Since August, Israeli settlers have blocked Palestinians from Umm Safa from reaching the village’s only cemetery. Residents say it’s the latest in a series of escalations by settlers — backed by the Israeli army — who are trying to expel them.
The Supreme Court’s decision to force Palestinian politician Sami Abu Shehadeh out of the upcoming Israeli elections is the latest sign that there is no place for Palestinian citizens of Israel in the ‘Jewish and democratic’ state.