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Local resident Cassandra Dixon returned from more than a month in Masafer Yatta, an area in the Hebron Hills of the Palestinian West Bank, on April 11th. She gave us an eyewitness report of what she saw and experienced while she was there.
There are no words for their isolation and the abandonment of these rural Palestinian communities by most of the world.
As the situation in Gaza deteriorates, Israeli armed forces and settlers in Masafer Yatta have attacked villages with impunity to drive Palestinians off their land, destroy their homes and steal their flocks.
To make things worse, the US has provided money, arms and support for these attacks while there is no safety for Palestinian herders.
Cassandra directed listeners to follow the situation on Al Jazeera, which provides some news of these attacks. The Madison Rafah Sister City Project also has news and information about local events and support for Palestine at www.madisonrafah.org
A few links to news stories: From Mondoweiss, Al Jazeera and Harpers
About the photo Photo Credit: Mahmoud.photography97
Cassandra said, “Settlers just shot this dear man, Sheik Said, in the village of Ar Rakeez very near Tuwani. The wound is very deep and he was bleeding very badly.”
“Israeli soldiers and ambulance personnel stood around and allowed him to bleed on the ground for some time and then took him in an Israeli ambulance.”
“He is an incredibly sweet man. Loves his children and his wife very much and has worked very hard to help his village.”
His leg was amputated as a result of the serious injury he suffered.
Don’t miss Gil Halstead’s recent interview with MRSCP member and Palestine Partners founder Cassandra Dixon, who has just returned from several weeks in the Masafer Yatta area of the West Bank, Palestine.
The program covers recent attacks on Palestinian farmers and herders in the area and provides an update on the planting of olive trees in the Madison-Masafer Yatta Grove.
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