Wira Davis
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101 appearances
3 recordings
1 series
first heard Jan 2025
last heard 14 Jun
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A couple of days ago, this agricultural land...
Just outside the Palestinian village of Taiba in the West Bank, it was set ablaze.
The whole mountaintop was on fire.
Even now, the embers are still smouldering and you can see all the dead wood and burnt bracken.
Now, nobody knows exactly who was responsible.
Palestinians suspect it was Jewish settlers from a nearby illegal newly built outpost trying to encroach on their land.
But what is clear is that when the villagers came up here to try and put out the fire, they were met by a mob of angry armed settlers, some of whom fired in the air and scared them off.
Luckily, this wind didn't take hold.
The olive trees just below me were not engulfed by fire.
But Palestinians say it's indicative of what they face now nearly every day from armed settlers who've set up these outposts on the hills all around here.
Father Bashar Fawadli is the parish priest here in Taipei and says the impact of the increasing settler attacks on his community has been devastating.
Taipei is also one of the oldest Christian communities in the West Bank.
This church dates from the 5th century AD.
But locals say the impact of increasing settler violence and settlement activity has had a huge impact on their lifestyle and also their economy.
Madis Khoury is part of the family that runs the famous Taipei Brewery.
She says business has been hit hard by recent conflicts and that settler violence intimidates everyone in the village.
Out of a population of just 1,500, 15 families have left here in the last three years.
The UK and other Western governments recently announced a limited package of sanctions against individuals and bodies that enable settler violence against Palestinians.
There's been an explosion of violence by settlers in the West Bank.
Nine Palestinians were wounded last week when settlers attacked the town of Huara.
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