Humsa

An aerial photo of the demolition of the Khirbet Humsa community in the Jordan Valley, occupied West Bank, July 8, 2021. (Oren Ziv)

Where is the price for destroying a Palestinian village?

Diplomats can see that the new Israeli government is continuing to expel Palestinians. Why are their states still rewarding these crimes with honors?

By Sarit Michaeli July 26, 2021

Ben & Jerry's ice cream on sale at a shop in Jerusalem. (Jonathan Sindel/Flash90)

Yes, take away our ice cream

Of course I want to live in a reality where Israelis recognize and work to end the occupation. But we don't, so we need companies like Ben & Jerry's to scoop up our Chunky Monkey.

By Sahar Vardi July 20, 2021

A Palestinian resident of Humsa al-Fuqa carries a child's bicycle following the demolition of the entire community in the occupied Jordan Valley, July 7, 2021. (Oren Ziv)

In the peak of summer, West Bank demolitions leave 70 Palestinians homeless

After demolishing Khirbet Humsa for the sixth time in months, Israeli forces loaded the residents' personal belongings and dropped them off miles away.

By Oren Ziv July 9, 2021

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This ‘progressive’ Israel lobby group has a racism problem

Democratic Majority for Israel has come under fire over a series of offensive social media posts, highlighting the group's aggressive and racist tactics.

By Alex Kane May 5, 2021

Abdul-Ghani and Fadwa Awawdeh are seen among the debris of an Israeli demolition in the Palestinian community of Humsa al-Fuqa, in the occupied West Bank, November 4, 2020. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills)

Democratic lobby group defends Israel’s demolition of Palestinian hamlet

Blaming Palestinians for their own displacement, Democratic Majority for Israel is pushing back against its party's criticism of the largest West Bank demolition in a decade, memo reveals.

By Alex Kane December 16, 2020

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding the Middle East peace plan, at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, January 28, 2020. (Flash90)

The Palestinian leadership chooses captivity

Devoid of strategy, the PA has returned to its role as a subcontractor of the occupation. Luckily, the richest source of Palestinian power is in its grassroots.

By Amjad Iraqi November 21, 2020

Abdul-Ghani Awawdeh is seen among the debris of an Israeli demolition in the Palestinian community of Humsa al-Fuqa, in the occupied West Bank, November 4, 2020. (Oren Ziv/Activestills)

Israel carries out largest West Bank demolition operation in a decade

Israel demolished over 70 structures in the Humsa al-Fuqa community in the occupied West Bank, displacing 11 Palestinian families.

By Ahmad Al-Bazz and Oren Ziv November 4, 2020

Students sit in a classroom at school in the Jahalin Bedouin community of Khan Al-Ahmar, West Bank, February 22, 2017. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Demolishing Palestinian schools ‘a quiet population transfer’

By destroying schools in Palestinian villages in Area C and elsewhere, Israel is forcing Palestinians to make a cruel choice — between their land and their children’s futures. When the children of Beit Ta’mar, a village south-east of Bethlehem, left their improvised schoolhouse for winter vacation about two weeks ago, they did not know if the…

By Orly Noy January 24, 2018

Palestinians and Israeli activists attend a demonstration against the construction of Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. November 17, 2016. (Flash90)

Israeli army to evict 300 Palestinians from Jordan Valley

So far this year, the IDF has demolished 349 structures, displacing 542 people and 302 children. Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem warned in August that the expulsions would constitute a war crime. By +972 Magazine Staff The Israeli army ordered the eviction of 300 Palestinians from their homes in the northern Jordan Valley area of…

By +972 Magazine November 14, 2017

A Palestinian shepherd herds her sheep, behind her is parked an IDF armored personnel carrier, Jordan Valley, West Bank, December 8, 2016. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

Army forcing Palestinian families from their homes — to train on their land

Ninety-one Palestinians in the Jordan Valley were forced to leave their homes while the army trained near their homes. Military officials have previously admitted that ‘firing zones’ are being used to expel Palestinians from areas of the West Bank. By Keren Manor / Activestills.org For the past week, the Israeli army has been training in areas…

By Activestills December 10, 2016

Israeli soldiers patrol in the the Ein Hijleh protest camp, Jordan Valley, West Bank, February 5, 2014. (photo: Hamde Abu Rahma/Activestills.org)

IDF displaces 10 Palestinian families to conduct military drills

The IDF orders Palestinian residents from the northern Jordan Valley to evacuate their own homes in order to make way for military drills, which have previously damaged farmland and infrastructure. The Israeli army evacuated 10 families in the community of Khirbet Humsah in the northern Jordan Valley on Wednesday morning, according to the Israeli human…

By Natasha Roth-Rowland June 11, 2015