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I know a man from the west bank village of Mas’ha , his house located behind the wall which separates his house from the other houses of the village and keep it imprisoned between the settlement and the wall.
The man refused to evacuate the house and refused to bargain over his house. He is insisting to stay at home with his family although he is imprisoned with his family in their old house for more than 5 years.
I live in Beit Sahour, a village in the Westbank (Palestine) with a majority of christian Palestinians. Recently a group of Jewish settlers arrived to the east side of the town to create a new settlement, taking land from Palestinian farmers and posing a direct threat to the safety of the Palestinians who live near there. Settlers often carry guns and attack Palestinians (which we never hear in the media! but believe me, i saw that with my own eyes!).The settlers said they want to prevent the Municipality of Beit Sahour to build a childrens hospital there. Arab children obviously dont deserve medical treatment?! .We resist the start of this new settler outpost. How? .By non-violence and by confusion! .With…
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