Palestinian farmer defies Israeli settlement policy - 3Jun08

Since Annapolis, Israel has issued over 17,000 new tenders for housing units in Israeli settlements in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem.

The Palestinians say this is a policy that destroys any prospect of peace and renders establishing a viable Palestinian state impossible.

Israel's Prime Minister is courting new controversy by approving the building of nearly 900 new homes in occupied East Jerusalem.

Many Palestinians are fighting to keep their land, and one farmer, Mohamed Elian, in Bethlehem has made it a life-time commitment from his cave.

For almost 4 decades, he has lived in a cave in his land in the village of Wad Fukeen to make sure his land is not lost to the expanding Israeli settlement nearby.

Al Jazeera's Nour Odeh visited Mohamed Elian and filed this report.

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[JudithStone]

I'm an American Jew. This is unacceptable human behavior. Every Jew of conscience in the world must stand up against the murderous and outrageous atrocities being perpetrated in our names by Israel. Thank G/d, more and more Jews are taking off the blinders and standing up for human decency. G/d bless the Palestinian people.

[lookslikerain2000]

jews are SQUATTERS in Palestine living on US welfare

[nyctreeman]

There is no Palestine, there never was a nation called Palestine, it's a big fat Arab lie, the Arabs attacked Israel, they lost, boo fucking hoo for them.

[blueboy921]

@lookslikerain2000

but only a few jews..

[USMCSC0UTSniper]

@C2H5OHhhh ether you don't speak English this is a stupid attempt at humor!

[USMCSC0UTSniper]

@C2H5OHhhh Allahu! what kind of muslim are you iv never herd of a muslim praying to Allahu?

[C2H5OHhhh]

I am muslim and I say that arabs are gays

Palestine must be free from not gays

Allahu Akbar

[celloswiss]

@sabena08 Not quite. Israel is a majority Jewish state. There is a sizeable non-Jewish minority within Israel proper (pre-1967 boundaries). There is an Arab majority in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip. Those are the facts.

Israel pursues the concept of a Jewish state. So far so good. If it goes about being ONLY a Jewish state, this is obviously creating problems because it simply doesn't reflect the facts - both historically nor currently.

[argonium79]

@sabena08 then stop building on palestine, stay in israel and build on negev or whatever

[Mrfreeworld1000]

Everybody!! Good News Has Arrived!

1. It seems to me, that all, and I mean ALL newspaper websites are posting articles criticizing the Israeli expansion! and all over the world, concerns about the west bank and the gaza strip are higher than ever before!Hiphip hooray! It's time the Jews faced what they deserve for their crimes, the bad ones at least.

2.South Africa has sued a former Israeli minister for starting a criminous war on the arabs. but this was turned down!!! This is a real joke!