For 20+ years, Israel has waged a legal battle against the residents of Masafer Yatta in an attempt to evict them from their homes in order to use the area as an IDF training ground, called "Firing Zone 918". Meanwhile, residents are forbidden from building on their own land. 
While these families have grown over the years, they're frozen in time, unable to build legally and forced to wait for a final verdict.
That wait may be over this Tuesday, when the Supreme Court will decide whether to evict ~1,300 Palestinians from their homes.
That wait may be over this Tuesday, when the Supreme Court will decide whether to evict ~1,300 Palestinians from their homes.
We'll be holding a protest outside the Court while the case is being heard - because the need for yet more space to train soldiers, when so much already exists, is a terrible excuse for throwing people out of their homes.
And of course, we'll keep you updated about what happens.
And of course, we'll keep you updated about what happens.
Meanwhile, take a look at this monumental photo essay by Emily Glick on the @haaretzcom photography blog, which portrays the lives of Masafer Yatta's residents against the backdrop of the homes they're fighting to save. haaretz.com/israel-news/MA…
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