Iyad Burnat speaks out
On April 7th 2016, the Palestine Solidarity Alliance had Iyad Burnat speak about about his non-violent struggles against the Israeli abuses at his hometown Bil'in, a small farming village 7 miles west of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank. For eleven years Iyad and the Popular Committee have organized the people to Bil’in to participate in weekly nonviolent demonstrations against the confiscation of their land, destruction of their olive trees, and Israel’s illegal Separation Wall and settlements.
In the summer of 2014, Iyad's then 15-year-old teenage son, Majd was shot in the leg by the Israeli military while attending a non-violent protest in Bi'in during Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza. The gunshot severed a nerve in Majd's leg, causing him to permanently lose all feeling in his foot.
In the summer of 2014, Iyad's then 15-year-old teenage son, Majd was shot in the leg by the Israeli military while attending a non-violent protest in Bi'in during Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza. The gunshot severed a nerve in Majd's leg, causing him to permanently lose all feeling in his foot.
Recently Iyad released a book describing his village’s ongoing struggle for justice and freedom (this book will be sold at the event), and what inspires them to continue non-violent resistance.