PHOTOS: West Bank village of Bil’in stands with Ferguson protesters

Protesters in the West Bank village of Bil’in carried signs at last Friday’s weekly demonstration with messages of solidarity and support for the ongoing struggle against deadly police violence in the United States.

The signs carried slogans used during protests following the police killings of Eric Garner and Michael Brown.

A girl from the West Bank village of Bil’in carries a sign expressing solidarity with protests against the police killing of Eric Garner, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Hamdi Abu-Rahme)
A girl from the West Bank village of Bil’in carries a sign expressing solidarity with protests against the police killing of Eric Garner, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Hamdi Abu-Rahme)

Bil’in has seen a number of its residents killed by the Israeli military in protests against the occupation and theft of its land. Bassem Abu Rahme was killed by a tear gas canister fired by Israeli troops and his cousin, Jawaher Abu Rahme, died from excessive tear gas inhalation.

“We decided to send this message out of solidarity, and because these crimes against humanity need to stop both there and here,” said Hamdi Abu-Rahme, a village resident who helped prepare the signs. “We are all human beings, and we deserve to live in peace.”

Youth from the West Bank village of Bil’in carry a sign expressing solidarity with protests against the police killing of Eric Garner, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Hamdi Abu-Rahme)
Youth from the West Bank village of Bil’in carry a sign expressing solidarity with protests against the police killing of Eric Garner, December 5, 2014. (Photo by Hamdi Abu-Rahme)

This article was first published on +972′s Hebrew-language sister site, Local Call. Read it in Hebrew here.

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