“Around the cut stumps of the ancient trees, which were cut two years ago, wild new branches are growing rampant and stubborn towards the sun as if they wanted to say: ‘We will resist. Our roots and seeds are deeply in this earth. Whatever you do to us. You can´t wipe us out.’” On Monday morning three women from International Women’s Peace Service - Palestine
(IWPS), Kate from the U.S., Megumi from Japan and Karin from Austria, walked down the settler road between the Palestinian village Hares and the illegal Israeli settlement Revava. We went to meet with a family from the neighbouring village, Deir Istia, who plucked up all their courage to pick their last trees left right under the settlement.
As soon as we were close to the little path leading through the grove, Hassan* came out of the fields with his wife and daughter.
(IWPS), Kate from the U.S., Megumi from Japan and Karin from Austria, walked down the settler road between the Palestinian village Hares and the illegal Israeli settlement Revava. We went to meet with a family from the neighbouring village, Deir Istia, who plucked up all their courage to pick their last trees left right under the settlement.
As soon as we were close to the little path leading through the grove, Hassan* came out of the fields with his wife and daughter.
With him was the donkey, packed with all the equipment for harvesting the olives. While we were walking towards their field, the family told us about their life and their land behind the settlement.
The family has been living in Yemen for a long time and came back when the situation in the West Bank seemed about to get better, Arafat was back from exile, and the infrustructure was increasing. Although the occupation was still there, they were motivated to finally come back to their homeland where their roots are and hoped that they would soon be living in a free country.
The family has been living in Yemen for a long time and came back when the situation in the West Bank seemed about to get better, Arafat was back from exile, and the infrustructure was increasing. Although the occupation was still there, they were motivated to finally come back to their homeland where their roots are and hoped that they would soon be living in a free country.