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fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

Israeli settlers block Palestinian children from school in the West Bank

Palestinian children in Umm al-Khair are blocked from school due to a barbed-wire fence erected by Israeli settlers, prompting daily peaceful protests.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 weeks ago

As barbed wire blocks kids from class, Palestinians stage Freedom School'

I am Masa, she pleaded. Please open the road for us. We want to go to school. We are not doing anything wrong. We just have our books. We love our school.
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fromKqed
6 months ago

A Village With Close Ties to the Bay Area, Facing Demolition in the West Bank | KQED

Progressive Bay Area Jewish groups support Umm al-Khair amid Israeli demolition orders targeting the village's community center, several homes, playground and greenhouse.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
7 months ago

What Israeli settler encroachment, intimidation look like in the West Bank

Every time Yinon Levi returns to Umm al-Khair, where videos and witness testimonies implicate him in the murder of Awdah Hathaleen, anger stirs within the community. Seeking to prevent further arrests or violence, village leaders urge people to hide in their homes. But Levi's appearance leaves villagers, who have long faced home demolitions by Israeli authorities and attacks from Israeli settlers that have intensified since the war in Gaza started, afraid and seething.
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fromThe Nation
8 months ago

Why the Women of This Tiny Palestinian Village Are on Hunger Strike

Women in Umm al Khair began a hunger strike demanding the return of Awdah Hathaleen's body after he was killed by an Israeli settler.
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