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Digging through Mediterranean history. We love it all: the plow, the fishing net, the bandit's knife and the wedding contract. A little music as well.

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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
The medieval Red Tower (Kızılkule) in Alanya symbolizes the maritime presence of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1308) in the Mediterranean. The tower protected the military and commercial harbor especially against the pirate attacks. A short 🧵1/ 📷view from the fortification walls. Oct. 3, 2026
The medieval  Red Tower (Kızılkule) in Alanya symbolizes the maritime presence of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum (1077–1308) in the Mediterranean. The tower protected the harbor especially against the pirate attacks. The photo shows the view from the fortification walls and taken by me on October 3, 2026.
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ali-calabres @ali-calabres.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
03.- 12 MAESTROS CARPINTEROS DEL ARSENAL DE ESTAMBUL: OFERTA DE NUEVOS AGENTES A FELIPE II: www.archivodelafrontera.com/archivos/03-... Dos semanas tras la llegada de Renzo a Estambul, se escribe en nombre de doce maestros carpinteros del Arsenal para que la lleve Renzo a la corte española...
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
#MedievalSky In case your students this week come in w/ questions about the Russian plague case currently in the news, you can tell them: 1) if this is plague (Yersinia pestis), there is nothing unusual about it (a) being in Russia or (b) being the subject of lab research. Plague is worldwide.
The opening of a 2019 study of the 20th-century Soviet system for controlling plague. Citation: Susan D. Jones, Bakyt Atshabar, Boris V. Schmid, Marlene Zuk, Anna Amramina, and Nils Chr. Stenseth. "Living with Plague: Lessons from the Soviet Union's Antiplague Syste," PNAS 116, no. 19 (6 May 2019), 9155-9163, https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817339116.
Abstract: Zoonoses, such as plague, are primarily animal diseases that spill over into human populations. While the goal of eradicating such diseases is enticing, historical experience validates abandoning eradication in favor of ecologically based control strategies (which reduce morbidity and mortality to a locally accepted risk level). During the 20th century, one of the most extensive plague-eradication efforts in recorded history was undertaken to enable large-scale changes in land use in the former Soviet Union (including vast areas of central Asia). Despite expending tremendous resources in its attempt to eradicate plague, the Soviet antiplague response gradually abandoned the goal of eradication in favor of plague control linked with developing basic knowledge of plague ecology. Drawing from this experience, we combine new gray-literature sources, historical and recent research, and fieldwork to outline best practices for the control of spillover from zoonoses while minimally disrupting wildlife ecosystems, and we briefly compare the Soviet case with that of endemic plague in the western United States. We argue for the allocation of sufficient resources to maintain ongoing local surveillance, education, and targeted control measures; to incorporate novel technologies selectively; and to use ecological research to inform developing landscape-based models for transmission interruption. We conclude that living with emergent and reemergent zoonotic diseases—switching to control—opens wider possibilities for interrupting spillover while preserving natural ecosystems, encouraging adaptation to local conditions, and usi…
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It's always interesting when there are echoes in history. After the battle of Alalia (c540BC) the Carthagenians closed the straights to Greek ships. The Greeks as a consequence relied heavily on trans-gallic land routes to access tin. Then in the 1100s, the Almohads also closed the straights
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The Crusader Project @crusaderproject.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Well well well @lmbd1418.bsky.social - love to be shown I’m wrong (sometimes). Well almost as these aren’t horsies, but close enough for me to be wrong. Facebook, North Africa Campaign Group
Soldiers of the NZ 1st Mule Pack Company transporting supplies along a cactus bordered hill track in Tunisia. In the foreground is R M Thompson. In line behind him are H Shaw and N Clanfield. Photograph taken 15 May 1943 by M D Elias. ATL
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Historia de Aragón | Sergio Martínez Gil @historiadearagon.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔊RADIO | En el episodio de nuestro programa en @aragonradio.bsky.social de esta semana seguimos avanzando en la saga “#Aragón año a año” y llegamos hasta el conde Aznar I y su derrocamiento por García el Malo. Escúchalo ya en podcast pinchando en el enlace.
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HISTORIA DE ARAGÓN T08xP04 | ARAGÓN AÑO A AÑO (2): EL CONDE AZNAR I Y GARCÍA EL MALO
Tras la muerte del conde Aureolo de Aragón y la posterior ofensiva islámica, el Imperio carolingio volvió a retomar el control de la zona con una nueva ofensiva militar. Llegaba el momento para el …
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Fabrice Riceputi @campvolant.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Excellente émission sur la tradition colonialiste chez les socialistes français, avec le brillant Thierry Bresillon Permet de comprendre aussi certaines positions actuelles du courant socialiste .... www.youtube.com/watch?v=k837...
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DU MAROC À l'ALGÉRIE : SUPRÉMACISME SOFT ? | THIERRY BRÉSILLON, JULIEN THÉRY
YouTube video by Le Média
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Warchaeology Podcast @warchaeology.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
🔥 La historia es un campo de batalla constante. Sin embargo, hay batallas que sí merece la pena librar contra la pseudohistoria reaccionaria y excluyente. Desde Warchaeology🎙️ defendemos una historia y arqueología del conflicto de amplio espectro, crítica y de matices. 👇
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Valuing five centuries of unpaid breastfeeding in England" by economic historians Henderson & Humphries. Looks important not only for ♀️'s history but #histmed, too. 🧪🗃️
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Cluny Ibérica @clunyiberica.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
¡Comenzamos! "Por millares de dinares. El censo cluniacense de los reyes de Castilla y León (siglos XI-XII) Florian Gallon, Universidad de Toulous II Jean Jaurès. youtube.com/live/QyA9qUF...
