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Palestinian activists take part in a direct action to restore access to the Ein Albeida spring, South Hebron Hills, January 3, 2020. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)

Palestinian, Israeli and diaspora Jewish activists reclaim spring seized by settlers

A coalition of groups, led by local Palestinian communities, restored access to the Ein Albeida spring in the South Hebron Hills, 15 years after an illegal settlement outpost had barred Palestinians from accessing the site.

By Oren Ziv January 3, 2020

Rep. Rashida Tlaib wore a thobe, a traditional Palestinian dress, at the House swearing-in ceremony on January 3, 2019. (C-SPAN screenshot)

We will not be erased: Why Palestinians are storming social media on April 30

Culture matters because it is proof of Palestinian identity and existence. Preserving it and celebrating it is a form of cultural sumud. By Susan Muaddi Darraj In her essay “On the Meaning of Sumoud” for the Palestine Chronicle, Benay Blend defines sumud — which means “steadfastness” in Arabic — as “a mental state of resilience…

By +972 Magazine April 30, 2019

Israeli soldiers stand in front a cave in Sarura, where a Palestinian family lives, during the second military raid on Sumud Freedom Camp, May 25, 2017. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

Beyond protesting occupation, ‘Sumud’ is protecting life

This movement has triggered in my soul something bigger than Sarura, more sacred than my political rights as a Palestinian, and more profound than reaching a political settlement to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict. By Sami Awad For over a month now, I have been involved with a group of Palestinians, Israelis, and internationals in a new…

By +972 Magazine July 6, 2017

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Israeli soldiers confront Jewish American activists in Sarura, a village that had been rebuilt of Palestinian, Israeli, and international activists, May 21, 2017. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

WATCH: Israeli forces dismantle West Bank protest camp

Soldiers dismantle a protest camp built by Palestinians, Israelis, and diaspora Jews in the south Hebron Hills — less than 48 hours after it was built. Video by Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org Dozens of Israeli soldiers dismantled on Saturday night a protest camp in the West Bank village of Sarura, which was established by Palestinians, Israelis, and diaspora Jewish activists…

By Mairav Zonszein May 20, 2017

Palestinian, Israeli and international Jewish activists build a protest camp in Surara, West Bank, May 19, 2017. (Photo: Ahmad Bazz/Activestills.org)

Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jews build West Bank protest camp

Hundreds of activists, organized by a coalition of Palestinian, Israeli and American Jewish groups, built an encampment in Surara, from where Palestinians had been expelled in the 1990s. By +972 Magazine staff Around 300 Palestinians, Israelis and diaspora Jewish activists staged a direct action in the village of Sarura in the south Hebron hills of…

By +972 Magazine May 19, 2017