Last Saturday, during an attempt to protect the village of Burin from settler attacks and to support the farmers in the olive harvest season, some 50 settlers backed by the military have attacked activists and villagers. On Saturday some 200 volunteers from all over the West Bank came together in Burin, a village heavily targeted […]
Category: Regions
Statement: #KhanalAhmar – one step towards survival as the struggle needs to escalate
Sunday October 21, the Israeli 'security' cabinet ratified the decision on a temporary freeze of the demolition of the Palestinian Bedouin community Khan al Ahmar, even if accompanied by further threats. The freeze is result of the popular steadfastness on the ground and ever growing global pressure. Israel's announcement has shown the impact we can […]
More bulldozers at #KhanalAhmar
This morning bulldozers arrived again at Khan al Ahmar to pave the way to more roads to prepare for the demolition of the community. One person has been arrested, five injured. Brutal aggression was meted out against the people defending Khan al Ahmar, one of 46 Palestinian villages in the area that Israel wants to […]
Settler sewage infesting #KhanalAhmar
The river and lake that have since yesterday appeared in Khan al Ahmar are stinking sewage water from the illegal settlements. See photos of the environmental crime and the gross human rights violation and harrassment here. Since yesterday morning, settlers from the illegal settlements surrounding Khan al Ahmar have started diverting their sewage water to […]
Khan al Ahmar at Day Zero
Since yesterday night, over 500 people are gathered at the village of Khan al Ahmar to support the community in the moment the Israeli deadline for demolition expired. Khan al Ahmar and the Palestinian people in solidarity are counting on international support. Three more tents had to be collectively erected to host the crowd that […]
#KhanalAhmar: Continued protests show strength
Over 200 people gathered at Khan al Ahmar to let Israeli military know that collective struggle will defend the community from any demolitions Israel is planning. Occupation forces closed the access roads to Khan al Ahmar, nevertheless many went marching on foot to join the protest. Please continue to mobilize to defend #KhanalAhmar: Call your […]
Khan al Ahmar warns Israeli military about war crimes
Never losing their sense of irony, even during daily struggle, Palestinian grassroots activists yesterday responded to Israel's leaflets ordering the people of Khan al Ahmar to destroy their own homes by distributing their own leaflets to the soldiers of Beit El military settlement. The leaflet alerted all those involved in or complicit with the destruction […]
#KhanalAhmar: Israel orders people to destroy their own homes
Yesterday night, Israeli occupation forces have distributed flyers to the people of Khan al Ahmar demanding they should destroy themselves all the homes and building of the community until latest October 1. Israel’s military even offers ‘helpline’ for the people in Khan al Ahmar. The flyers printed on head paper with the emblem of the […]
#KhanalAhmar: Israel attempts to close access to the community
This morning Israel called in armoured bulldozers to destroy the access road to the Bedouin community. The road is already repaired and people are as determined as before to resist Israel’s ethnic cleansing. People from the community and from the ever growing number of volunteers that stay in Khan al Ahmar to give support to […]
Wadi al Ahmar destroyed at dawn – #KhanalAhmar still resists
This morning over 200 Israeli soldiers arrived with their weaponry and bulldozers to destroy the new neighbourhood of Khan al Ahmar, called Wadi al Ahmar. At dawn, the Israeli occupation forces came and surrounded the entire area. They threatened and intimidated the 200 residents of Khan al Ahmar and the some 100 activists from across […]