Salfit

An unnatural thing: Israeli occupation plans to cut trees in the name of natural preservation

Submitted by Charlotte Silver on Sat, 05/19/2012 - 09:35
The Wadi Qana belongs to the village of Deir Istya, but the Israeli occupation controls its fate. After labeling it a “natural reserve,” the occupation authorities have ordered the destruction of nearly 2,000 of its trees.

Hebron woman goes on hunger strike over settler attacks

Mya Guarnieri
Hebron
23 January 2012
Settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank has risen 40 percent since 2010, and 165 percent since 2009, according to the UN. Protesting a wave of settler attacks on her home and property, one elderly Palestinian woman in Hebron went on hunger strike.
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