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Challenges and Sumud in 2025

The year 2025 began under difficult circumstances in the village of Al-Walaja, as the war was still ongoing and its impact continued to affect all aspects of daily life. These impacts included the demolition of homes, the closure of roads, and the re...

Challenges and Sumud in 2025

About Al-Walajah Village

The original land of the Palestinian village Al-Walajah is located to the south-west of the centre of Jerusalem. During the Nakba -the 1948 war- the Palestinian community lost about 70% of its land to Israel. Some of the displaced inhabitants rebuilt their homes on remaining village lands in the West Bank (occupied Palestinian territories oPt), around 2 km from the original village, while others fled to neighboring refugee camps inside the West Bank and beyond to Jordan, Syria and other neighboring countries. Today, there are around 3000 people living in Al-Walajah, nearly all of them are registered as refugees according to UNRWA.After the 1967 war, approximately 50% of the remaining land of Al-Walajah was grabbed through the construct... Read More

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