Home Demolition in Al Funduq

Yesterday we went to document the story of a family in Al Funduq whose home was demolished last Thursday. The report is on the IWPS website (Human Rights Report No. 333 written by yours truly) if you want to read it.
http://www.iwps.info/

The first picture here is of their old home.

Then second is their new home.

The third is telling their story.

The last picture here is them making tea for us in their new home. (the tent)

Other assorted odds and ends:

Susiya Petition
Last week I talked about the village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills where the villagers face the possible eviction from their lands for the 5th time. Ta’ayush has also created an online petition to protest this injustice. Please consider signing their petition.
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/Susya67/petition.html

Hamastan or Hamas’ Stand?
Polls indicate that only 1-3% of Palestinians want an Islamic state in Palestine. So why did Hamas win so big? And why do they still retain some popularity? This link takes you to the July 10, 2007 Los Angeles Times where an official of the movement describes Hamas’ goals for all of Palestine. He cleverly calls his excellent article “Hamas' stand”.http://exchange.ips-dc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-oe-marzook10jul10,0,1675308.story?coll=la-tot-opinion%26track=ntottext

Artas Demonstration - Video of Awad entreating soldiers
Here is a link to another video for you to enjoy. This one is entitled
“Awad Asking Soldiers Permission to Visit His Own Land”
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-344645899062047376
Description: During a demonstration at Artas, a village in the West Bank of Palestine one of the organizers and land owner faces a line of Israeli soldiers in riot gear. After explaining that they are brothers who all just want peace, he asks permission to visit his own land that was confiscated just weeks earlier. The Settlement above the wadi that his land is in wants to use the wadi for drainage. (Presumably for sewage as other settlements have done.)