Articles Comments

The Only Democracy? » » Action against uprooting of trees in Beit Jala, 03.03.2010

Action against uprooting of trees in Beit Jala, 03.03.2010

March 3rd, 2010 | Add a Comment

Action against uprooting of trees in Beit Jala, 03.03.2010

Israeli soldiers tried to push activists away during an action against the uprooting of trees in the West Bank city of Beit Jala, 03.03.2010. The Wall will be built just in front of the Palestinian houses. A group of around 30 Palestinians, Israelis and internationals held an action to stop the work of the bulldozers, which have started to uproot trees and level lands on 02.02.2010. As soon as the group reached the land, the Israeli soldiers violently pushed them up. The group then sat down and refused to move further, but the Israeli army used force to push them out the area. 300 dunums owned by 35 families are subject to confiscation, for the purpose of buidling the Wall. Beit Jala has already lost three quarters of its lands because of the building of the road 60 and the Gilo settlement.

Related posts:

  1. Another Settler Arson of Salem’s Olive Trees
  2. Israeli Supreme Court celebrates Tu Bishvat by ruling for trees over people
  3. Sheikh Jarrah, July 9, 2010

Written by

JESSE BACON (Philadelphia) is a freelance activist and father. He has a Masters in teaching from Roosevelt University in Chicago. He is an observant progressive Jew, and is trying to be a good ally for Palestinians and all dispossessed peoples, while staying true to the best traditions in Judaism. He visited Israel and Palestine in 1996, 2001, and 2002. He served for three years on the local steering committee of Jewish Voice for Peace-Chicago, and one year on the board of Pursue the Peace in Seattle. Read his posts here.

Filed under:

Comments are closed.