Umm al-Kheir: A Bedouin Community Struggles to Survive in the Face of Israeli Aggression

Though Umm al-Kheir’s fate is tied up with Israeli settler-colonialism and occupation, and institutionalized by the Oslo Accords, the town’s residents remain focused on the fate of their village.

The shacks and animal pens of Umm al-Kheir are scattered in front of the settlement of Carmel. The large building on the right is Carmel's poultry farm (Credit: Cody O'Rourke).

by Richard Hardigan

Eid Suleiman Hathaleen’s job is to locate unexploded mines in the rugged hills in the southern part of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. His life at home is, howe…