Wednesday, June 19 2013 The Struggle for Being by Amitai Ben-AbbaIn the insane, maniacal strive to live life at its fullest I have found the most meaning in the perseverance and generosity of the Palestinian strugglers in the South Hebron Hills. The mechanics of disenfranchisement are so horrendously well-oiled, that the strugglers of the Wild South resist simply by being. And so, the rest of us, that come from safe(r) surroundings and secure(r) socioeconomic backgrounds, resist simply by being with them. That is the meaning of Ta’ayush – living together, living the end of apartheid and separate-ness. Waking up at ...
Saturday, June 15 2013 Settler from Otniel attacking shepherds flocks and activistsToday, Umm Al Amad lands, near the settlement of Otniel. A settler armed with a gun invades private Palestinian lands, attacks a shpherd and activists and scares away the flock. And all in front of the soldiers who do not stop him, and finally shake his hand.
Saturday, June 8 2013 Weekly activity reportTa’ayush activists spent the Saturday (as any Saturday) in several locations of the South Hebron hills region, and cooperated with local Palestinians. On the lands of the village of Um el Amad, activists accompanied local shepherds and their flocks of goats and sheep, while they went grazing near the settlement of Otni’el. This time the military nor the settlers did not disrupt the shepherds. The shepherds noticed that earlier that week a new invasion into a different part of their lands that started last January, was extended further and was ...
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