In recent weeks, Israeli repression of human rights defenders in Masafer Yatta has intensified. This is part of a long-standing policy of intimidation and repression of non-violent activist work, particularly against HRDs affiliated with Youth of Sumud. The repression of HRDs in Masafer Yatta, most recent of which is the case of 19-year-old Mohammed Huraini […]
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Testimony of Mohammed Huraini in Israeli detention
On August 5, 2023, Israeli occupation forces arrested Mohammed Huraini from the village of Al-Twani, Masafer Yatta. Aged only 19 years old, Mohammed was was arrested several times by the Israeli military in the last couple of years. The recent detention of Mohammed comes as part of constant Israeli attempts to clamp down on activists […]
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Palestinians in Khirbet Tuba face increased settler violence
26-year-old Fatma Awad from Khirbet Tuba, Masafer Yatta was inside the cave that is her home preparing breakfast when a group of Israeli illegal settlers invaded her family’s land on August 2, 2023. The settlers sat up a tent near the family’s water well. “This is not the first time they do so,” Fatma asserted. The […]
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Urgent call for action: #DefendUmQussaSchool from Israeli demolition
Join in the #DefendOurSchools call for action to stop the imminent demolition of Khirbet Um Qussa School in Masafer Yatta. The looming demolition of Khirbet Um Qussa School sounds yet another the alarm bell about the demolition of several other schools in Masafer Yatta and Israel’s ethnic cleansing plans for at least eight villages in […]
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#DefendMasaferYatta: Sep. 16-19- Global Days of Action for Masafer Yatta
We call for a global mobilization on September 16 – 19 in solidarity with Palestinians in Masafer Yatta to support their steadfastness and resistance to apartheid Israel’s intensified ethnic cleansing. We start our mobilization on September 16, the 40th anniversary of the massacre in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatila, committed in 1982 […]
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Apartheid Israel Orders Demolition of Ein Samiya School
While students around the world are waiting for the opening of their schools, Palestinian students in Ein Samiya are anxiously expecting an imminent Israeli demolition of their school. If no action is taken to thwart Israeli demolition plans, the dreams of the students of Ein Samiya about a better future forged through accessing school might be buried in what […]
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Ein Samiya: An agrarian land reserve under Israel’s onslaught
“On July 23, 2022 Israeli settlers brutally invaded my land, located in Ein Samiya and stole 22 beehives belonging to me through. These beehives were my only source of livelihood. Now, I only have four beehives,” narrated Amer Rustom, a farmer and beekeeper from the village of Kufr Malek, North-East Ramallah. Ein Samiya, classified […]
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Media Statement: End Water Apartheid
Today, August 15, 2022 the End Water Apartheid Campaign, launched by South African and Palestinian movements released a statement condemning South African officials for meeting with so-called Israeli water ‘experts to address the water crisis in South Africa. This is an act of blue-washing through which Israel seeks to deflect attention from its water apartheid […]
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Sami Huraini: ‘Israeli detention won’t stop my resistance!’
“Israeli soldiers held me captive for eight hours in the hot summer sun,” says Sami Huraini as he narrates how he was arrested and harassed by the Israeli occupation yesterday, June 28. After eight hours of detention, humiliation and dehumanization Sami was released. Sami, who is a grassroots organizer and co-founder of Youth of Sumud, […]
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Israeli live-fire military training in Masafer Yatta is ongoing
For a week, Israeli soldiers along with their guns, bulldozers, military jeeps, tanks and helicopters have been invading Palestinian villages in Masafer Yatta. This is part of the live-fire military training that has started on June 21, 2022 and will last for two more weeks. The Israeli army’s military training is being carried out in […]