Posts Tagged ‘beita’

‘It’s my land’: Beita farmers struggle to harvest olives near settler outpost

On the outskirts of the town of Beita, south of Nablus city in the northern occupied West Bank, a young man in a grey hoodie crouches behind some trees, moving discreetly through the olive groves that cover the hilly terrain. To a passerby, Ammar Hamayel, 30, might look suspicious, like he’s doing something he’s not […]

‘These are war crimes’: Families mourn two latest victims of Beita protests

Just past the Za’atara military checkpoint, south of Nablus, is the the entrance to the town of Beita. It’s unassuming, much like the town itself, which is nestled between the hilltops of the northern occupied West Bank. Lined with warehouses storing the town’s produce exports, stone mason factories, and the odd blacksmith workshop, the entrance […]

‘Beita is undefeatable’: Inside the struggle to save this Palestinian village from Israeli settlers

In early May, a group of Israeli settlers arrived with caravans and set up an illegal outpost on the top of Jabal Sabih on the outskirts of Beita, in the northern occupied West Bank.  Since then, every single day for more than two months, protests in the village have been nonstop, and the Israeli response […]

The Village Of Beita Non-Violently Resists Ethnic Cleansing, Israel Kills Its People

An illegal Israeli settler outpost, erected on top of land belonging to the Palestinians of Beita village in the West Bank, has resulted in the murder of 7 Palestinians and is being defended at all costs by Israeli soldiers who are legally obligated to destroy it. The new settler outpost constructed in the village of […]

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