This village, with its population of 1700 people, has had no success whatsoever in resisting the violence of the settlers and stopping the annexation of their land. This is the first thing that has worked for them. The word is already spreading.
An added note. Today was the 7th anniversary of Rabin's assassination. It's a joyous holiday for many of the settlers.
This report is from the Boston-area delegation to the International Solidarity Movement's Olive Harvest Campaign. One hundred Internationals are arriving now in the rural West Bank, to accompany Palestinians defying settlers and military curfews to harvest olives, the lifeblood of Palestine's rural economy and symbol of traditional Palestinian life. The presence of Internationals reduces the threat of violence from settlers and the military, and assists the
Palestinians in their resistance to Israeli land-theft and occupation.
An added note. Today was the 7th anniversary of Rabin's assassination. It's a joyous holiday for many of the settlers.
This report is from the Boston-area delegation to the International Solidarity Movement's Olive Harvest Campaign. One hundred Internationals are arriving now in the rural West Bank, to accompany Palestinians defying settlers and military curfews to harvest olives, the lifeblood of Palestine's rural economy and symbol of traditional Palestinian life. The presence of Internationals reduces the threat of violence from settlers and the military, and assists the
Palestinians in their resistance to Israeli land-theft and occupation.