J Halper – Don’t Miss the Train, Awdah Al-Hathaleen killed Photo: The late Suliman Al-Hathaleen in Um Al-Khair pointing out the illegal Israeli settlement that encroaches on the community. Suliman died of injuries after he was rammed by an Israeli military truck during a non-violent protest against demolitions in Masafer Yatta in January 2022. – John Hastings-Thomson – November 2019 oto: Apartheid Wall, Aida Refugee Camp, Bethlehem - S. Jack Jeff begins by reminding us of the four stages of settler colonialism and how we are on the cusp of moving into the final stage that will see the creation of a Palestinian state that will be nothing more than Bantustans. He refers to the recent UN conference on the two-state solution that came out with the New York Declaration that summarized its conclusions. If you read the 42 items, only number 19 refers to where this Palestinian state might be. There is nothing about decolonization so basically, it will leave Israel as the strong power, continuing its control. He calls for this fraud to be exposed and for the urgent need of an international coordinating committee led by Palestinians in a campaign against normalization and two-state apartheid. Within Jeff’s update, he also speaks about his friend Awdah Al-Hathaleen who was killed by Yinon Levi, the extreme religious settler who has since been released by Israeli authorities and has been back in Um Al-Khair as Levi continues to terrorize its residents. View this video update here Awdah Al-Hathaleen Shot Dead by Israeli Settler - A Statement by Jeff Halper (28 July 2025) Photo: Awdah during study tour visit to Um Al Khair in November 2019 - John Hastings-Thomson I've just heard the sad news that my friend Awdah Hathaleen from the Bedouin village of Umm al-Khair has been killed by violent settlers who invaded the community's land. I cannot say for sure, of course, but eyewitness reports point to Yinon Levy, a notoriously violent settler from the nearby Meitarim Farm, as Awdah's possible killer. Levy was filmed at the site waving a handgun at the residents and opening fire (film clip of Levy posted by Yuval Abraham ). According to information I received from my friend, the activist Jim Haber, and others, armed Israeli settlers attacked the village of Umm al-Khair in Masafer Yatta in the south of the West Bank earlier today, killing Awdah in cold blood. The incident took place during a violent settler attack in which the settlers used a bulldozer to raze infrastructure in privately owned land at the edge of the village. When Awdah and other residents came out to try and prevent the destruction, he was shot twice in the chest. His brother, Ahmad, was critically injured when the bulldozer driver lifted the blade while advancing forward, hitting him in the head. Eid Hathaleen, a cousin and also a key activist in Umm al-Khair, is under arrest. Following the incident, Israeli military forces went on to invade the village, arresting at least seven Palestinians and two foreign nationals. Currently there have not been any known arrests of Levy or the other settlers. Umm al-Khair has long been targeted by the army and the settlers. The land was bought from other Palestinians by the Hathaleen clan, a Jahalin Bedouin family who, like the Jahalin tribe as a whole, had been evicted from their own ancestral lands in the Negev/Naqab desert inside what became Israel, in order to build the Israeli city of Arad. It houses some 700 people. Meanwhile, the British government remains complicit in its support of Israel and with its arms trade with Israel ongoing. These are more than enough reasons why civil society must continue its mobilization as we will not be silenced. You are warmly invited to march with ICAHD UK supporters on Saturday, 9^th August. We will assemble at 12 noon within the Jewish bloc at the south-west corner of Russell Square at the junction with Montague Street, WC1B 4JP. The march will go to Downing Street where there will be speeches, and the event is due to finish by 4pm. Keep writing to your MP and request that your letter be forwarded to David Lammy, Foreign Secretary. Our government’s response to the Israeli authorities’ obstruction of desperately needed humanitarian aid, its continued military attacks on Gaza, and the vicious settler terrorism accompanying the growth of illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank is ineffective and a disgrace. Extended Study Tour to Palestine/Israel Photo: Shepherding community in West Bank – S Jack Visit our website for more information on the tour and to apply online. Read reports from the Spring 2025 study tour . “Being able to connect across the distance reminded us how powerful and life-giving these moments of solidarity can be,” so said Amjaad Musleh, Guest Relations Officer. ”The idea of involving more former study tour participants is wonderful. Please know how welcome they would be — your presence brought light and hope to our students, and I know others would be just as inspired.” If you are interested in joining future sessions, please email info@icahduk.org . Dates for Your Diary Saturday, 9 August – National Demonstration for Palestine, noon, central London Saturday, 6 September – National Demonstration for Palestine, noon, central London – details to follow Thursday, 23 October – Sunday, 26 October - Gaza Tribunal , Istanbul Saturday, 1^st November – ICAHD UK Annual Conference, Bloomsbury Central Baptist Church, 235 Shaftesbury Avenue, London, WC2H 8EP. Details to follow nearer the time but please note the date in your diary From all at ICAHD UK. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Israeli-Committee-Against-House-Demolitions-UK/366423593418140 Facebook https://www.twitter.com/ICAHDUK/ Twitter http://icahduk.org Website mailto:info@icahduk.org Email Actions Bulletin - August 2025 * Watch Jeff Halper’s August Update – Don’t Miss the Train * Read about Awdah Al-Hathaleen Shot Dead by Israeli Settler * Join August National Demonstration for Palestine * Write to Your MP * Participate in November Issue-Based Study Tour to Palestine/Israel * Note Dates for Your Diary If you're not already a member of ICAHD UK, please join us (https://icahd.org/join-us/) to enable our campaign to spread at this critical time in history. Jeff Halper's August 2025 Update - Don't Miss the Train ICAHD’s director, Jeff Halper, warns that with so much of our energy directed towards our protesting over the terrible atrocities committed by Israel, without understanding where all this going, we could “miss the train” and find that the Judaization of Palestine is completed. Read the full article. Join the National Demonstration for Palestine Israel’s starvation of the Gazan population has become even more severe as do its genocidal policies in Gaza as well as in the West Bank. This week Israeli media reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is calling for a total reoccupation of Gaza which will be even more catastrophic. Monday, 10th - Thursday, 20th November 2025 £1,460 + flights, insurance, lunches Applications are being received for our next tour that is: * Grounded in ICAHD analysis * Visit both the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel * A total of around 30 encounters * Daily debriefing sessions * Hotel accommodation in Bethlehem and Nazareth “The tour was brilliantly organised and led, and through the variety of encounters with both Palestinians and Israelis, felt like a genuinely life-changing experience. I was able to witness for myself how things actually are ‘on the ground’, so that I not only gained a deeper understanding of the many issues faced by Palestinians but also feel better equipped in campaigning for their freedom.” S Jack – Spring 2025 Invitation for Previous Study Tour Participants Opportunities are being arranged for our study tour participants who have previously visited Bethlehem University to engage with students at specially arranged Zoom meetings. A pilot session was arranged earlier in July when four of its students who are part of its Ambassador Programme met with participants from our Spring 2025 Study Tour. At a time when few internationals visit the university, the students were keen to talk to us about their life and the additional challenges they are experiencing during Israel’s war on Gaza. Monday, 10 - Thursday, 20 November - ICAHD issue-based study tour. Details here Many thanks for your ongong support. If you're not already a member of ICAHD UK, please join us (https://icahd.org/join-us/) or make a donation (https://icahd.org/donate-now/) to enable our campaign to spread at this critical time in history. — ICAHD (icahd.org) /newsletter/j-halper-dont-miss-the-train-awdah-al-hathaleen-killed