On 24 August, Abdallah Abu Rahmah, co-ordinator of the Bil'in Popular Committee in Palestine, was convicted of incitement and organising illegal marches by an Israeli military court. The conviction concluded an eight-month trial, during which he remained in prison. Sentencing was postponed. Abdallah had been arrested at home in Ramallah at 2am on 10 December.
Abdallah has played a key role in organising the successful grassroots campaign against the Israeli separation wall that cuts off more than half of Bil'in's land.
See www.bilin-village.org
Topics: Israel-Palestine