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Jewish Israeli settlers marching near the settlement of Kedumim in the occupied West Bank, on April 25, 2019. (Hillel Maeir/Flash90)

How do settlers take over Palestinian land? One road gives the answer

To connect the enclaves that make up Kedumim, settlers seized control of a central road serving Palestinians and blocked their access to it.

By Dror Etkes February 12, 2020

Demonstrators set fire during the weekly protest against the occupation in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, May 2, 2014.

The road from Qaddum to Nablus: Seven years of protests

For the past seven years, the Palestinian residents of Qaddum have been protesting the Israeli army’s closure of their main access road to Nablus, the nearest West Bank city. Why was the road closed and how does it affect the residents? A visit to the village of Qaddum, and the neighboring settlement of Kedumim.

By Social TV July 13, 2018

Israeli soldiers arrest a Palestinian youth during the weekly protest against the occupation, in the West Bank village of Kafr Qaddum, January 16, 2015.

In Photos: Five years of popular struggle in Palestinian village Kufr Qaddum

After building an Israeli settlement next to the road connecting Kufr Qaddum’s to the West Bank city of Nablus, the Israeli military closed the road to Palestinian traffic. For the past five years, villagers have protested every Friday to demand it be reopened. Five years ago this week, in July 2011, residents of the West…

By Activestills July 2, 2016

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A view of the Israeli settlement of Beit El with the neighboring Palestinian city of Ramallah in the background. (Photo: Michael Omer-Man)

WATCH: A chat with the settler on the street

What do the residents of Kedumim, a West Bank settlement, think about their Palestinian neighbors? And about the chances of peace? And about the future of their community? Social TV inquires.

By Social TV May 8, 2016

Case closed: When felons roam free due to ‘lack of public interest’

The High Court of Justice had some sharp words for one settler who invaded private Palestinian lands and then perverted the law to prove they were his. So why did the prosecution close the case for ‘lack of public of interest?’ By Yesh Din, written by Yossi Gurvitz Several years ago – the precise date…

By +972 Magazine May 7, 2013

A view from the top of the Seter HaMadrega outpost, just west of the Kfar Tapuach settlement in the West Bank. (photo: Yuval Ben-Ami)

‘There is peace here’: Notes from a journey to settler backcountry

After deciding to visit a few wildcat Jewish settlements in the West Bank, I felt anxious. Will they recognize us for the Tel Aviv leftists that we are? Will they become enraged at our questions? Might we face violence? Arriving at the settlement gate, however, I am struck by just how much the place resembles…

By Edo Konrad March 6, 2013

13 arrested, beaten during Kufr Qaddoum protest in West Bank

By The Popular Struggle Coordination Committee Some two hundred and fifty residents of Kufr Qaddoum, joined by a handful of Israeli and international activists, protested in the village on Friday against the enclosure of the village and an ongoing land grab policy. The protest was launched in a cheerful march from the center of the village…

By +972 Magazine August 18, 2012