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On 16 December, 19-year-old Or Ben-David was sentenced to another 34 days in military prison, having already served 47 days in total for refusing military service the Israeli army. She is part of a group of Israeli students, the Shministim, who have signed a joint letter refusing enlistment in the Israeli army because of its “brutal and illegal actions” in occupied Palestine. Evidence-crime
At 2am on 17 December, during a spate of arrests in Bil’in, where a weekly protest against the Israeli separation wall is held, Israeli soldiers raided the home of school teacher Abdallah Abu Rahmah – coordinator of the Bil’in Popular Committee – arresting him in bed in the presence of wife and children.
On 22 December, Abdallah was charged in an Israeli military court with incitement, stone-throwing and the possession of arms – these were used tear gas canisters shot by the army at demonstrators in Bil’in, collected by Abu as evidence.