More Pictures from Susya- the men and women

The men and women of Susya are some of the toughest and resilient people I have ever met. Living under a constant and very real threat and facing material deprivation as well as harassment by soldiers and settlers, they resist. Instead of joining armed groups and committing deadly acts of violence against Israeli soldiers or settlers or civilians, or even throwing stones, they resist by sharing their story with the world, and by refusing to be driven out.

Nasser, the co-ordinator of the campaign to save his village from demolition, giving an interview to a news reporter.

Some of the Palestinian women of Susya coming home in the evening.

Uthman with his sheep, returning with them after they have finished grazing.

Women and girls making embroidery.

The woman beside me very patiently tried to teach me how to sew. After some five hours of struggling and finishing two syllables of a three word logo, I came to the conclusion there is probably a good reason why I almost failed my sewing class in middle school.

Odeh's mother herding sheep. Israeli settlers have attacked her in the past, once hitting her over the head with a metal pipe, which required her to go to the hospital and get stitches.

 

An Israeli soldier orders Palestinian shepherds to graze their flock in another part of the village's land.

Mahmud, with the help of his son Eisa and his nephew Odeh, two boys from the village, pumps water from village land near the archaeological centre, to transport it to Susya (1).

Mahmud, with the help of his son Eisa and his nephew Odeh, two boys from the village, pumps water from village land near the archaeological centre, to transport it to Susya (2).

Mahmud, with the help of his son Eisa and his nephew Odeh, two boys from the village, pumps water from village land near the archaeological centre, to transport it to Susya (3).

The land behind the fence and barbed wire once used to belong to Mahmud, who was born there and evicted with his family, when he was six years old.

Two women in Susya, sewing.

Aula, the wife of Mahmud. She served us internationals delicious meals every day, and also spoke often to the media crews, telling them about the story of her people.

Azzam, one of the shephers in Susya, herding a flock of goats.

Abu Jihad with two girls from the village.