Tag: Settler violence
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Escalating Violence in the West Bank: Colonial Settlers Kill Six Palestinians Since Attack on Iran Started
March 10 – Escalating violence and systematic attacks are sweeping across the West Bank, fueled by USA and Israeli strikes on Iran, the ongoing occupation and genocide and ethnic cleansing in Lebanon, and the complicity of the EU. While global attention remains fixed on broader geopolitical dynamics, Palestinian communities are being subjected to a campaign…
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Palestinian Family at Um Darit Harassed and Isolated
Acts of harassment and terror are a daily fact of life for residents of Masafer Yatta, a collection of rural hamlets at the southern end of the West Bank. One example is Mohammed Abed’s family in Um Darit, where they are surrounded by a rapidly expanding network of illegal settlements. After the Israeli escalation in…
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Illegal Occupation and Power Abuse by Israeli Settlers in Masafer Yatta
27 February 2024 | International Solidarity Movement | Masafer Yatta On February 25th, armed illegal Israeli settlers and border police approached and violently argued with Palestinian shepherds in Al-Rakeez, Masafer Yatta, driving them away from their land. Two Palestinian shepherds were grazing their flocks at the top of a hill, where they have been recently…