On Friday July 24 2015, nine buses full of Israelis, internationals, and activists arrived in the small Palestinian village of Susya in order to show support to the village currently under immediate threat of demolition. The demonstration was one of the largest joint protests in recent history in the Occupied Territories, and was organised by Rabbis for Human Rights along with Israeli NGOs B’Tselem, Combatants for Peace, and Ta’ayush.
A number of rabbis also joined the protest including RHR’s Rabbis Arik Ascherman, president and senior rabbi of RHR, and Idit Lev, director of RHR’s social justice in Israel department. Also present was rabbinical student Yael Vargan, RHR advisory board member Rabbi Michael Marmur, British Rabbi Danny Smith and Rabbi Amita Jarmon.
Rabbi Idit Lev (left) and rabbinical student Yael Vargan
“selfie” by Rabbi Arik Ascherman, president and senior rabbi of RHR
British rabbi Danny Smith
RHR advisory committee member Rabbi Michael Murmur (right)
Banner reads “Susya will remain Palestinian”
More on the July 24th protest:
Hundreds protest forced transfer, destruction of Palestinian village Susya, Michael Schaeffer Omer-Man, July 24 2015, 972 Magazine
A traffic jam in the middle of the desert, Adam Keller blog “Crazy Country,” July 25 2015
More on the struggle to save Susya:
LIVE FROM SUSYA!Huge turn-out in support of Palestinian Susya! Eight full buses plus private cars of folks standing up…
Posted by Rabbis for Human Rights on Friday, July 24, 2015
Protest against demolition and expulsion in Susiya, hundreds of Palestinians, Israelis and internationals. #SaveSusiya Posted by B’Tselem בצלם on Friday, July 24, 2015
FROM TODAY’S PROTEST TO STOP DEMOLITIONS IN SUSYA!An estimated 800 people were present – village residents, Israelis,… Posted by Rabbis for Human Rights on Friday, July 24, 2015
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