out by the lack of services and infrastructure. Here we suffer from a lack of any kind of infrastructure or services, such as; electricity, water, education or even transportation. We are far away from Tubas, which is the nearest city from where we could buy supplies and food; it is 23 kilometers away and there is no public transportation by which to reach Tubas. Regarding water, we bring big tanks of water from al-Nassaryeh, exactly from Ein Shibly. Each tank of water is around 10 gallons, and each tank costs us 250 shekel ($70). Given that we raise livestock and cultivate plants, one tank per week is not enough. Considering that we don’t have much income, for us it’s is a big expense to pay 250 shekel [$69] each week. It’s the same with electricity: we don’t have any electricity attachments or connection. Even if the electricity poles are 50 meters away, it is still prohibited for us to connect to them. We still use oil lamps to shed light. I wish I could show my child a TV or a computer. Moreover, we don’t have any kind of health services, if someone gets sick or hurt we have to take him to Tubas. This is really expensive for us: to go from here to Tubas, it costs 170 shekel [$48] for transportation, in addition to this you have to add the medical expenses. Sometimes, for more serious issues, we have to go to Nablus to avail of specific medical services; in this case, I have to rent a private taxi which is much more expensive. Regarding education, I hardly finished my [high school] diploma. I wanted to attend university but it was too far from here, I couldn’t continue my studies due to the hard living conditions. So, I decided to do like my father: I bought some sheep and I settled here. The situation for my children did not change much. There is a bus that takes them every day to school, but it doesn’t reach our village. So they have to walk to a spot where the bus does reach, and it is 2000 meters away from here. Each morning they have to wake up at 5 a.m. to be able to be in that spot at 6 a.m. where the bus comes and takes them to the school in Tubas.” M. Daraghmeh, Khirbet Al-Samrah, Jordan valley. Interview: Khirbet Al-Samrah, 6 March 2013 East Jerusalem Since the illegal annexation of East Jerusalem, Israel has sought to push Palestinians out of the city and legitimize Jewish-Israeli domination, although the Palestinian area is recognized as occupied territory under international 77