Solidarity from the North in Biddu Village Credit: PENGON/Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. Date: April 30th, 2004.
A popular meeting took place in Biddu on April 30th, when members of popular committees against the Wall in Jenin and Qalqilya challenged the closures and separation of the West Bank imposed by the Occupation and managed to reach Biddu in North West Jerusalem. The participants from Jenin and Qalqilya came to express their solidarity with the people in Biddu, where the Wall is currently being built, and where five martyrs have been killed by the Occupation while resisting the Wall's construction.
Above: An Imam leads the people of Biddu in noon prayers in village farmland destroyed for the Wall's path. In the background can be seen the settlement of Giv'on Hahadasha.
Above: Villagers from Biddu hold Friday prayers in their lands destroyed for the Apartheid Wall.
Above: A young boy from Biddu uses a placard as a prayer mat.
Above: Two men form Biddu village walk through village lands destroyed for the Apartheid Wall, while the demonstration takes place below them.
Above: Two men from Biddu village survey the destruction of their farmlands. In the background in the settlement of Giv'on HaHadasha.
Above: Farmers from Jenin and Qalqilya address a crowd of people from Biddu village.
Above: Farmers from Biddu listen to speeches being made by farmers from Jenin and Qalqilya.
