Walajeh

A Palestinian boy watches a bulldozer clearing land for the Israeli separation wall surrounding the West Bank village of al-Walaja, September 5, 2011. (Ryan Rodrick Beiler)

When the occupation dictates your life — and your funeral

Long before he died in a work accident on an Israeli construction site, Muhamad Barghouth’s life was dictated by the violent whims of military occupation. By Aviv Tatarsky Last month, the grandson of a very close friend of mine was killed. Muhamad Bargouth, 22, whose grandfather I have grown close to in my many visits…

By +972 Magazine November 5, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations headquarters, New York City, September 26, 2018. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

What Netanyahu’s idea of peace looks like

Although he may publicly reiterate his support for a two-state solution, Netanyahu’s vision for a future Palestinian state is one that would lack nearly all sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he favors two states as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New…

By Haggai Matar September 27, 2018

A Palestinian man is evacuated on a stretcher following clashes over Israeli home demolitions in the village of Walajeh, September 3, 2018. (Aviv Tatarsky/Ir Amim)

Several wounded as Israel demolishes four homes in Walajeh

The village, part of which was annexed to East Jerusalem but left on the West Bank side of the separation barrier, has over 50 pending demolition orders. Israel has not approved any building permits since 1967. By Aviv Tatarsky Israeli bulldozers demolished four homes in the Palestinian village of Walajeh early Monday morning. The homes…

By +972 Magazine September 3, 2018

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Border Police wrestle a protester during a demonstration against the wall in Walajeh, August 2011. (Activestills.org)

In one Palestinian village, the whole story of the occupation

Encircled by the separation barrier, threatened with demolition orders, and deemed illegal aliens in their own homes, the residents of the Palestinian village of Walajeh are fighting for their lives. From the village of Walajeh, one can see much of Jerusalem. The round roof of Teddy Stadium, where the city’s soccer teams play. The towers of…

By Joshua Leifer March 19, 2018

Israelis swim in a spring belonging to the destroyed Palestinian village of Walajeh, near Jerusalem. (Anne Paq/Activestills.org)

Israel expropriated a Palestinian spring. Why? Because it can.

The residents of Walajeh, who have long suffered abuses under occupation, will no longer have access to their spring. By Laura Wharton The smiles in the picture above represent the cynical face of the occupation. There are a number of male officials in the picture, and very few women, standing and smiling next to the Ein Hiniyeh…

By +972 Magazine March 6, 2018

Dozens of Palestinians hold a mass prayer to protest the planned demolition of 14 buildings in their village of Walajeh, West Bank, August 18, 2017. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

In Walajeh, Palestinian residents mobilize against Israeli demolitions

Villagers temporarily stopped one round of demolitions earlier this month by blocking bulldozers from entering the village, but local activists expect the demolitions will eventually take place. Photos & text by: Ahmad Al-Bazz / Activestills.org Dozens of Palestinian residents of Walajeh, a Palestinian village nestled between Jerusalem and Bethlehem, demonstrated last Friday against the planned…

By Activestills August 21, 2017