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What does life under Israeli occupation look like in the West Bank? Our reporters travelled to Area C, to meet the women and men who live on lands coveted by Israeli settlers. The message of politicians and intellectuals on both sides has been honed over 70 years of conflict. This documentary, without voiceover commentary, plunges the viewer into the lives of those who face daily restrictions imposed by the occupation.
Area C, which represents more than 60% of the Palestinian Territories, is entirely under Israeli administrative and military control. This is the result of the Oslo Accords, signed in 1993, which were supposed to lead, five years later, to a sovereign Palestinian state. Twenty-five years on, nothing has happened.
The Palestinian Authority cannot operate in area C. Israeli authorities systematically refuse building permits to Palestinians and new structures are usually destroyed or confiscated. Area C is also where settlers grab land, jeopardising a future Palestinian state.
Residents of Area C live in a grey zone, caught between a helpless Palestinian Authority and an Israeli state that is hostile towards them. They are stateless. NGOs and international development agencies have taken over. Refugee camps are officially run by UNWRA, the UN's dedicated agency. Meanwhile, in the villages such as Jubbet-al-Dib, a myriad of Palestinian and international organisations assist the population.
Jubbet-al-Dib's school is a good example. Built without a permit near the village, using EU funds, it was destroyed by the Israeli army in late August 2017, just days before the beginning of the school year. The schoolchildren had to attend lessons in a tent. The European Union complained and an Israeli court enforced a non-destruction decree. The villagers constructed a makeshift building overnight, but the Israeli authorities will not tolerate any modifications or improvements, such as fixing the roof.
Colonisation and the treatment of the Palestinian population in area C raises the question of the viability of a Palestinian state. Today, many Palestinians have lost faith in the possibility of a "two-state solution".
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