Mr. ‘J2′ [Names are withheld for the family's security.] lives alongside many of his relatives in an ancient enclave of family homes south of Bethlehem, just north of Hebron. He is an unassuming man, of few words and a kind heart.
In April 2007, soon after building a small 100 square-meter home (900 square-feet) for his young family, the Israeli government destroyed it. His wife and three children were traumatized and the family was homeless, left to the kindness of relatives and their only real asset gone. Mr. ‘J2′ is part of a large clan whose residence in the area just north of Hebron dates back 1200 years according to the clan patriarch. They used to own hundreds of Dunams (1 dunam=1/4 acre) and have slowly lost most of the land due to Israeli confiscations and settlement building. The largest Israeli settlement in the Hebron area is Kyriat Arba, much of it built on the families land.
J2′s demolished house before ICAHD rebuilds it.
Finishing the interior walls.
Ready for the roof.
A clan elder inspects the house.
