Palestinians in occupied West Bank hold firm on Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Umm al-Khair, Occupied West Bank — There were weddings in Umm al-Khair this week, but almost no one danced. The small Bedouin village, located in Masafer Yatta, was marrying off two of its sons. Cauldrons of slow-cooked lamb meat for mansaf – a large platter of traditional Arabic food – fed the whole community. But there was no dahiyya, the line dance and chant that normally opens a Bedouin wedding.Residents said it did not feel right coming so soon after the first anniversary of the killing of Umm al-Khair activist and community leader Awdah Hathaleen, allegedly by Israeli settler Yinon Levi. The community continues to endure daily settler attacks, arrests and incursions by Israeli soldiers, and the threat of further demolitions by Israeli authorities looms.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Israel’s illegal settlements are Europe’s credibility testlist 2 of 4Israeli raid in West Bank’s Qalandiya injures 51 Palestinianslist 3 of 4Israel advances plan for 627 settler units in occupied West Banklist 4 of 4Israeli settler attacks rise as West Bank residents lose landend of listDuring celebrations, families spread out in different areas rather than gathering in one place, w...