bullets for sale

In most Palestinian towns little boys try to sell us cheap gum, but in Bil'in it's spent ammo. Surreally, the Israeli's army's use of force against Bil'in's protests sustains a trade in ammunition between the village children and internationals looking for mementoes. They've collected numerous cylindrical and spherical rubber coated rounds, and a few full-on bullets. Jemima bougght an embroidered bracelet instead.

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August 11th 2006
Jemima: This isn't going to be a proper update, but I'm feeling pretty helpless right now, and all I can do is write this to let you all know what's going on. Today we went to the regular weekly demo in Bil'in, as planned. The march started out as usual, but before we even made it close to the wall, the Israeli army opened fire with sound bombs, tear gas and rubber bullets, coming right into t ... read more

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Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, and the UN partitioned the area into Arab and Jewish states, an arrangement rejected by the Arabs. Subsequently, the Israelis defeated the Arabs in a series of wars without... ... read more

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