The Israeli government may demolish a school donated to a small Palestinian community, leaving more than 20 children without education.
Video: The struggle for Masafer Yatta
Video via The Electronic Intifada
The Israeli government may demolish a school donated to a small Palestinian community, leaving more than 20 children without education.
Video: The struggle for Masafer Yatta
Video via The Electronic Intifada
For Democrats in the United States and the political “centrists” in Israel—represented by Joe Biden and Yair Lapid, respectively—the loss of credibility for the two-state solution has meant losing more and more support for Israeli policies. As the respected polling site 538.com noted recently, among many other sources, younger Democrats are increasingly supportive of Palestinians and less so of Israeli policies.
The return of the two-state solution illusion
Fewer than six months after a court order expelling the inhabitants of Masafer Yatta from their homes, life in the area has changed beyond recognition. Day-to-day existence had always been difficult in the eight small villages scattered through the area in the absence of basic facilities, even before Israel declared the area a military firing zone, but in recent months it has grown even worse amid the constant presence of the Israeli army and live-fire training. Roadblocks between the villages make it harder for the inhabitants to get in and out, and roads are closed to non-residents. As a result, many villagers have stopped using their cars. As in the old days, they ride donkeys or they walk.
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