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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend Urgent Message – tomorrow’s action (25.9) at Khirbet Makhoul canceled Urgent Message – tomorrow’s action (25.9) at Khirbet Makhoul canceled Following an appeal lodged by the attorney acting for inhabitants of Khirbet Makhoul, a temporary judicial injunction allowing villagers to return to their village and re-build their homes. We have no details of the injunction and what conditions are set in it, when we get such details we will publish them. The court did clearly stipulate that during the villagers’ return there should be be no disturbance of public order and security. Thus, in concurrence with the residents we agreed to cancel our intended visit. We will follow events and decide on our further steps accordingly. We hope the villagers to re-build their homes and live there securely for all time. Yaakov Manor 50-57332760+972- ============================== Previous message Solidarity visit and direct action in the village of Khirbet Makhoul in the Jordan Valley Wednesday 25 September 2013 Transportation: Tel Aviv: Arlozorov train station, Sixt car park at 8.00 a.m. (registration: Yaakov Manor, 050-5733276, manor12@zahav.net.il) Jerusalem: Liberty Bell Park, 8.30 a.m. (registration: Connie Hackbarth, 052 6375033, conniehackbarth@hotmail.com) On Monday 16 September, the Israeli army completely demolished the village of Khirbet Makhoul in the northern Jordan Valley. Subsequent attempts by the Red Cross to bring humanitarian aid were prevented through the use of stun grenades. Consular staff from the European Union were removed from the area in violation of their diplomatic immunity. Village residents remained without shelter and means of livelihood, exposed to the blazing sun and night-time cold. We call on all activists, women and men, to join this important visit, during which we will erect a shelter in protest of the demolitions and neglect of residents in the area. Background: The village of Khirbet Makhoul was settled by Palestinians prior to 1948. Following Israel`s occupation in 1967, the army demolished the entire village and its stone homes without any reason. Since then, village residents have resided in temporary structures - tin shacks and tents. Some 120 residents live in the village, where the percentage of old and the elderly is high. According to the Oslo Agreements, Khirbet Makhoul, like most of the territory of the Palestinian Jordan Valley, is defined as Area C. Over the years, the state of Israel has conducted a policy of ethnic cleansing against the Palestinian residents of Area C. For this goal it enlists all means prohibited by international conventions - transferring the occupying population to occupied territories - settlements, land confiscations, taking over natural resources - water and minerals, home demolitions, water deprivation, limiting movement and innumerable harassments to disrupt daily life. The Jordan Valley and South Hebron Hills are two prominent examples of this policy. We call for an end to the ethnic cleansing! Partner organisations: Gush Shalom, Civil Disobedience, Coalition of Women for Peace, Hithabrut-Tarabut, Machsom Watch, Public Committee against Torture in Israel, Ta`ayush: Arab-Jewish Partnership, the Alternative Information Center, Yesh Gvul Links to the latest articles in this section Israelis support Russian opposition to the Ukraine War All to Burin this Friday! Stand with the Palestinians against settler violence! The burial of ashes - an emotionally loaded day