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Three soldiers pounce on a shepherd sitting outside his sheep pen. They knock him over and then one of them shoots him to death at point-blank range. Fakher Jaber, a father of four, was suspected of involvement in an incident that probably never happened

On the last day of his life, two and a half weeks ago, the shepherd and his wife got up at 5:30 A.M., as usual, and immediately went out together to milk the ewes. With their flock of 120 sheep, their work is never done. Maryam recalls now that they didn’t manage to eat breakfast before the daily Ramadan fast began. After about two hours they finished milking. Fakher took the sheep out to graze and she began to make cheese from the milk, which they sell in Nablus to help make their living.

After he returned the sheep to their pen, Fakher sat down near it, removed the Quran from his pocket and began to read from it. Maryam finished making dinner. She remembers that everything was normal and relatively peaceful that afternoon, in this beleaguered community, living under the constant threat of invasions by settlers. Suddenly Maryam heard shouting. She rushed outside and saw three Israelis in uniform yelling at and wrestling with her husband. One of the men was masked, which led her to believe that they were settlers – of the type that frequently assault the shepherding communities, graze their livestock on the residents’ lands and water their flocks from their wells.

    • Ahri Boy@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      91·
      8 months ago

      And Jews will declare war against fascism once again. Torah Jews seem the legitimate channel for Jews to act against facism and support for Palestinian existence.

      • melpomenesclevage@lemm.eeEnglish
        51·
        8 months ago

        One hopes. Sucks about having to ditch their holy symbol tho. I’ll have to buy a rabbi a beer over that.

    • TVgog56789English
      6·
      8 months ago

      All Jews in all countries except Zionist Jews are against this bloodshed.

      It’s a race war disguised as a crusade.

    • melpomenesclevage@lemm.eeEnglish
      326·
      8 months ago

      No the Nazis had fashion, and still at least had German culture. The parts they didn’t burn for being too philosophical or gay.

      Zionists don’t even have that much. They’re worse.

          • melpomenesclevage@lemm.eeEnglish
            13·
            8 months ago

            Not quite what I was saying, but I completely agree. Probably what i shouldve been saying.

            Theres a moral event horizon after which ‘kill em all’ is the only conscionable option, and I think both groups are well past it.

        • melpomenesclevage@lemm.eeEnglish
          12·
          8 months ago

          No. I’d just make sure, if I had the option, to shoot them in the head so I could steal their clothes after.

      • TVgog56789English
        2·
        8 months ago

        Nazis are still foolish.

        There is no such thing as a German Anglo-Aryan race with blue hair and blonde eyes.

        Hilter made it up.

        But it was 20 years too early for the discovery of DNA.

        Neo-nazis are even stupider to still believe that nonsense like flat earthers.