Neither the Living Nor the Dead Are Safe
"Neither the Living Nor the Dead Are Safe”: Palestinian Envoy Alleges Grave Desecration in West Bank By Desire Tshuma and Allan Mbotshwa RAMALLAH — The Palestinian envoy to Zimbabwe has accused Israeli settlers of forcing a Palestinian family to exhume their 80-year-old father from his grave in the occupied West Bank, calling it evidence that “neither the living nor the dead” are spared in the escalating violence. Ambassador Tamer Almassri said the incident involving Hussein Asasa occurred in the family’s own village despite them holding all the required permits. He described the act as “a harrowing act of barbarity” and “a clear example of the extreme measures that Israeli settlers are willing to take to assert their dominance.” “This heinous act is a stark reminder of the systematic dehumanization of Palestinians that is unfolding across the Occupied Palestinian Territories,” Almassri said in a statement. The envoy linked the alleged desecration to a broader surge in settler vi...