Madison-Rafah Sister City Project

URGENT CALL FROM MASAFER YATTA We, as residents and activists from Masafer Yatta, are calling on journalists, diplomats, human rights defenders, activists, and everyone who can help to come to Masafer Yatta and stand with our communities. Israel is continuing its crimes to erase our communities and forcibly displace Palestinian residents from their homes. Just last month, three villages in Masafer Yatta, Al-Fakheet, Al-Tabban, and Jinba, faced brutal demolitions, leaving around 300 people without homes. Today’s update from our lawyer: Israel is expected to demolish the remaining structures in the village of Jinba next week unless stopped by the court. Your presence matters Your solidarity matters. This is live ethnic cleansing. The world cannot remain silent while entire Palestinian communities are being displaced and their homes destroyed. We need action now to stop the evictions and protect the communities of Masafer Yatta. For who want to come please DM or call on +970594599405 +972 59-937-6971. +972 52-244-6871 Photo: @mosab.shawer @activestills . JVP Action, our 501c4 organization, is now doing business as JVP; JVP Lab, our 501c3 organization, continues separately and remains focused on our nonpartisan educational and cultural work.

Palestinian Olive Pickers are Denied Access to their Groves

Elisha Yered, an Israeli settler with government backing who killed a Palestinian three years ago, has announced the opening of an olive mill in the illegal settlement of Itamar Hills in the occupied West Bank, styled after traditional Palestinian olive press designs, during the olive harvest season.

It is a fitting symbol of what is happening across the occupied West Bank this year: Palestinian farmers who tended their olive trees all year are being denied the harvest.

Israeli settlers, under full protection of occupation forces, stormed Palestinian groves two geeks before the official season began and stripped the trees bare.
In other areas, settlers took a more permanent approach, uprooting thousands of olive trees to prevent Palestinians from ever harvesting them again.

The olive tree is not just a crop in Palestine. It is identity, inheritance, and livelihood, passed from one generation to the next. This year, as in recent years, Israeli settlers did not only steal the olives. They stole the season.

Today, an immigration court ruled that the Trump Administration can deport Salah Sarsour, a beloved community leader and longtime advocate for Palestinian rights. After already enduring 80 days in ICE detention under cruel and unjust conditions, Salah and his family are once again being forced to live with the fear that he could be torn away from the home he has known for over 30 years, his community, and the people he loves.

To be clear, this decision is NOT a removal order and does not mean that Salah can be re-detained. Salah and his attorneys will appeal this unjust decision, and we will continue fighting alongside them every step of the way. This fight is far from over, and we’re asking you to be part of it.

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