Demonstration
Following the murder of Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahme (ElFeel) during a popular demonstration against the wall
Saturday, 18.4.09, 19:30 March from King George St., Corner of Ben Zion to the Ministry of Defense (Ha'Kirya), Tel Aviv
مظاهرة احتجاجا على مقتل الفلسطيني باسم ابراهيم ابو رحمه (الفيل) في بلعين
Israeli troops shot the 30 year old Bassem Ibrahim Abu Rahmah on the lands of his village Bi'lin, during the weekly demonstration against the apartheid wall. They fired an extended range teargas projectile directly at him from a distance of 30 meters, against their own open-fire regulations. Bassem was critically injured in the stomach and died not long after in a hospital in Ramallah.
Recently, the occupation forces have escalated their attacks on protestors against the wall. Extended range teargas canisters have proved to be a lethal weapon, causing the serious injury of Tristan Anderson. Shooting of live ammunition by snipers has become a common instrument for scattering demonstrations. Rubber coated bullets are ordinarily directed at protestors. All this suggests that protestors' lives have become cheap. Blood continues to be spilled, but the silence of the public, media and decision makers persists.
Facing the increasing violence we call:
To continue the popular resistance to the occupation and the wall
To put an end to all use of lethal weapons against demonstrators
To bring all occupation criminals, including those shooting at civilians, to justice
STOP THE SHOOTING AT DEMONSTRATORS – STOP THE CRIMES OF THE OCCUPATION