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Demolitions

“Are the soldiers coming again tonight?”

“Are the soldiers coming again tonight?” Repeated Israeli raids on three Palestinian homes, complete with  police dogs, brutal arrests, confiscations, terrified children, demolition orders … and nearly eight weeks of silence from the Israeli authorities: This is the experience of Beit Kahil village’s extended Assafrah family and their Zahur in-laws. That all happen after the […]

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Demolitions

“We will start all over again”: Palestinians face a surge of home demolitions

“We will start all over again”: Palestinians face a surge of home demolitions Early in the morning on 22 July, more than 1,000 Israeli soldiers and government workers arrived to Sur Bahir in the southern area of East Jerusalem and aggressively began the process of demolishing 70 Palestinian homes. Alongside the sheer magnitude, this home […]