Tag: Masafer Yatta
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Urgent risk of forced displacement: 14 demolition orders in Umm al-Khair, Massafer Yatta
Still in mourning after the murder of activist, father, and beloved community figure Awdeh al-Hathaleen, the residents of Umm al-Khair, Massafer Yatta have this week been served final demolition orders for 11 homes, all belonging to members of the al-Hathaleen family. Handed out by soldiers on on Tuesday 28th October, the army at the same…
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The War on the West Bank: The Open Ambition to Erase Palestine
As genocide and famine continues to ravage Gaza,[1] Palestinians within the Occupied West Bank also face a monumental crisis; a disturbing campaign of ethnic cleansing that has only intensified in recent years. Imagine that every waking moment is filled with worry that a masked mob will ambush your village. That each night is disturbed by…
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60 women on hunger strike in Umm al Khair
Since Thursday, more than 60 women have been on hunger strike in Umm al Khair to demand the return of the body of Awdah Hathaleen. On Thursday, July 31st, more than 60 women in the Palestinian village of Umm al Khair, in the Southern West Bank initiated a hunger strike to demand the return of…
