A Generator, Four Palestinians and Five Israeli Soldiers: You Know What Happens Next
In A-Rakiz, settlers sent soldiers in to put a stop to a Palestinian man's "criminal act" of fixing the roof. He is now paralysed below the neck.
Photo: Guy Butavia
World10/Mar/2021
A-Rakiz is perched on the sharp spine of a rocky ridge in the South Hebron hills. It would be a charming, if rugged, place to live were it not for the ruins of its houses scattered over the village lands and for the two illegal settlements of Avigail and Chavat Maon on either side. A-Rakiz has a history of house demolitions going back some years. On November 25, 2020, the army destroyed another five houses there, including that of Harunâs parents, Rasmi and Farsi, and the one Rasmi built for Harun and his bride-to-be. Since then the family has been living in one of the caves still more or less intact in the village. Itâs cold in the cave during these winter months. I know, I sat there with the parents for some hours last week.