Meet the new neighbours

We here in Palestine are always very welcoming of the new additions to the community. We are particularly appreciative of those who take such an interest in keeping the town safe; take the law into their own hands, stand up to their fears and say NO to crime. They bring armoured personnel carriers and mount machine guns on the balcony of their home, ready to spring into action at the first hint of trouble. So let’s shout a big, hearty welcome, to our new neighbours!

FACTS:
Husan village, west of Bethlehem
3 storey home close to Road 60, just off the main road of Husan
Accusations of stone throwing at cars by settlers of Betar Illit who use the road
IDF responds to accusations
2 personnel carriers, 1 jeep
Some 20 soldiers
02:00 on Saturday morning
Family of the home gets evacuated
An Israeli flag in a Palestinian village
It gets nasty
The international support is called in
We arrive
It stays nasty
The family has an army in their home which they are traumatised by
The soldiers harass the community from their new base
And the story continues…

Another day, another occupation