Friday 04/15/2011 Four people were wounded and dozens suffered from gas inhalation today in Bil'in's weekly demonstration.

Samir Burnat (35) was shot with Tutu ammunition in the foot and shoulder. He was transferred to a Ramallah hospital for treatment. Also injured by the cartridge fragments were Basil Mansour (34), Mohammed Burnat (22), and a child named Fadi El Khatib (15) who was injured in his hand.

Dozens of others suffered from severe asphyxiation due to inhalation of the toxic gas used by the Israeli occupation forces in their bid to suppress the peaceful march. The march was organized by the Popular Committee Against the Wall in Bil'in and a popular campaign for the release of captive leader Marwan Barghouti and all other Palestinian prisoners.

Dozens of people from nearby villages, as well as dozens of Israeli and international peace activists, participated in the march along with the citizens of Bil'in. Abbas Zaki, a member of the Central Committee of Fatah, Fadwa Barghouti, a member of the Revolutionary Council, and Ziad Abu Ein, the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Detainees were also in attendance.

Participants in the march carried Palestinian flags and yellow banners with pictures of the captive leader Marwan Barghouti. They also carried photos of Italian peace and solidarity activist Vittorio Arrigoni and banners calling for an end to division and occupation. The march is one in a series of events in solidarity with prisoners and remembrance of the ninth anniversary of the kidnapping of Marwan Barghouti. The demonstrators demanded the immediate release of Barghouti and all other prisoners held in Israeli jails. Slogans demanding unity and an end to division and occupation were chanted.

Fadwa Barghouti, wife of the imprisoned Marwan Barghouti, conveyed a message from her imprisoned husband. He paid tribute to the popular movement and the youth for their efforts to end the occupation and division. The message also emphasized that the victories for revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt are victories for Palestine and victories for the resistance and steadfastness of the people. The message called for the resumption of the comprehensive national dialogue on the basis of commitment to the implementation of the prisoner's document of national reconciliation. Barghouti's message called for consolidation of the efforts of Palestinians and the creation of new political dialogue as a new reason to isolate Israel and impose sanctions.

For his part, Abbas Zaki, member of the Central Committee of Fatah, expressed that the victory of Marwan Barghouti and the prisoners will be national unity, reforms within the PLO, and a grassroots adoption of a strategy to address ongoing Israeli crimes.

Pictures were carried in honor of Vittorio Arrigoni, the Italian pacifist who was killed this morning by unidentified gunmen in the Gaza Strip. The People's Committee expressed their disapproval of the crime and the need to hold the perpetrators accountable and bring them to trial.

The People's Committees Against the Wall and Settlements called for solidarity and sincere condolences to be given for Vittorio Arrigoni in Al-Bireh Municipality Hall this Friday and Saturday from 4-8 pm