“Our Peaceful Towns Should No Longer Be The Graveyard Of Our Youth”
This afternoon the Israeli army killed Basem Abu Rahma, 25, in the village of Bi’lin, West of Ramallah. Abu Rahma was , hit by a high velocity gas canister in his chest, during a peaceful demonstration aginst the Wall Israel is building around the village.
“I saw Basem, who was wearing a yellow football T-shirt, being hit and collapsing on the ground”, reported Palestine Monitor’s photographer in Bil’in.
MP Dr. Mustafa Barghouthi, The Secretary General of the Palestinian National Initiative expressed shock “For four years, the residents of Bi’lin have been peacefully resisting the building of the Apartheid Wall, every single Friday.”
“This, represent the Palestinian commitment to the non-violence principles and their steadfastness. Palestinian and International youths are peacefully struggling, but our towns where such demonstrations take place can no longer be the graveyards of our youths”, Barghouthi said.
“By constantly defying non-violence and responding with an overwhelming use of force, the Israeli army is aiming to provoke Palestinian violence and launch the aggression circle”, he added firmly.
In similar incidents this year, the Israeli army killed 4 Palestinian children and teenagers in the nearby village of Ni’lim, as well as critically injuring an American peace activist. “Most of the time, our people are hit with prohibited live-bullets or rubber-coated bullets being shot at a too close range, or lately by high velocity gas canister such as today. This is beyond every international rules”, said Dr. Barghouthi.
MP Barghouthi called on the International community to consider today’s incident as an ‘ultimate wake up call’. “It is urgent to pressure the Israeli right-wing government to stop the daily aggression on our people and youths.”
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