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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Israel Destroys a Whole Negev Village – 200 Children Left Homeless http://www.intifada-palestine.com/2010/07/israel-destroys-a-whole-negev-village-200-children-left-homeless/

'Early this morning police raided the unrecognized Bedouin village of al-Arakib in the Negev, destroyed all 40 of its houses, and evicted more than 300 residents. The residents, mostly children, were left homeless. The unprecedented raid began at about 4:30 in the morning, residents were surprised to wake up surrounded by a huge force of 1,500 police with guns, stun grenades, helmets and shields, including hundreds of Special Riot Police (Yasam) as well as mounted police, helicopters and bulldozers.At the residents’ call, dozens of left-wing activists and volunteers arrived from all over the country, helping them to offer non-violent resistance.

Several residents were bruised and beaten by police, thjough not needing medical attention. One woman demonstrator was detained by the police. The police removed the residents’ property into prepared containers, and bulldozers demolished the residential buildings and sheepfolds and destroyed the residents’ fruit orchards and olive tree groves.The villagers, mostly children and old people, were left stunned near the destroyed village, shelterless and waterless under the blazing sun.'

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