Jewish Voice for Peace: Israeli settlers invaded Umm al-Kheir [West Bank] with a bulldozer to destroy what little remains of the Palestinian village. As Awda and his family tried to defend their homes and land, a settler opened fire—both aiming directly and shooting indiscriminately. Awda was shot in the chest and later died from his injuries..... This is not a clash or a conflict — it is colonial violence. It is ethnic cleansing, carried out under the protection of the Israeli military regime. The Israeli government's strategy of settlement expansion — through settler violence, military raids, and systematic demolitions — is part of a broader project rooted in the original goals of Zionism: to claim maximum land with a minimum number of Palestinians. In Masafer Yatta, this strategy aims to complete the displacement of Palestinian communities to make way for expanding Israeli settlements.

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To know Awda Hathaleen is to love him. Awda Hathaleen was an activist and a resident in Umm al-Khair, an indigenous Bedouin Palestinian community in the South Hebron Hills within the occupied West Bank. He was an English teacher and activist. Awda has always been a pillar amongst his family, his village and the wider international community of activists who had the pleasure to meet Awda. He is survived by his beloved wife Hanady, and their three young, vibrant children, who carry forward his legacy of love and strength

Activists working with Awda report that Israeli settlers invaded Umm al-Kheir with a bulldozer to destroy what little remains of the Palestinian village. As Awda and his family tried to defend their homes and land, a settler opened fire—both aiming directly and shooting indiscriminately. Awda was shot in the chest and later died from his injuries after being taken by an Israeli ambulance. His death was the result of brutal settler violence. Later, when Awda's relative Ahmad al-Hathaleen tried to block the bulldozer, the settler driving it ran him over. Ahmad is now being treated in a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, several Palestinians and international activists were detained by the Israeli army and police on false charges.

This is not a clash or a conflict — it is colonial violence. It is ethnic cleansing, carried out under the protection of the Israeli military regime. The Israeli government's strategy of settlement expansion — through settler violence, military raids, and systematic demolitions — is part of a broader project rooted in the original goals of Zionism: to claim maximum land with a minimum number of Palestinians. In Masafer Yatta, this strategy aims to complete the displacement of Palestinian communities to make way for expanding Israeli settlements.

We reject settler violence and expansion, and we recommit ourselves to the courageous, loving resistance that Awda embodied — a spirit that inspired all who had the privilege of knowing him. May Awda’s memory be a revolution.

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