#Massafer Yatta

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Please help Hussein keep telling stories from Massafer Yatta and the west bank.

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Liberan a Hamdan Ballal, codirector del documental ganador del Óscar “No Other Land”

Hamdan Ballal, codirector palestino del aclamado documental "No Other Land", fue liberado este martes tras ser detenido por las fuerzas israelíes el pasado lunes mientras recibía atención médica en una ambulancia en Massafer Yatta, Cisjordania ocupada. La liberación de Ballal fue confirmada por su compañero de dirección, Yuval Abraham, y varios medios de comunicación.

El arresto de Ballal se produjo después de que un grupo de colonos israelíes atacara violentamente la aldea palestina de Susiya, hiriendo a varias personas y causando daños materiales. Durante el ataque, que ocurrió alrededor de las 18:00 horas, los agresores llegaron armados con porras, cuchillos y al menos un rifle de asalto, además de cubrir sus rostros con máscaras. Según reportes, cinco activistas judíos estadounidenses que acudieron al lugar para documentar la violencia también fueron agredidos y su vehículo fue destrozado con piedras.

Detención tras el ataque

Hamdan Ballal resultó herido, con lesiones visibles en la cabeza y el estómago, y fue atendido por paramédicos en el lugar. Sin embargo, cuando era trasladado en una ambulancia, soldados israelíes irrumpieron en el vehículo y se llevaron detenido a Ballal junto a otro palestino. Desde ese momento, no se tuvo información sobre su paradero hasta su reciente liberación.

Reacciones y denuncia internacional

La detención de Ballal generó una ola de indignación internacional. Yuval Abraham denunció el hecho a través de su cuenta de X, señalando que su compañero había sido “linchado” por colonos y posteriormente detenido sin justificación. La productora del documental también expresó su preocupación por la seguridad de Ballal y pidió su liberación inmediata.

Camino a casa

De acuerdo con los reportes más recientes, Ballal ya está de camino a reunirse con su familia. La noticia de su liberación ha sido recibida con alivio por sus colegas y defensores de los derechos humanos que siguen denunciando la violencia sistemática que enfrentan las comunidades palestinas en la región.

“No Other Land”, ganador del Óscar al mejor documental, retrata la realidad de la ocupación israelí en Cisjordania y la resistencia pacífica de las comunidades afectadas, convirtiéndose en un símbolo de denuncia y esperanza para el pueblo palestino.

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there is still that narrative from liberals and centrists that paint israeli settlers as innocent civilians, but you have to serve in the IOF for 2 years if you're a citizen of isntreal. we've seen what happened to that taylor swift updates girl, she went to prison multiple time for refusing to join the iof. when she was on trial and the court was trying to see if she could be marked as a pacifist, they asked her if she would punch a nazi, she said yes, and they got mad at her... plus the main aggressors of refugee camps in palestine's west bank are armed settlers. also so called "innocent civilians" are like annexing villages like massafer yatta (in west bank) shooting palestinians and telling them to leave. ofc there are those who are anti-zionist and anti-occupation activists and such, but only paying attention to them is really distracting to the fact that adult settlers contribute to this onslaught whether they are current IOF or just a "civilian" with a gun. palestine doesn't have a military, they've never invaded anyone, all they have are resistance fighters who wear bucket hats and sweatpants who grew up in palestinian refugee camps.

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Last week in Massafer Yatta, of the southern Hebron Hills, approximately 30 Israeli soldiers conducted a raid on the villages of Umm Al Khair and Al Majaz. During the operation, they imposed restrictions on the movement of the residents, closed entrances, and conducted thorough searches in nearly every house.

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Jan 5 2025: At Settler’s Request, Soldiers Brutally Assault Massafer Yatta Residents for Sowing their own Land. Their Father Speaks Out (Video)

A larger map of Massafer Yatta can be found here. To see the broader surroundings, go to B’Tselem’s interactive map and zoom towards the very south … Jan 5 2025: At Settler’s Request, Soldiers Brutally Assault Massafer Yatta Residents for Sowing their own Land. Their Father Speaks Out (Video)

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[ID: Instagram graphics with the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights logo. The first graphic reads: "Palestine under attack. Gaza. Susiya. Masafer Yatta. Armed Israeli settlers with government-issued weapons, reinforced by soldiers, are attacking Palestinians in the West Bank, threatening to wipe them out just like in Gaza, and forcing them out of their native land." Second graphic reads: "Emergency call to action: today [October 30, 2023] settlers issued a menacing ultimatum that if the villagers of Susya do not vacate in 24 hours they will return to kill residents. We are hearing similar stories through Masafer Yatta." It pictures a person in a kufiyya raising a finger as they face off with six armed people in full protective gear. Large text reads "Sava Masafer Yatta." Third graphic reads: "Residents call on people around the world to 'check in' to Masafer Yatta on FB and Instagram in solidarity with the villagers facing imminent violence." The graphic pictures people in full protective gear wrecking a shed with heavy machinery. Fourth graphic reads: "It will also show settlers and soldiers that the world is watching and that the residents of Masafer Yatta are not alone." Graphic shows people in T-shirts that read #SaveMasafarYatta carrying Palestinian flags." Fifth image reads "Check in to Masafer Yatta now and share this post! #SaveMasaferYatta." It contains a photo of a road sign in a desert reading:

!סכנה: שטח אש הכניסה אסורה

!خطر: منطقة النار. الدخول ممنوع

Danger: firing area. Entrance forbidden!

