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Bedouins in the West Bank hold fast to their land — as pressure builds for them to leave

          By Joshua Mitnick  July 3, 2017 |Reporting From Khan Al Ahmar, West Bank The predawn sky exposes the outlines of the slopes of the Judaean desert. A strip of lamps on a new highway bathes the rocky earth in a ruddy glow, as motorists zip …

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On Passover, Settlers Take Over for State Inspectors to Mark Bedouin Structures for Demolition

The oversight, according to one of the settler activist, serves as a deterrent, even if not every structure built without a permit is discovered in real time Amira Hass | Apr 12, 2017 4:41 AM   Five volunteer jeep owners from settlements near Ma’aleh Adumim, east of Jerusalem, are watching the Bedouin …

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EU Sharply Protests Israeli Demolition of Palestinian Homes in Area C, Warns It Will Lead to ‘Forced Transfer’

A routine meeting between the Foreign Ministry’s director and the EU envoys last week turned into a protest by the European states against Israel’s plan to demolish a Bedouin village. Barak Ravid | Apr 04, 2017 12:21 PM   The European Union is demanding that Israel stop demolishing Palestinian homes in Area …

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Al Khan al Ahmar – International Law and the Paradox of Hope – by Dr. Alice Panepinto

https://socialandlegalstudies.wordpress.com/2017/03/09/al-khan-al-ahmar-international-law-and-the-paradox-of-hope/#more-239 Al Khan al Ahmar, international law and the paradox of hope Alice Panepinto Research Fellow, University of Warwick, UK http://www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/law/people/alice_panepinto/ Imagine living day after day unsure of when your home will be demolished. That will most likely mean having to quickly move elsewhere out of necessity, not out of …

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Badil: Coercive Environments: Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians in the occupied territory

March 2017:  BADIL releases the legal study Coercive Environments: Israel’s forcible transfer of Palestinians in the occupied territory; an examination of systematic Israeli practices and policies creating a coercive environment leading to the forcible transfer of Palestinians today. http://www.badil.org/phocadownloadpap/badil-new/publications/research/in-focus/FT-Coercive-Environments.pdf Understanding the scale and enduring nature of the forced displacement and …

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March 2017: UN OCHA: Tightening of coercive environment on Bedouin communities around Ma’ale Adumim settlement

https://www.ochaopt.org/content/monthly-humanitarian-bulletin-february-2017 Posted on March 11, 2017  as part of  The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | February 2017 Since the beginning of 2017, a number of developments have generated additional pressure on Palestinian Bedouin communities located within and around the area designated by the Israeli authorities for the E1 settlement plan and …

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Tightening of coercive environment on Bedouin communities around Ma’ale Adumim settlement

Posted on 11 March 2017 as part of  The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | February 2017 Since the beginning of 2017, a number of developments have generated additional pressure on Palestinian Bedouin communities located within and around the area designated by the Israeli authorities for the E1 settlement plan and the expansion of …

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Tightening of coercive environment on Bedouin communities around Ma’ale Adumim settlement

Posted on 11 March 2017 as part of The Monthly Humanitarian Bulletin | February 2017 Khan al Ahmar school at risk of demolition after receiving demolition order from the ICA on 5 March 2017. © Archive photo by OCHA, 2013 Since the beginning of 2017, a number of developments have generated additional pressure …

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