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Palestinian village fears imminent expulsion as settler attacks escalate
Residents of Ein al-Rashash are calling on activists to help deter Israeli settler violence that has already forced neighboring communities to flee.
By
Tash Lever
August 31, 2023
Even bees can’t escape Israeli settler violence
Settlers began encroaching on Palestinian land where a beekeeper had placed a colony of bees. They burned 20 hives — and forced the residents to flee.
By
Imad Abu Hawash
August 30, 2023
‘The hardest year of my life’: Masafer Yatta shepherds suffer under expulsion threat
Israel's escalating repression since last year's High Court ruling has severely impacted Palestinian shepherds, a pillar of their communities' survival.
By
Hamdan Mohammed Al-Huraini
June 5, 2023
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The Israeli army is making millions by seizing Palestinian tractors
Data shows the military, with settler backing, is intensifying its confiscation of Palestinian agricultural equipment while profiting from release fees.
By
Basel Adra
and
Oren Ziv
May 1, 2022
When an Israeli chicken farm has more rights than a Palestinian village
From expropriating our land to poisoning our agriculture, settlement farms serve Israel's goal of forcing us out of our homes in the South Hebron Hills.
By
Ali Awad
and
Awdah Hathaleen
March 10, 2022
Climate breakdown and occupation are dismantling the lives of Palestinian shepherds
A settlement in the South Hebron Hills illustrates how the Israeli occupation and the climate crisis are destroying Palestinian land and livelihoods.
By
Natasha Westheimer
April 21, 2021
How an Israeli smear campaign is ripping away funds from Palestinian farmers
Israel lobby groups are targeting the funding sources of a major Palestinian agricultural union — by dubiously claiming it has ties to 'terrorists.' Other Palestinian organizations are facing the same attacks.
By
Alex Kane
and
Mariam Barghouti
January 25, 2021
Home gardening plants seeds for Palestinian self-sufficiency
Palestinians are digging in their yards and potting plants on roofs to tackle the economic fallout of the coronavirus crisis.
By
Suha Arraf
June 12, 2020
Israel’s top court gives temporary reprieve to Palestinian UNESCO site
In rare move, Israeli Nature and Parks authority supported the petition against the wall; the court’s decision largely hangs on Defense Ministry admitting the contested section of wall isn’t a priority. Israel will not build a section of the separation barrier through the UNESCO recognized village of Battir in the West Bank anytime soon. Israel’s…
By
Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man
January 4, 2015
Resource: How agriculture is used to take over West Bank land
The Zionist ideal of Jewish agriculture in the Land of Israel reached the occupied West Bank within months of the end of the 1967 War. The agricultural takeover of large swaths of land requires relatively few resources and time in comparison with actual construction or the establishment of outposts, and facilitates the quick establishment of…
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+972 Resources
January 4, 2014
From factories to farms, labor union champions rights of Palestinians in Israel
‘There have been no institutions, no organizations for Palestinian workers within Israel to defend their rights.’ A young labor union is resisting exploitation and defending the rights of Palestinian citizens of Israel, with a focus on the rights of women workers. By Alon Aviram NAZARETH – Security cameras and a heavy metal door secure the…
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+972 Magazine
November 3, 2012
The war on the Palestinian olive harvest
Some 80,000 Palestinians families depend on the annual olive harvest for their livelihoods. This year alone, settlers, with the backing of the army, have destroyed or damaged thousands of olive trees, threatening both a major source of income and an age-old agricultural custom. By Alon Aviram Dry shrubs and a mishmash of makeshift tarpaulin shelters…
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+972 Magazine
October 30, 2012
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