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Israel arrests Palestinian barrier protest leader
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| Contributor | Penguin |
| Last Edited | Penguin Dec 11, 2009 02:17am |
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| Category | General |
| Author | BEN HUBBARD |
| Media | Website - Yahoo News |
| News Date | Friday, December 11, 2009 08:00:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | A leader of the most persistent Palestinian protest movement against Israel's West Bank separation barrier was asleep in his home when troops broke down his door and arrested him.
Supporters of Abdullah Abu Rahmeh, a 38-year-old teacher, say his pre-dawn arrest on Thursday by dozens of troops is part of a recent, heavy-handed campaign by Israel to shut down a five-year-old movement that is the last source of unrest in the West Bank.
Since 2005, demonstrators led by Abu Rahmeh have marched every Friday from the West Bank village of Bilin to the nearby separation barrier that slices off 60 percent of the village land. Their acts of protest, which have also included chaining themselves to trees, have won praise from Jimmy Carter and Desmond Tutu and support among Israeli peace activists.
About two years ago, villagers in nearby Naalin started similar marches. |
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