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GENEVA (10 September 2018) – An Israeli High Court ruling giving the Government of Israel the green light to demolish the entire Palestinian Bedouin community of Khan al-Ahmar Ab al Helu, has been described as “appalling” by two UN human rights experts*.“It is gravely disappointing that a High Court can …
Read More »Why Israel Demolishes: Khan Al-Ahmar as Representation of Greater Genocide
ike vultures, Israeli soldiers descended on Khan Al-Ahmar on September 14, recreating a menacing scene with which the residents of this small Palestinian village, located East of Jerusalem, are all-too familiar.The strategic location of Khan Al-Ahmar makes the story behind the imminent Israeli demolition of the peaceful village unique amid …
Read More »Palestinian activists hand out “warning” notice to Israeli soldiers
PNN/ Jerusalem/Activists from the Popular Struggle Coordination Committee on Monday carried out an activity, where they handed out “warning” notices to the Israeli civil administration regarding the consequences of participating in the demolition of Khan Al-Ahmar Bedouin village, which is considered a crime against humanity by international humanitarian law.Activists put up the …
Read More »Doomed Palestinian village turns to Europe as last hope
KHAN AL-AHMAR, West Bank (AP) — For the anxious Palestinian residents of Khan al-Ahmar, there’s little left to do but wait. After the West Bank hamlet lost its last legal protection against demolition late last week, Israeli forces could swoop in any day now to tear down the desert community’s …
Read More »Children of Khan al-Ahmar appeal to Angela Merkel to save their village
Yumna Patel Carlos Latuff on the demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem. As the destruction of their homes grows more imminent, the villagers of Khan al-Ahmar have appealed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will be visiting Israel this week, to stop the demolitions.On Tuesday, …
Read More »Time’s Up for Khan al-Ahmar: Israel Can Now Legally Demolish Contested West Bank Village
Over the past few months, Khan al-Ahmar has become a magnet for solidarity activists, with dozens of Palestinian activists coming to the site, holding rallies and meetings, and building symbolical new structures – which were immediately demolished https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news Amira Hass Oct 02, 2018 10:24 AM Sunrise over the West Bank …
Read More »‘This act is not only heartless and discriminatory, it is illegal’
The village faces total destruction, with an illegal Jewish settlement set to replace it © Amnesty International / Richard Burton Khan al-Ahmar is home to 180 people from the Bedouin community, while its school provides education for 170 children from five different Bedouin communities‘This act is not only heartless and …
Read More »Children of Khan al-Ahmar appeal to Angela Merkel to save their village
Yumna Patel on October 2, 2018 Carlos Latuff on the demolition of the Bedouin village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of Jerusalem. As the destruction of their homes grows more imminent, the villagers of Khan al-Ahmar have appealed to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who will be visiting Israel this week, to …
Read More »Israel gives Palestinians eight days to leave Khan al-Ahmar
The Israeli government has told Palestinians living in a Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank to demolish their homes within the next eight days and leave.The warning on Sunday comes just weeks after Israel’s Supreme Court rejected appeals against demolition.The Israeli defence ministry unit that oversees civilian affairs in …
Read More »Opinion | Soon I Will Watch Israel Destroy My Home
As I write these words, I await Israel’s destruction of the only home and community that I have known in my 52 years of life. The 180 residents of my West Bank village, Khan al-Ahmar — men, women and children — will soon be forcibly removed from our land in …
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