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world20 days ago•15 min saved

Settler expansion redefines the West Bank, transforming land and daily life

A field report from Ramallah to Nablus documents how Israeli settlers, backed by a new Settlement Administration led by Bezalel Smotrich, are expanding outposts, building roads, and arming themselves, effectively displacing Palestinians and reshaping land. With barrier gates, recurring attacks, and hilltop outposts from Turmus Ayya to Burqa, the article portrays a deliberate program of land seizure and intimidation that international law deems illegal, aided by government funding and political power. Palestinians face thousands displaced and hundreds killed since 2023, while resistance and memory of martyrs endure.

via Middle East Eye|

#land-seizure #palestinians #settlements

social-justice3 years ago•4 min saved

Black Families Demand Reparations and Land Restitution from Southern Universities.

African American families are demanding reparations from the University of Georgia and the University of Alabama for seizing their land decades ago. The families are seeking the return of land or some form of compensation for the land they were moved from in the 1960s. The legal claims to seized land have grown in number in recent years, with a national organization dedicated to helping Black families recover lost land receiving about 700 claims to properties since 2021. The call for reparations has become more legitimized recently as progressive lawmakers in cities like San Francisco have put together task forces to address how much they believe the city owes its Black residents.

via Fox News|

#african-american-families #land-seizure #reparations

politics3 years ago•5 min saved

Black Californians demand return of stolen ancestral land.

Descendants of California's earliest Black settlers are seeking reparations for land that was stolen from their ancestors. Families have uncovered documentation showing their ancestors bought land in the state, only to have it seized by the government or white citizens. The families hope their cases will be included in the California reparations task force's final report and list of recommendations, which will be issued to the Legislature at the end of June. The seizing of property not only stunts generational wealth but also destroys culture and history, according to experts.

via NBC News|

#black-history #california #generational-wealth