settler-only roads

Large boulders block the entry and exit of cars outside Beit Jala, occupied West Bank. (Yuval Abraham)
Settlers and army blocking West Bank roads to Palestinians
Makeshift barriers erected since October 7 have sealed off dozens of Palestinian communities. Those who try to cross risk being shot.
By Yuval Abraham February 23, 2024
Palestinians watch as Israeli bulldozers uproot their olive trees in order to pave a settler-only road, Izbat Tabib, West Bank, January 16, 2017. (Keren/Manor/
PHOTOS: How the state builds a road for West Bank settlers
Israeli authorities continue to uproot Palestinian-owned olive trees in order to build a road for nearby settlers. Photos by Keren Manor / Activestills, text by Yael Marom Israeli authorities uprooted dozens of olive trees in order to build a settler road near the West Bank city of Qalqilya on Monday morning. The Israeli army declared the area…
By Activestills January 16, 2017
Riyad Abu Hanieh sits near one of his olive trees that was uprooted for the sake of building a settler-only road, near Qalqilya, West Bank, January 8, 2017. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)
PHOTOS: Israeli authorities uproot olive trees to build settler-only road
The Nabi Elias bypass road, which will serve Israeli settlers, requires the confiscation of 25 acres of Palestinian land. Photos and text by Keren Manor / Activestills.org Civil Administration contractors accompanied by Israeli soldiers uprooted around 250 Palestinian-owned olive trees Sunday near the West Bank city of Qalqilya, as part of a larger plan to build a…
By Activestills January 8, 2017
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Israeli security forces detain a Palestinian protester in Nabi Elias, where dozens of Palestinians and several Israelis protested against plans to expropriate agricultural land to build a settler-only bypass road. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
WATCH: Soldiers prevent Palestinians, Israelis from protesting together
Israeli activists had hoped to join Palestinians to protest a new settler-only road that would uproot hundreds of olive trees. The Israeli army saw to that. By Ahmad al-Bazz and Haggai Matar, Photos by Ahmad al-Bazz and Keren Manor / Activestills.org The Israeli army prevented dozens of Palestinians and Israelis from protesting together against the expropriation…
By Activestills January 7, 2017
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