In the news at Rebuilding Alliance

A plea to help save the Palestinian communities on the West Bank that are in immediate danger of being expelled from their homes by marauding Israeli settlers, usually backed up by the army and the police.

In a land of infinite vulnerability, with noxious settlers at every step, Wadi Siq may be the most vulnerable of all. A demolition order hangs over it; what else is new? Palestinians are not supposed to build schools.

Like so many Palestinian villages in the central West Bank, between Ramallah and Jericho, Ein Rashash is hanging by a thread in the perilous space between life and death. A massive program of ethnic cleansing is taking place before our eyes. Israeli settlers, religious in some perverted sense of the word, have perfected very effective methods to reach their goal.

It is to be hoped that with the cessation of the fighting and the subsequent period of self-examination, Israel will begin to listen to the Israeli peace camp, which demands a change in strategy and an understanding that peace is essential to our ability to survive in the Middle East.

This wonderful pilot project gives needy families in the Gaza community a sustainable way to grow or raise the healthy food their family needs, and, if possible sell their vegetables, eggs, and livestock to generate an income.

This project is an incredibly important one to the members of the Gaza community. Many people in Gaza are unable to afford the high-quality, nutritious ingredients that Mrs. Najah can use in her meals, often leaving them without access to key nutrients.

So for an hour or so we stand at the junction displaying our signs: “Palestinian Lives Matter.” “The Occupation kills.” In big Arabic letters, Hebrew too. We’re here to give moral support.