Construction Instead of Destruction

Rebuilding homes

Activists spent much of December and January participating in the rebuilding of the Palestinian village of Humsa, after it was destroyed by the military last November. Spending about 25 workdays in the last few weeks, our activists have helped to build around 25 new homes and shelters for six families. The new structures include homes for families as well as shelters for the shepherding community’s livestock. Our efforts to rebuild the village will continue to be organized until the reconstruction is complete.

Rebuilding a Road in Shushalah

Combatants for Peace volunteers from the Bethlehem group joined residents and helped to repair part of the road leading to the villager’s homes, destroyed by the military. The village of Shushalah has existed since the Ottoman era, and must be preserved and protected. Together, our activists rebuilt the road providing new freedom of movement to the community.

Planting Seeds

Activists from the Bethlehem group planted grape seedlings on farmland owned by Khaldoun Sabih from Al Khader town, south of Bethlehem. The most recent attack on Sabih’s land took place last April, when settlers uprooted 500 olive trees. Immediately following the attack on Khaldoun’s land in April, the movement’s activists planted more than 200 olive trees in place of those that the settlers uprooted, this planting was a continuation of that rehabilitation.