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Thursday is House Demolition Day in the Jordan Valley – #3 Sulieman Families
Having concluded our interviews in Khirbet ar Ras al Ahmar, we began our journey back to Yanoun. We had a stop to make in Huwwara to pick up Ulrike, one of our colleagues from the Bethlehem placement. She was joining … Continue reading
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Tagged Demolition, Israeli Civil Authority, Israeli military
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Thursday is House Demolition Day in the Jordan Valley – #2 Beni Odeh Families
After we said our goodbyes to the two families whose homes were demolished in Mu’arrajat, we received another urgent call. The military were demolishing four homes in Khirbet ar Ras al Ahmar. We traveled north for 30 minutes along Route … Continue reading
Posted in Bedouin, Jordan Valley, Palestinian Families
Tagged Demolition, Israeli Civil Authority, Israeli military
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Thursday is House Demolition Day in the Jordan Valley – #1 Molehed Families
We start out each week with a carefully thought out plan. And within the space of hours, the plan seems to change as urgent calls come in to support Palestinian villages under attack. Such was the case this Thursday, June … Continue reading
Posted in Bedouin, Galilee, Jordan Valley, Palestinian Families
Tagged Demolition, Israeli Civil Authority, Israeli military
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Road Trip to Northern West Bank – The Freedom Theatre in Jenin Refugee Camp
The road trip to northern West Bank continued on June 12. Our third stop was at the Jenin Refugee Camp in Jenin. First, a small bit of history. On April 1, 2002, as part of Operation Defensive Shield, the Israeli … Continue reading
Hiking up Masada and Floating in the Dead Sea
It was May 28 and the temperature was already climbing, my colleague Ulrike and I hustled to catch a bus from Jerusalem’s Central Bus Station to the Dead Sea. We made it with 2 minutes to spare. Soon the bus … Continue reading
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Tagged Byzantine church, Dead Sea, Herod the Great, Jewish rebels, Masada, Roman siege camps, Snake Trail, Wadi Masada
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Taking an Early Morning Walk, Visiting a New Donkey and Bringing in the Wheat Sheaves
On June 10 I set out from Upper Yanoun for the routine morning walk. We have two options on our twice daily walks: Old Nablus Road (7 km) or Jordan Valley View (6 km). My destination was the Jordan Valley … Continue reading
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Tagged Administrative divisions of the Oslo Accords, Khader, Olive, Wheat
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Here we go again – Four Bedouin Homes Demolished near Jericho
The Israeli military demolished four concrete houses and one animal shelter on June 4, 2013. All houses belonged to the same family, Mohammed Hussein Al-Zaid and his three sons. They live in the Bedouin village of Nuwei’ma Al Fauq, just … Continue reading
Posted in Jordan Valley, Military Violence, Palestinian Families
Tagged Bedouin, Demolition, emergency tents, Jericho, sound bombs, tear gas
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Home demolition in the Jordan Valley – Al Jiftlik
On May 28, our EAPPI team was called urgently to document the demolition of a home in the village of Al Jiftlik, in the Jordan Valley. The home of Rashid Salaami, his mother, 2 wives, and his children, was demolished … Continue reading
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