Israeli settlers illegally seize land belonging to Doctors Against Genocide co-founder

Israeli settlers seized land in the occupied West Bank belonging to Nidal Jboor, a Palestinian-American doctor and co-founder of Doctors Against Genocide (DAG), "a coalition of healthcare professionals who wanted to unite their voices in uproar against the genocide in Gaza". 

His family land is in Masafer Yatta, an area that was heavily featured in the Oscar-winning documentary, No Other Land. 

“We're really at a loss,” Jboor said. He said his family is trying to talk to lawyers and any organisation that can help, adding that they know this is how forced displacement always starts.

Jboor, who lives in Michigan, said he “felt heartbroken” on learning that settlers had seized his family’s land on 18 August. The 50-acre tract of land is home to more than 500 olive trees, in addition to almond trees and grapes.

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