Bil'in: an appointment with tear gas

Photographs by Skip Schiel & Teeksa Photography

Observations of a people in turmoil

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The Separation Fence divides the village from the farm land. For more than 2 years the Bil'in villagers, supported by Israeli and international noviolent activists, have resisted the Fence. Recently the Israeli High Court declared that in this region the Fence must be moved. To date: no action, the Israeli army refuses to acknowlege the ruling.

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Bil'in
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Alcohol soaked cotton to lessen tear gas effects
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Rick Colbeth-Hess (R)and David Nir, the latter a justice advocate from Tel Aviv
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Rick Colbeth-Hess and David Nir, the latter a justice advocate from Tel Aviv
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Local leader from Bil'in, beaten, shot, gassed--Ronnie is his son, and another son is partially brain damaged from a rubber covered metal bullet to the head
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Greeting an activist and artist from Tel Aviv
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With an Israeli
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With Israeli justice advocates
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Bil'in
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