One morning, the Hathaleen family of Umm al-Khair discovered that their outhouse had fallen within the illegally expanding boundaries of the nearby Carmel settlement. Then the IDF made things even worse. The family now has to cross the road to use the neighbors’ toilet
“For the past year and a half, every step we take outside our homes has been calculated,” the head of one household tells us. “We don’t leave except out of necessity. We take turns keeping watch.”
‘What is happening is not just targeting the wheat crop, but an attempt to push Palestinians to leave their land
“What is happening right now is [the] erasure of humans, trees and stones, and anything that is Palestinian, by settlers under the support of the military. ” – Muntasir al-Maliki, a resident of Kufr Malik
Taybeh’s Christians see soaring rates of Israeli military-assisted settler violence; Christians in Lebanon’s ancient city of Tyre flee as Israeli bombs kill 8.
Trump considers himself “winner” ■ Gazans face severe shortages of everything ■ extremist Israeli settlers boast about their violence against Palestinians ■ More
Critical headlines, updates on US-Israel war on Iran, Israel’s war on Lebanon ■ Palestinians killed in Gaza and West Bank ■ Israel drops rape charges against its soldiers ■ many more headlines
Smotrich says new war on Gaza in the offing; occupation tourism?; the handy label of “terrorist”; Iran diplomacy without diplomats; more Iran headlines; why Kamala lost; more pro-Israel media on the way?; more.
Can Trump even do that?; status quo on Jerusalem holy site “collapsing”; extremist Israeli settlers hit new level of brazenness; cost of war to Israel and the US; Tucker and Huckabee spar; a politician says the “G word”
Settlers in Gaza; Iran headlines; West Bank displacement, prisoners; Palestinian Martyrs’ Fund; Gaza Sumud Flotilla’s latest mission; more