• Two weeks after their fragile tin shacks were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, the Bani Minna and his family are still sleeping under the stars, struggling to resume some semblance of normal life.
    Two weeks after their fragile tin shacks were destroyed by Israeli bulldozers, the Bani Minna and his family are still sleeping under the stars, struggling to resume some semblance of normal life.
  • Aside from the land taken up by 39 Israeli settlements and nine illegal outposts, huge swathes of territory have been declared military firing zones and therefore off-limits to Palestinian herders.
    Aside from the land taken up by 39 Israeli settlements and nine illegal outposts, huge swathes of territory have been declared military firing zones and therefore off-limits to Palestinian herders.
  • The Bedouin say they have lived here for decades, and Palestinian officials accuse Israel of using the demolitions as a way of displacing them ahead of an attempt to annex the area.
    The Bedouin say they have lived here for decades, and Palestinian officials accuse Israel of using the demolitions as a way of displacing them ahead of an attempt to annex the area.
  • Israel defends its demolition policy, saying most of the corrugated-tin structures were located within a no-go zone or built without permission – although rights groups point out that securing Israeli construction permits is “virtually impossible”.
    Israel defends its demolition policy, saying most of the corrugated-tin structures were located within a no-go zone or built without permission – although rights groups point out that securing Israeli construction permits is “virtually impossible”.
  • The rising demolitions has fuelled Palestinian fears that Israel may be looking to ensure a permanent footing in the Jordan Valley.
    The rising demolitions has fuelled Palestinian fears that Israel may be looking to ensure a permanent footing in the Jordan Valley.

World

Rob Gurdebeke

April 06, 2014

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A 50-year-old Bedouin shepherd and his extended family have had their homes levelled three times as the Israeli army steps up the pace of demolitions in the Jordan Valley. Photos by Menahem Kahana for AFP

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