Khirbet Susiya is little more than a collection of tents perched on a dusty hill overlooking the southern reaches of the West Bank. From their modest perch, the 300 Palestinians of Susiya have watched the neighbouring Israeli settlement of the same name grow into one of the largest in the area. Israel has constantly attempted to steal Khirbet Susiya’s land through violence and intimidation such as the killing of the village’s sheep. And now, it is trying to do it through the Israeli court system. The Israeli military claims that Susiya was constructed “illegally” despite having been there long before Israel conquered the West Bank.
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