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A Palestinian shepherd herds her sheep, behind her is parked an IDF armored personnel carrier, Jordan Valley, West Bank, December 8, 2016. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

Each morning brings the fear of losing everything

It can be hard to imagine how an early morning walk can end in arrest, or worse. In the Jordan Valley, that’s the reality for Palestinian shepherds fighting to keep control of their land. By A. Daniel Roth Driving northeast from Jerusalem into the occupied West Bank, the sun is making its quick ascent in pinks and…

By +972 Magazine August 25, 2019

Illustrative photo of Birthright visitors lining up to race into the Dead Sea on July 10, 2015. The northern Dead Sea, including Kibbutz Kalia and Kibbutz Almog, are fully in the occupied West Bank. (Matt Hechter/Flash90)

Israeli settlements are a regular destination on Birthright trips

For years, Birthright has been taking participants into the occupied territories, usually without their knowledge or consent. ‘At the end of the day, we Israelis always have been less than truthful about where those lines and boundaries are for tourists,’ one former tour operator says. Before Zachary Popkin-Hall embarked on his Birthright Israel trip in…

By Mairav Zonszein July 16, 2019

A Palestinian woman examines the damage caused to her house after Israeli forces demolished it, Al Hadidiya, Jordan Valley, West Bank, October 11, 2018. (Ahmad Al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

WATCH: What occupation looks like in the occupied Jordan Valley

Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley are forced on a daily basis to cope with Israel’s arbitrary military policies, from imposing restrictions on movement to home demolitions to a lack of access to water — all while Israeli settlers living on the same land face none of the same issues.

By Social TV June 11, 2019

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Israeli soldiers look through IDs belonging to a group of Palestinians, Jordan Valley, West Bank, April 28, 2011. (Activestills.org)

‘Israelis don’t want to hear what I have to say’

Over the past few months, Israeli authorities, along with radical settlers, have turned Guy Hirschfeld into a public enemy of sorts for his activism in the Jordan Valley. In an interview, Hirschfeld talks about building solidarity with Palestinians, why his brash style has turned him into a target, and whether things are getting worse for left-wing activists.

By Edo Konrad December 14, 2018

A Palestinian man plays with his daughter in front of his residential structure following an Israeli demolition in Al Hadidiya, Jordan Valley, West Bank, October 11, 2018. (Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)

PHOTOS: Israeli bulldozers demolish homes in West Bank villages

Israeli bulldozers demolished nine Palestinian structures in the West Bank villages of Al-Hadidiya and Al-Jiftlik late last week. By Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org Israeli bulldozers demolished nine Palestinian structures in two communities in the Jordan Valley last Thursday. The structures belong to three Palestinian families who live in Area C in the West Bank village of Al-Hadidiya in…

By Activestills October 14, 2018

U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United Nations headquarters, New York City, September 26, 2018. (Avi Ohayon/GPO)

What Netanyahu’s idea of peace looks like

Although he may publicly reiterate his support for a two-state solution, Netanyahu’s vision for a future Palestinian state is one that would lack nearly all sovereignty. U.S. President Donald Trump said that he favors two states as a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, during a press conference alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in New…

By Haggai Matar September 27, 2018

Illustrative photo of Italian racer Lucio Cecchinello. (LCR Honda MotoGP Team/CC BY-SA 3.0)

How international performers are unwittingly brought to Israeli settlements

A Honda-sponsored racing event is moved from a settlement into Israel proper. Organizers admit they didn’t inform the headliner that it was in occupied territory, and the racer says he wouldn’t have participated if he had known. For the past several weeks, the Israeli Motorsports Federation and Honda Israel have been promoting an event featuring…

By Edo Konrad February 18, 2018

Students sit in a classroom at school in the Jahalin Bedouin community of Khan Al-Ahmar, West Bank, February 22, 2017. (Faiz Abu Rmeleh/Activestills.org)

Demolishing Palestinian schools ‘a quiet population transfer’

By destroying schools in Palestinian villages in Area C and elsewhere, Israel is forcing Palestinians to make a cruel choice — between their land and their children’s futures. When the children of Beit Ta’mar, a village south-east of Bethlehem, left their improvised schoolhouse for winter vacation about two weeks ago, they did not know if the…

By Orly Noy January 24, 2018

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WATCH: Life under occupation in the Jordan Valley, Part 1

Palestinian residents of the Jordan Valley share their personal experiences of what life under occupation has meant for them. The first of two parts. Iman Abusrur explains how even a simple injury like a broken leg can get complicated when the nearest clinic is 45 kilometers away on rough roads: Khulusi Haj Muhammed visits his…

By Social TV January 19, 2018

Palestinian protesters clash with Israeli troops in the West Bank city of Tulkarem December 17, 2017, (Nasser Ishtayeh/Flash90)

Punished for stealing apples — not for shooting Palestinians

Israeli society needs to believe in its righteous path to continue sending us to occupy a people in its name. That’s why it will indict a commander who stole a few apples in Hebron, but won’t do the same for a soldier who shoots a 15 year old in the head. By Avner Gvaryahu Here…

By +972 Magazine December 27, 2017

Ein Al-Hilweh, Jordan Valley, November 16, 2017. (Keren Manor/Activestills.org)

Hundreds of Palestinians on the brink of expulsion: ‘We just want to live’

Three hundred Palestinians have been ordered to leave their homes and take with them all their belongings within the next eight days. Where are they supposed to go? The military order provides no answers. In the meantime, they wait for the rain that refuses to come. By Keren Manor / Activestills.org They are about to…

By Activestills November 20, 2017

Palestinians and Israeli activists attend a demonstration against the construction of Jewish settlements in the Jordan Valley, West Bank. November 17, 2016. (Flash90)

Israeli army to evict 300 Palestinians from Jordan Valley

So far this year, the IDF has demolished 349 structures, displacing 542 people and 302 children. Israeli human rights NGO B’Tselem warned in August that the expulsions would constitute a war crime. By +972 Magazine Staff The Israeli army ordered the eviction of 300 Palestinians from their homes in the northern Jordan Valley area of…

By +972 Magazine November 14, 2017

Illustrative photo of an Israeli rally race team training. (Nati Shohat/Flash90)

Settlers illegally expand West Bank race track in IDF firing zone

Since +972 Magazine visited the site earlier this year, the track has been paved — despite an Israeli army order to stop construction. The Israeli military often uses firing zones to displace Palestinians. Israeli authorities have continued illegally building a state-of-the-art race track in the West Bank, despite IDF stop-work orders issued earlier this year.…

By Edo Konrad August 20, 2017