Israeli Settlers Force Palestinian Village Ras al-'Ain to Dismantle and Leave
By
abdelhousni
Slow-proofed and worth the wait. Worth its weight in flour.
Summary
The article describes the destruction of Ras al-'Ain, the last large Palestinian village in the southern Jordan Valley, after three years of daily assaults by Israeli settlers from illegal outposts. The author, who lived there for years, details how all families have now dismantled their homes and left, following a pattern of ethnic cleansing that destroyed neighboring villages like Mu'arrajat. The piece connects these events to broader issues of Israeli democracy being compromised by the extreme right's power and ongoing occupation.
Key quotes
· 5 pulledFor the last three years or so, the pastoral West Bank village of Ras al-'Ain was my home away from home, its Bedouin people an extended family.
Israeli settlers living in illegal outposts adjacent to the village assaulted it daily throughout these years and have now finally overwhelmed it.
All the families have taken apart their houses and left.
Ras al-'Ain was the last large Palestinian village in the southern Jordan Valley.
As long as the daily horrors in the occupied territories continue and the extreme right remains in power, democracy in Israel will be sick at the core.
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