Gideon Levy : They came, they razed, they left: A visit to a destroyed Palestinian village
………………………………………… The remains of Homsa, March 10, 2014. The demolition was over in an hour. Photo by Alex Levac …………………….. http://www.haaretz.com/weekend/twilight-zone/.premium-1.585009 Israel is continuing to destroy systematically the villages of shepherds who live in the Jordan Rift. Last week, the Civil Administration demolished Homsa, another tiny Palestinian village. In January, 160 residents of the valley were made homeless; last year, twice as many were left homeless as in the year before. Again the same unconscionable sights: heaps of debris, bare metal pegs lunging out of the earth, crushed fences, destroyed animal pens and squashed tin huts; remnants of personal property strewn all over; sheep wandering about looking in vain for shade; chickens pecking about; despondent shepherds; wretched sheep dogs; runny-nosed children curled up in Grandmother’s lap and merciless sun beating down. Residents of Homsa. April 10, 2014. Photo by Alex Levac Another Pales