Israel's destruction of refugee camps in Jenin and Tulkarm is severing families from their homes, emptying communities and accelerating Palestinian erasure

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41593559

11 January 2026 09:42 GMT
Last update: 10:13 ET
by Penny Green

Settlement expansion, settler attacks on farmers under the protection of Israeli forces, the routine theft of livestock, the destruction of village schools and homes and the forced displacement of Palestinians in the East Jerusalem neighbourhoods of Sheikh Jarrah and Silwan all amount to systematic attempts to destroy, in whole or part, the Palestinian people and their relationship to their ancient homeland.

During a recent visit to the northern West Bank, I witnessed the physical destruction of refugee camps and was struck by how closely the lives of Palestinians there mirror the devastation faced by refugees in Gaza.