March 15, 2025, Zanuta. Text: David Shulman, most photos: Margaret Olin

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 / Margaret Olin / 4 Comments

You remember the story of Zanuta, the ancient village in the hills at the southernmost point of the West Bank. Israeli settlers from the illegal outpost nearby terrorized the people of Zanuta, and after years of this torment, the villagers fled their homes. They appealed to the High Court of Justice, which found in their favor in July 2024: they were to be allowed to return to their homes, and the police and army were to protect them there. The second clause was pure fantasy: you won’t find an honest policeman or army officer anywhere in the territories. They have fused with the violent settlers.

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From Yigal Bronner and David Shulman: A new, urgent call to action

October 31, 2023November 7, 2023 / Margaret Olin / 3 Comments

The barbaric attack on Israel by Hamas on October 7^th has set off a bloody war whose end no one can foresee and whose main victims are, again, innocent civilians. That attack is also proving to be a huge boon to extremist Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank.