Opinion | Many West Bank Palestinians Are Being Forced Out of Their Villages. Is My Family Next?
Settler violence is forcing many Palestinians in the West Bank to leave their villages.
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Settler violence is forcing many Palestinians in the West Bank to leave their villages.
Communities who have clung on for decades are leaving their homes in the face of rising attrition by Israelis
Máire Ní Mheibhric, from Galway, Ireland, served as an ecumenical accompanier in the village of Tubas, in the West Bank, from 31 August to 7 October. She also previously served as an ecumenical accompanier in 2019 in Hebron. The World Council of Churches (WCC) Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, based on an appeal from local church leaders to create an international presence in the country, accompanies the local people and communities, offering protective presence and witnessing their daily struggles and hopes. Below, Ní Mheibhric reflects on what she witnessed w...
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Video has emerged that appears to show a Palestinian man being shot by a gunman – understood to be an Israeli settler – who is then manhandled away by alleged Israeli Defence Force soldiers
Israel wants to prevent development in the occupied territories to stop Palestinian self-determination, experts say.