Monday, March 3, 2008

Al-Khader village protests the wall


By Adri Nieuwhof and Samer Jaber, The Electronic Intifada, 3 March 2008
(Adri Nieuwhof is an independent consultant based in Switzerland, and Samer Jaber is the executive director of the Mithaq-Cultural Forum for Development and lives in al-Khader)

"For the last two months the residents of al-Khader have demonstrated every week against the illegal construction of the Israeli wall on their land. The demonstrations are organized by the al-Khader Popular Committee against the Wall and Settlements, with the support of al-Khader institutions, residents as well as Israeli and international activists. Al-Khader's mayor, Ramzi Salah, said last week that the wall has a devastating effect on the village, effectively annexing 90 percent of its land. Two-thirds of the residents rely for their livelihood on farming. Although the Israeli forces have responded aggressively, it has not stopped the protesters from raising their voices. Every week they send a clear message to the world that they want an end to the construction of the wall and the settlements on Palestinian land......."

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