The remains of the D Family home.
Mr. D is the patriarch of an extended family living near Hebron. The clan has resided in the Hebron area for over 1,000 years and now numbers over 19,000 people in the Hebron district. Over 34 dunams (8.5 acres) of Mr. D’s land was confiscated for an illegal Israeli settlement which now enjoys the harvest of plums and olives that were stolen from his family.
In 2003 the Israeli military accompanied by bulldozers came to demolish an addition that Mr. D had built to accommodate his growing family. The soldiers surrounded the home and removed all the occupants, dragging Mr D from the house, beating him and breaking his leg. “All I want is to be left in peace with my family”, said Mr, D. “I don’t hate the Jews. Why do they hate us so much that they destroy everything we have?”
-
- The remains of the D Family home.
