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Palestinians inspect the rubble of the elementary school in Jib al-Dib, an unrecognized village in the occupied West Bank, after Israeli authorities demolished it on May 7, 2023. (Flash90)

Palestinian school razed after campaign by gov’t-linked settler group

The residents of Jib al-Dib lost their years-long fight to save their elementary school, leaving dozens of children without proper access to education.

By Yuval Abraham May 8, 2023

The ruins of Palestinian stores after they were bulldozed by Israeli settlers, Old City of Hebron, occupied West Bank, July 22, 2022. (Courtesy of Breaking the Silence)

Settlers bulldoze shuttered Palestinian stores in Hebron’s Old City

For two decades, settlers have looted and burned Palestinian shops closed by the Israeli army. Now, they’re knocking them down to expand a settlement.

By Basel Adra and Yuval Abraham August 1, 2022

Daoud Nassar inspects the destruction of his family's grove of some 1,500 fruit trees near the West Bank village of Nahalin, June 3, 2014. On May 19, Israeli forces bulldozed the family's groves, which contained mature apricot, apple, grape, almond, and fig trees planted 10 years previous. The army claims that it is state land, but the Nassar family has documents proving ownership of their land, also known as "Tent of Nations" dating back to the Ottoman period. The family's land is virtually surrounded by the Gush Etzion settlement bloc which, like all settlements in the occupied Palestinian territories, is illegal under international law. (Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Israeli authorities destroy Palestinian family’s valley of fruit trees

Israeli authorities destroyed some 1,500 fruit trees on a Palestinian farm near Bethlehem. The family has ownership documentation dating back to the Ottoman period. Text and photos by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org The sign at the entrance to the Nassar family farm reads, “We refuse to be enemies.” In 2000, they named their land Tent of…

By Activestills June 6, 2014

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Residents of Umm Al Khir near the taboun. (Photo by Yossi Gurvitz)

Wind, water, bread: A West Bank village’s fight for survival

The feeling one gets after visiting Umm Al Khir is one of shock: do you insist on stealing even this little bit? By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz At the beginning of January, in the company of Yesh Din’s field researcher Muhaned Anati and field operations coordinator Yudit Avidor, I visited the village of…

By +972 Magazine February 24, 2014

A Palestinian youth during the weekly protest against the Wall in the West Bank village of Bil'in, November 1, 2013. One Palestinian youth was shot in the leg with live ammunition during the demonstration and evacuated to Ramallah hospital. (Photo by: Hamde Abu Rahma/ Actviestills.org)

From resistance to existence: A week in photos – November 1-6

This week: Palestinians demonstrate against the Israeli separation wall and U.S. foreign policy, construction and demolition of Palestinian homes, Afghan asylum seekers struggle in Europe, a funeral for a Palestinian who died in Israeli custody, a hearing on the Prawer-Begin Plan, animal rights activists in Tel Aviv, and Palestinians seek water access in the Jordan…

By Activestills November 7, 2013

An Israeli soldier threatens to punch a Palestinian activist during a weekly nonviolent demonstration against the Israeli separation barrier, Al Ma'sara, West Bank, January 18, 2013. If completed as planned, the wall would cut off the village from its agricultural lands. (Photo by: Ryan Rodrick Beiler/Activestills.org)

From Israeli elections to Palestinian mourning: A week in photos

Palestinians mourn youth killed by Israeli forces, activists resist house demolitions in the West Bank and separation wall construction in Jerusalem, and life goes on in Gaza. Activestills photographers present the stories of the week from their unique perspective.

By Activestills January 24, 2013

An Israeli solider attempts to arrest an activist during a protest in the West Bank village of Nabi Saleh, August 31, 2012. (photo by: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

A week in photos: August 30-September 5

Demonstrations against the imprisonment of refugees and asylum seekers, protests in Ramallah over the high cost of living, an anti-war candlelight vigil, and more. Activestills images tell the stories of the week.

By Activestills September 6, 2012

Palestinian shepherd in Um Faqara prevented from reaching his land by IDF soldiers August 2012 (Activestills)

Activestills: A week in photos

Introducing: A new regular feature from the Activestills photography collective. Each week, we will bring you a selection of our most compelling images from movements for political and social change throughout Palestine and Israel. Activestills is a collective of Israeli, international and Palestinian photographers, united…

By Activestills August 16, 2012

Activists resisting home demolitions face ‘IDF Price Tag’ attack

On Monday night, the IDF demolished Palestinian homes closely identified with the Israeli Committee Against House Demolitions. Resistance and acts of solidarity will continue, but even resistance cannot keep pace with the massive Price Tag assault that is the Israeli Occupation. By Jeff Halper It has become commonplace among violent West Bank settlers to randomly…

By +972 Magazine January 25, 2012

A visit to the evacuated village of Al-Araqib

by Libby Lenkinski UPDATE: Since this post was filed, the village of Al-Araqib has been demolished again – for the 9th time in a row. Reports speak of escalation in police and army violence, and information as yet unconfirmed even mentions rubber bullets fired at Israeli civilians. When people ask me “how are you?” these…

By +972 Magazine January 16, 2011