In 1999, Palestinians living in Masafer Yatta were evicted from their homes, allowed only to return as they waited for a final court ruling. Now, Israel has decided once again to expel the residents, reviving old traumas
This article originally appeared in “The Landline,” +972’s weekly newsletter. Subscribe here. Standing in the main hall of Israel’s Supreme Court last Tuesday, I came face-to-face with the man responsible for demolishing Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank. The man doesn’t physically carry them out, but rather orders them, and sometimes even shows up to…
Children in the South Hebron Hills face a recurring trauma: the state's destruction of their homes, and of the security a home is supposed to bring.