From 7 October 2023 to 31 July 2024 Israel demolished 349 residential structures in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, on the pretext they were built without permits. 1,303 Palestinians lost their homes in the West Bank, among them 615 were children. Israel refuses almost all Palestinian requests for permits, and cites security or punishment …
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17 June: Israeli settlers have forced the last two Palestinian families out of the West Bank village of ‘Ein Samia, marking the end of Palestinian presence. Issam Ahmed 13 June, 2024https://www.newarab.com/features/israeli-settlers-evict-last-two-families-west-bank-village For 50 years, Khaled and Nasser Ghneimat have known no other home but the village of ‘Ein Samia — a quiet, sleepy area of farmland …
Violence in the West Bank had been simmering for a while with daily attacks on Palestinians. However, over the past two days, violence has dramatically increased and settlers are setting fire to property and attacking Palestinians in their homes and on their lands. Younis Tirawi | يونس @ytirawi reporting on the attacks 12-13 April, 2024: …
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Shane Bauer @shane_bauer Former @motherjones Written by Shane Bauer on X. Author of “American Prison,” one of the NYT’s 10 best books. Writing a book on Americans in the Syrian war. Email me at smbauer1@gmail.com The U.S. just announced sanctions against Neria Ben-Pazi and Moshe Sharvit, two Israeli settlers I recently wrote about for the …
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