une action de solidarité pour la libération immédiate de Mohammad Khatib
Lundi, tôt le matin, des soldats israéliens, le visage peint et portant des masques, ont envahi le village de Bil’in. Les soldats ont perquisitionné plusieurs maisons et ont arrêté deux enfants palestiniens et cinq adultes, dont Mohammad Khatib du Comité populaire contre le mur et les colonies de Bil’in.
En juin 2009, Mohammad Khatib a fait une tournée pan-canadienne pour parler du procès historique de Bil’in contre deux compagnies québecoises Green Park International et Green Mount International, toutes deux impliquées dans la construction de colonies israéliennes illégales sur les terres du village palestinien de Bil’in.
Le militant palestinien Mohammad Khatib a aussi parlé dans plusieurs importants médias canadiens et s’est exprimé publiquement dans onze villes canadiennes, avec Emily Schaeffer, une avocate israélienne qui représente le village de Bil’in, s’adressant ainsi à des centaines de personnes à travers le Canada.
At around 3am on Monday morning, a large military force wearing combat paint and masks invaded the West Bank village of Bil’in. Israeli soldiers raided several homes, arresting 2 Palestinian children, 5 Palestinian adults including Mohammad Khatib of the Bil’in Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements. The home of another member of the Popular Committee was raided, but soldiers could not arrest him because he was not present at home.
Also Arrested were the three brothers Khaled Show gut Abd-Alrazic al-Khateeb (age 23), Mustafa Show gut Abd-Alrazic al-Khateeb (age18), and Mohammed Show gut Abd-Alrazic al-Khateeb (age 16); Abdullah Ahmad Yassen (age 18); Abdullah Mohammed Ali Yassen (age 16); Issa Mahmoud Issa Abu Rahma (age 40); This brings to 19 the number of Biliner’s currently in custody.
Photo: Yotam Ronen: ActiveStills. Palestinian lands under Israeli occupation at night.
Bil’in, Palestine has become an inspiring example of popular resistance to many across the world, as the small village in occupied Palestine has engaged in a consistent struggle against Israeli colonization, through weekly creative protests against the Israeli apartheid wall which is set to annex an estimated 60% of Bil’in’s land.
In June 2009, Bil’in village launched a historical lawsuit in Montreal against Green Park International and Green Mount International, two companies registered in Quebec. Members of Bil’in’s Popular Committee Against the Wall and Settlements and Emily Schaeffer, an Israeli lawyer representing the village of Bil’in were present in Montreal for the first hearings and also toured eleven cities across Canada. Bil’in’s lawsuit is rooted in the fact that the two companies are constructing illegal Israeli colonies on Bil’in’s lands in the West Bank which violates both international and Canadian law, specifically the Geneva Convention.
In May, the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (PACBI) called on singer/songwriter Leonard Cohen to heed the Palestinian call for a cultural boycott of Israel and avoid complicity with Israel’s violations of international law by cancelling his planned September concert in Israel, particularly in view of Israel’s war crimes in Gaza earlier this year. Sadly, according to a July 28 article in the Jerusalem Post, Amnesty International USA has agreed to cooperate with Cohen in dealing with Israel on the basis of business as usual.
Amnesty International USA will serve as sponsor of a new fund that will whitewash the money raised at Cohen’s concert in Israel by using it to finance programs for “peace.” Being one of the world’s strongest proponents of human rights and international law, you shall thus be subverting a non-violent, effective effort by Palestinian and international civil society to end Israel’s violations of international law and human rights principles. We call on you to be true to your values and immediately withdraw support for Leonard Cohen’s ill-conceived concert in Israel.
Palestinian activists from Bil’in village say the Israeli military has raided their village almost daily this week. They claim the early morning raids are linked to a recent lawsuit filed by the village in the Quebec Superior Court.
Last month Bil’in launched the lawsuit against two Montreal-based companies, Green Park International and Green Mount International, claiming they played a role in building Israeli-only settlements on Palestinian lands in Bil’in, an act they say is illegal under international law and under Canada’s Crimes Against Humanity and War Crimes Act, established in 2000.
Photo: ActiveStills. Israeli occupation soldiers at popular protest in Bil’in, Palestine.
Raids militaires israéliens effectués en Palestine parallèlement aux démarches judiciaires en cours au Québec
L’armée israélienne effectue des raids militaires nocturnes dans le village palestinien de Bil’in.
La presse canadienne vient de porter une attention soutenue à la poursuite engagée par ce village contre deux compagnies enregistrées au Québec et impliquées dans la construction de colonies israéliennes illégales sur les terres du village.
Joignez Tadamon! pour une série de films du Moyen Orient. La révolution algérienne, la guerre civile libanaise et la lutte palestinienne seront les thèmes pour cet été.
Toutes les projections de film auront lieu à l’extérieur de 2035 Saint Laurent (près de la rue Ontario- Métro Saint Laurent) Heure: 21h, gratuit!. Voir ci-dessous pour les dates de projection de chaque film. En case de pluie, la projection sera reportée d’une semaine, la projection aura lieu au même endriot.
Photo: Manifestation contre le siège israélien de Gaza au carrefour d’Erez, Palestine.
La Centrale des syndicats du Québec (CSQ) une fédération syndicale au Québec a voté pour l’appui de la campagne internationale de boycott, désinvestissement et sanctions contre l’apartheid israélien, poussant ainsi le mouvement de solidarité du Québec avec la Palestine.
