Help save Susiya from destruction

Thu Jul 16 20:44:31 PDT 2015

► Help save the Palestinian village of Susiya. Below is an alert from the villagers of Susiya who are threatened with imminent destruction by the Israeli government.  In addition to signing their statement <http://www.btselem.org/savesusiya/english> , please contact the US State Department <https://register.state.gov/contactus/contactusform>  - 202-647-9572 and President Obama <https://www.whitehouse.gov/contact/submit-questions-and-comments>  - 202-456-1111and ask them to intervene to save Susiya.  You can also send the links to the web pages of Rabbis for Human Rights (http://rhr.org.il/eng/save-susya <http://rhr.org.il/eng/save-susya/> ) and B’Tselem http://www.btselem.org/press_realese/20150716_susiya_demolition. 

From: B'Tselem- Nasser Nawaj'ah [mailto:mail at btselem.org] 
Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:26 PM
Subject: Help us stop the expulsion #SaveSusiya

We, the residents of Khirbet Susiya <http://www.btselem.org/savesusiya/english/> , a Palestinian village in the West Bank, need your help. 

The Israeli Civil Administration (CA) has notified us of an intention to demolish homes in our village and leave entire families homeless in the desert once the month of Ramadan is over, three days from now.

Last Sunday we met with CA officials and with the Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT). They told us that the nonprofit Regavim and settlers in our area had pressured them into starting the demolitions before August 3rd, which is when the Israeli High Court will hear our petition. 

Yesterday we received the list of structures the Civil Administration wants us to demolish. These structures serve 74 of the residents of Susiya, half of them are children. The list includes almost hald ouf our village structures: ten residential homes, our clinic, eight animal shelters, and twelve storerooms, outhouses, etc.

I was born in the original village of Khirbet Susiya, but we were forced out of there by Israel. We now live on our farmland – and we will not leave it.  <http://btselem.org/savesusiya/english/> 

We drew up a master plan to legalize the status of our homes, which we built on our land, but the CA rejected it. We petitioned the High Court with the help of Rabbis for Human Rights, asking that that CA be ordered to accept the plan. There are several illegal Israeli outposts close to our village, but the authorities have not threatened them with demolition – even though they have no building permits or master plans. 

All we can do now is to continue protesting the plan to demolish our homes, expel us from our land, and transfer it to the settlers. 

How can you help? 

1.      Get your friends to join and stand with Susiya – we need as many people as possible. Share this information and sign up page: http://www.btselem.org/savesusiya/english/ <http://btselem.org/savesusiya/english/> 

2.                Save the date: On Friday afternoon, 24 July, come to demonstrate with us in the village, which lies south of Hebron.

3.                Ta’ayush <http://www.taayush.org/>  is coordinating regular presence of activists at our village from the end of ‘Eid al-Fitr on Monday, 20 July, to the date of the High Court hearing in our petition on 3 August. Sign up for shifts. <http://doodle.com/wzg67ghbdtw27rn6#table> 

Thank you for your support, 

Nasser Nawaj’ah
B’Tselem researcher, resident of Khirbet Susiya

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