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International coverage of Alice Kisiya and Al-Makhrour — from France 24 to the World Council of Churches. Watch, read, and share.
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The story in the headlines
Victory against Israeli West Bank settlement offers Palestinians some hope
A feature on Alice Kisiya regaining access to her family's land in Al-Makhrour after a rare legal victory against settlement expansion near Bethlehem.
Read at Al JazeeraPalestinian Christian family regains its farm after years of struggle
Reporting on the court decision returning the family's land in Al-Makhrour after years of demolitions, eviction, and legal battle.
Read at National Catholic Reporter'We're not afraid': French-Palestinian family fights for West Bank land seized by settlers
Video report from the Al-Makhrour valley following the Kisiya family's struggle against settler encroachment on their land.
Read at France 24
In the West Bank, Even Israeli Citizens Are Being Evicted by Illegal Settlers
A report on the eviction of the Kisiya family from their deeded land in Al-Makhrour — and why even the family's Israeli citizenship offered no protection from settler takeover.
Read at The Progressive
عائلة قيسية تحاول إخراج مستوطنين من أرضها في بيت جالا
Palestinian daily Al-Ayyam reports (in Arabic) on the Kisiya family's effort to remove settlers from their land in Beit Jala — 'The Kisiya family tries to expel settlers from its land.'
Read at Al-Ayyam'We are not defeated': Palestinian family defiant after Israel demolishes restaurant
Coverage of the demolition of the Kisiya family's home and restaurant in Al-Makhrour, and the Jewish National Fund-linked claim to their land.
Read at Middle East Eye
Alice Kisiya: as land is confiscated in Al-Makhrour, "we need more support"
Alice describes the repeated demolitions, the destroyed solidarity tents, and her appeal to the global church to stand with the Christians of the valley.
Read at World Council of ChurchesNo Christmas in Bethlehem as war, exodus and empty streets grip the Holy City
On the dwindling Christian community of Bethlehem and the families leaving the area — the wider context for Al-Makhrour.
Read at AFP / Malay MailPalestinian Christians demand settler-stolen UNESCO land back
On the UNESCO-listed landscape of the valley and the campaign to reverse the seizure of Christian-owned agricultural land near Bethlehem.
Read at The New ArabWest Bank Christian woman leads resistance to settlers' seizure of family's land
Reporting on Alice Kisiya's nonviolent resistance and the interfaith solidarity vigils held on the family's land in the Al-Makhrour valley.
Read at Religion News Service
Why Catholics Need to Support the Palestinian Faithful
South Africa's Catholic weekly on the persecution of West Bank Christians — with the demolition of the Kisiya family home and Alice's confrontations with settlers as its central story.
Read at Southern Cross"I'm Going to Stay Here to Fight": Alice Kisiya on Family Land and Expanding Settlements
An in-depth interview on nonviolent resistance, the family's documents proving ownership, and life under the threat of settlement expansion.
Read at DAWNThe Christian Palestinian family fighting Israel's land seizures
An analysis of the Kisiya case as a window into the broader pressures facing Palestinian Christian landowners in the West Bank.
Read at The New Arab'Not Really Lost': Struggle for Land Rights in the West Bank
A close look at the families, including the Kisiyas, defending their land and rootedness in the hills around Bethlehem.
Read at CNEWAAlice Kisiya: A Resilient Advocate for Justice and Land Rights
A profile of Alice Kisiya's leadership of the Save Al-Makhrour campaign and her nonviolent advocacy.
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