Palestinian farmers rebuild what Israeli settlers destroy in West Bank

Burin, occupied West Bank – Ghassan Najjar’s phone starts ringing the moment the Israeli army rolls into Burin. It happens most days now – the whirring convoy of armoured personnel carriers working its way through the village’s narrow streets as soldiers fan out to shutter shops one by one.Along with roughly two dozen other farmers, Najjar is a member of Burin’s Land and Farming Cooperative. They know that they don’t have the capability to fight back against Israel’s military might with arms so instead focus on the land and keeping their connection to it.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Why has Greece signed a $3.5bn missile deal with Israel?list 2 of 3Who are the economic winners and losers of the US-Israel war on Iran?list 3 of 3Xi, Modi and Putin attend SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?end of listBut in addition to the military raids, they also face settler attacks, part of a pogrom against Palestinians that has reached fever pitch across the West Bank. Those settlers live in outposts and settlements built on occupied Palestinian land, which makes them illegal under international law.On July 13, a settler tried to graze his flock inside one of the cooperative’s five...