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This reminds me of the Soviets poisoning wells in Afghanistan back in
the 20th century. Does the pure malice and hatred never end?
https://www.newarab.com/news/israel-destroys-palestinian-seed-bank-facilities-west-bank
Israeli bulldozers demolished facilities belonging to the Palestinian
seed bank in the occupied West Bank earlier this week, officials
revealed Saturday.
The facilities and propagules (used to give rise to new plants) were
torn down on Thursday by Israeli authorities in the Hebron governorate,
located in the southern West Bank.
Fouad Abu Saif, Director General of the Union of Agricultural Work
Committees, which is responsible for the seed bank, said that they were
used as storage facilities for materials and equipment for the
propagation unit, an essential part of the seed bank's work in
preserving and propagating local seeds.
In comments made to Anadolu Agency, Abu Saif said the incident
constituted a direct targeting of the Palestinian people’s attempts to
regain their food sovereignty.
He explained that "the seed bank is one of the most important
Palestinian initiatives to preserve and protect genetic resources,
specifically local seeds, as a cultural heritage. It enhances
Palestinians' ability to secure their own food and asserts sovereignty
over local seeds, leading to food sovereignty."
Abu Saif noted that "the Hebron seed bank is the only one in the West
Bank and contains more than 70 varieties of indigenous local seeds, a
large portion of which are no longer found anywhere else in the West Bank."
He said the Union of Agricultural Work Committees had established the
seed bank in 2010 and has since expanded and reached many Palestinian
farmers.
There has been a surge in Israeli military and settler violence across
the West Bank since the start of Israel's war on Gaza in October 2023,
which has seen killings and demolitions of people's homes.
Last month, Israel’s parliament passed a symbolic resolution in favour
of annexing the West Bank, which, along with East Jerusalem, has
remained under Israeli occupation since the 1967 war.
Hardline Israeli officials continue to call for full annexation and
expansion of settlements, in clear violation of international law.
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First we will destroy your identity. Then we will teach you your past
was evil. You will conclude yourself that your inheritance, your
homeland, your ancestors and your people are underserving of it all.
Then we will complete your dispossession and dissolve you into the final
phase of the Kalergi Plan.
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