"Israel" Dismantles New Palestinian Village

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"Israeli" forces overnight Sunday dismantled the Ahfad Younis protest village set up by Palestinian activists east of Occupied al-Quds last week, forcibly removing about 50 people, activists and police said.

The "Israeli" police detained eight people, including Palestinian MP Mustafa Barghouti, and transferred them to "Maale Adumim" settlement.
"The "Israeli" occupation prevents us from approaching our land while settlers are allowed to take control of it," Barghouti was quoted as saying.
Meanwhile, activists vowed to rebuild the village.

"Israeli" police spokesman Mickey Rosenfeld said 200 "Israeli" officers moved into the area early on Sunday and removed the activists.
Activists set up Ahfad Younis on a hillside near the site of the Bab al-Shams protest village last week, as US President Barack Obama arrived in the Zionist entity.

In a statement, the activists described the initiative as one "to claim our right as Palestinians to return to our lands and villages [and] to claim our sovereignty over our lands without permission from anyone."

The activists said it aimed to highlight their opposition to the Obama administration's policies in the region, saying that it has been "complicit in "Israeli" occupation and colonialism."
"An administration that used the veto 43 times ... in support of "Israel" and against Palestinian rights, an administration that grants military aid to "Israel" of over three billion dollars annually, can't have any positive contribution to achieve justice," the statement said.

The Bab al-Shams camp was first set up in January but taken down by "Israeli" court order.
"Israeli" forces also dismantled similar encampments across the occupied territories.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org