When I was here earlier this year I met Soraya, the wife of Emad Burnatt, the director of the Oscar nominated film “Five Broken Cameras.” Bil’in is famous for its weekly protests against the wall. Since 2005 they have been organizing the protests marching from the village to the site of the wall with the aim of halting construction of the wall that took away their farm fields. Israeli forces always intervene to prevent protesters from approaching the wall, and violence often erupts in which both protesters and soldiers have been very seriously injured and killed. Yesterday we performed in Bil’in! We were initially scheduled to perform near the wall, outdoors, but the rain came and the performance was moved in doors. We performed in the village council building. 96 children and adults gathered, among them Emad and his son. They children loved the show! We then toured the protest area, which is littered with tear gas canisters. And we were invited to Emad’s home for coffee.
Country: Project: Palestine 2013
All blog posts for this project:
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Final Update from Palestine: David’s account
By David L.
October 24, 2013 -
Oct 21-22: Tuba village, At-Tuwani: David’s account
By David L.
October 22, 2013 -
October 20: At-tuwani: David’s account
By David L.
October 20, 2013 -
October 18, 2013, Bil’in, Sayda’s account
By Sayda T.
October 18, 2013 -
Oct 16-17, 2013, Jordan Valley: Sayda’s account
By Sayda T.
October 17, 2013 -
Oct 15, 2013, Kufer’Nimeh: Sayda’s account
By Sayda T.
October 15, 2013 -
Palestine days 4 and 5: David’s account
By David L.
October 16, 2013 -
Palestine, the First 3 Days: David’s account
By David L.
October 13, 2013