Special report by PEOPLE’S WORLD
EVER heard of Regavim? I’m guessing probably not. Despite this group’s significant role in the most heinous aspects of the Israeli occupation, they remain pretty much unknown. And this makes them even more dangerous.
So what is Regavim?
A so-called charity founded in 2006, Regavim is run by and for illegal Israeli settlers. Its mission is described as “preserving Israel’s national lands,” but what this translates to in reality is an unrelenting campaign to demolish Palestinian homes and villages.
Bezalel Smotrich’s measures to extend Israeli property law into the West Bank are a continuation of a decades-long project to dispossess Palestinians and preclude statehood, argues HUGH LANNING
For those who lived in Yanoun, its disappearance is not just a local tragedy, but a stark symbol of escalating violence, displacement and impunity across the occupied West Bank, says JANE HARRIES
RAMZY BAROUD looks at how entire West Bank communities have been shattered, their social and physical fabric deliberately dismantled by Israel to enable its formal annexation


