anxious?”
Soldier B: “I‘ll break their arms and legs.”
Soldier B: “I‘ll break their arms and legs.”
— Members of the Israeli military during a demonstration against the wall in Bil’in, Palestine, on Sept. 8, 2006.
Afterwhich, one of the soldiers broke a demonstrator’s arm. Close, but he’s not yet border police material. For full report and video from the incident, please click here.
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