Sixth image reads: "Emergency call to action. Residents of Susiya, and other residents of Masafer Yatta and the South Hebron Hills, are facing imminent expulsion and threats of mass murder from settlers. What you can do: 1. On Instragram, create a post with your location set as "Massafer Yatta". 2. On Facebook, 'check in' to "Masafer Yatta." 3. In these posts, express your solidarity with Susiya and Masafer Yatta to stay on their land. 4. Share this call to action everywhere." End ID]

Emergency Call to Action!

Sources: USCPR, CJNV

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Here in Tuwani learning about the Israeli military push to demolish the villages in Massafer Yatta. Isaac is still crushing it on the introductions of the speakers.

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Basil Adraa writes:

Sometimes I film, and can’t believe what I am seeing. Eighty settlers, masked, attacked a Palestinian town now in Massafer Yatta. They went house after house, broke windows, smashed cars, with knives and hammers. Residents fled. A big stone they threw, broke the head of a three year old child, Mohammed, who is now injured in the hospital. Soldiers backed them up with tear gas, injure

I can’t forget the way all villagers left their homes, terrified, the kids screaming, as settlers entered their living rooms, mad with violence and rage. The women were crying. I am attaching some photos I managed to take, and hopefully I will share some videos soon of the violence.

This is part of a larger apartheid policy Israel carries out, to evict all of us from these lands, here in Massafer Yatta. The army helps destroys our homes every week with bulldozers, and settlers attack families, using the Jewish holiday of Sukkot to gather together and destroy a village.

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It pained me to listen to the victims of the following attack that took place in Saddat Al Tha'ala  14.11.2021

From: The Villages Group Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2021 9:49 AM To: Ehud Krinis <ksehud@gmail.com> Subject: The Pain that is Massafer Yatta - Hamed's Report

  It pained me to listen to the victims of the following attack that took place in Saddat Al Tha'ala

 On 6 November, 2021 a group of five settlers scuffled with a Palestinian family of three men and two women when the settlers trespassed on their house yard with their sheep. The Israeli police arrived and arrested two men for assaulting the settlers and released them after paying a bail of 2000 ILS each. 

 On 7 November, a group of 5-6 settlers armed with batons and pepper spray attacked the same family and assaulted a man and two women with batons and fled the location. A 40-year old man sustained a fracture in the hand, a 39-year old woman had her nose broken, and  another woman suffered bruises. All were admitted to the hospital and complaints were filed in the Israeli police against the assailants, with no arrests reported so far.

 As to add insult to injury, the 5 settlers insisted on bringing their 500 sheep and making them drink from the only water cistern in the village. Despite the fact that the cistern is located on a private Palestinian land and the fact that the Palestinian owner BOUGHT water and placed it in the cistern (due to the ongoing lack of rain), the Army basically declared a curfew in the village and allowed the settlers to bring their sheep and drink from the cistern for MORE THAN THREE HOURS while the Palestinian owners were helplessly looking on !!!!!!

 I could have cried listening to this ......... 

 Speaking to the elder of the village, he requested some fencing of his land to prevent settlers from trespassing. 

 We shall be working on that. 

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Dec 24 2024: Military-backed Settlers Loot and Vandalize Halawa Residents’ Property, under guise of “Security Search”

A general map of Massafer Yatta can be found here. To see the broader surroundings, go to B’Tselem’s interactive map and zoom towards the very south … Dec 24 2024: Military-backed Settlers Loot and Vandalize Halawa Residents’ Property, under guise of “Security Search”

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Nakba day actions around Scotland

Nakba day actions around Scotland

Edinburgh Action for Palestine. Join us this Saturday, corner of Princes Street & Castle Street (outside the former HSBC) at 11am. Saturday 15 May is Nakba Day, the day to commemorate the ethnic cleansing of Palestine – begun in the late 1940s, continuing to this day (East Jerusalem, Jordan Valley, Massafer Yatta etc). Social distancing requirements will be adhered to. And from the SPSC: NOTICE…

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Interstice. Life in the Firing Zone 918 is an on-going photo documentary project about life in the area of Masafer Yatta, located in the South Hebron Hills. 

 Conceived as an artistic-ethnographic project, Interstice: Life in the Firing Zone 918 is a document about the cave-dwelling communities of Masafer Yatta and their unique way of life, their challenges and their transformations in a changing landscape.

Please join us at the AICafe on Tuesday 22 May at 8.00 p.m for Interstice: Life in the firing zone 918 – a photo documentary project about Masafer Yatta by Eduardo Soteras.

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Fall 2024: Settler Militia Takes Over the Depth of Masafer Yatta (“Firing Zone 918”)

The junction which new squatters’ outpost controls is marked by a white circle in the map below. A general map of Massafer Yatta can be found here. …Fall 2024: Settler Militia Takes Over the Depth of Masafer Yatta (“Firing Zone 918”)

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Oct. 28 2024: Settlers Squat on Private Palestinian Land at Heart of Masafer Yatta; make Locals’ Life Hell with Impunity

A general map of Massafer Yatta can be found here. To see the broader surroundings, go to B’Tselem’s interactive map and zoom towards the very south … Oct. 28 2024: Settlers Squat on Private Palestinian Land at Heart of Masafer Yatta; make Locals’ Life Hell with Impunity

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July 2024: Request for Donations to Residents of Demolished Umm-Al-Kheir Homes

Umm-Al-Kheir is in the northeast corner of Massafer Yatta. Carmel – the region’s first Israeli settlement – was established in 1981 on expropriated …July 2024: Request for Donations to Residents of Demolished Umm-Al-Kheir Homes