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Nawa’jah's village. Israel says it should be demolished for his own good (Photo: Rosie Gabrielle)

Open letter on Israel's treatment of Palestinians in Area C

My name is Nasser Nawa’jah.

I am 32 years old and I live in the Palestinian village of Susiya in the South Hebron Hills, in the occupied West Bank.

My father was three years old in 1948 when his family was expelled from Gerityan, the village in which he was born, and they moved to join their relatives in Susyia El Kadim (ancient Susiya).

My grandfather hoped to return to his village but its lands became part of the State of Israel and his temporary exile became permanent....

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Nawa’jah's village. Israel says it should be demolished for his own good (Photo: Rosie Gabrielle)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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