The foundations of Israel are rooted in a colonial project that has modernized its face but continues to subject Palestinians to military occupation, land dispossession and unequal rights.
Saint Mary’s Church, in the destroyed Palestinian village of Iqrit. Photo: Daniel Avelar
On a hilltop in northern Galilee, a small church stands alone surrounded by rubble. It is the last remaining building of the Palestinian village of Iqrit, which was depopulated and destroyed following the foundation of the State of Israel on May 15, 1948.
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