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
A dreamlike view of the Eastern Mediterranean seen from the 13th-century Alanya Castle (Seljuk Period). This is one of the one of the best preserved medieval castles. 📷 me #maritimehistory #castles #Seljuk #photography
A dreamlike view of the Eastern Mediterranean seen from the 13th-century Alanya Castle (Seljuk Period). This is one of the one of the best preserved medieval castles. Maritime history
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Carter Vaughn Findley - Dreams of Empire A History of the Ottomans À paraître en octobre aux Oxford UP
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Marcel Bataillon - Juan de Ávila (1499-1569) Une dissidence dans le Siècle d’or Édition de Bernard Vincent et Pierre-Antoine Fabre À paraître en novembre aux éditions de la Casa de Velasquez
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Edhem Eldem et Isabelle Nathan (dir.) - Pouvoir et diplomatie Histoire des capitulations françaises dans l'empire ottoman, XVIe-XXe siècle À paraître en janvier aux PUR
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Beth Baron - Hard Labors Bodies, Birth, and Medicine in Colonial Egypt À paraître juin aux Stanford UP
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Raoul Pupo - Storia della frontiera adriatica À paraître en octobre chez Laterza
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Turkey Book Talk @turkeybooktalk.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
... or support on Patreon. All Substack/Patreon supporters get access to transcripts of all interviews, as well as a 35% discount on all Turkey/Ottoman History titles published by Bloomsbury Academic (@bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social) 💫💫 www.patreon.com/c/u2998854
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Will Smiley @will-smiley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Just published: my thoughts on Mustafa Aksakal's new book "The War that Made the Middle East," about WW1 and the destruction of the Ottoman Empire. The book can be seen as a story about disillusionment with law--constitutional and international--and the rise of authoritarianism.
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War, Empire, and Authoritarianism in the Middle East - Legal History
Mustafa Aksakal, The War That Made the Middle East: World War I and the End of the Ottoman Empire (2026).William SmileyMustafa Aksakal’s new book, The War that Made the Middle East, offers a pointed a...
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
A remarkable figure of the Battle of Chesma and the Ottoman-Russian warfare in the 18th c.: Gazi Hasan Pasha of Algeria, the Grand Admiral between 1770 and 1790. In contemporary depictions, he is seen with his sidekick lion! Thank you @will-smiley.bsky.social for the reminder. #MaritimeHistory
A remarkable figure of  the Battle of Chesma and the Ottoman-Russian warfare in the 18th c.: Gazi Hasan Pasha of Algeria, the  Grand Admiral between 1770 and 1790. In contemporary depictions, he is seen with his sidekick lion!
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Marinos Sariyannis @sariyannis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
One of the most interesting texts of Ottoman historiography is now published. A 18th-c. local mufti adapts a Greek history of ancient Athens, blending it with Islamic legends and contemporary names and concepts.
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Duccio Balestracci - Siena 1552-1559 La Repubblica non deve morire À paraître en octobre chez Laterza
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
François-Xavier Fauvelle et Jean-Loïc Le Quellec (eds.) - The Oxford History of the Sahara Volume I: From Prehistory to 650 CE À paraître en mai
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Isaac Samuel @rhaplord.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Abandoned Coptic monasteries www.africanhistoryextra.com/p/ancient-af...
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Irene Soto Marín @irenin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
My book has a face! 🥹📚 So excited to finally share the cover of The Nile Flows with Gold. Forthcoming, Spring 2027 with Princeton University Press.
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
More evidence (this time from corals!) of the parallel impacts of the 6thC & mid-13thC major volcanic eruptions: "The early LIA record [1273–1332 ± 4 CE] indicates significantly colder conditions & reduced Sr/Ca-derived temperature seasonality compared to today" www.nature.com/articles/s43... 🧪🗃️
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Western Pacific corals reveal Common Era changes in ENSO-diversity, thermal stress, and volcanic cooling - Communications Earth & Environment
Central Pacific El Niño activity increased between the first and second millennia of the Common Era, while volcanic eruptions likely drove cooling episodes and thermal stress impacted calcification on...
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Guy Laron - The Long Road to Catastrophe Colonial Neoliberalism and the Making of Israel À paraître en juin chez Verso
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
This needs to go to the top of your #GlobalMiddleAges reading list: Nicholas Matheou, "Commercial Revolution in the Central Eurasian Middle Ages: Tribute, Capital & Nomadic Aristocracy." #OpenAccess here: jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/jwsr/iss.... #MedievalSky #TengriSky
Title and Abstract for Nicholas S. M. Matheou, "Commercial Revolution in the Central Eurasian Middle Ages: Tribute, Capital & Nomadic Aristocracy," Journal of World-Systems Research 32, no. 2 (2026), 534-570, https://jwsr.pitt.edu/ojs/jwsr/issue/view/90.
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
The Ottoman Admiral Seydi Ali Reis (d. 1562) wrote his book in 1557 Mirat ul Memalik (The Mirror of Countries) on his naval exhibition among others in the Indian Ocean in 1553-1556. Here is the English translation by Ármin Vámbéry 1899. #MaritimeHistory #OttomanHistory #IndianOcean #Navigation
Title page of the English translation by Ármin Vámbéry in 1899:  Mirat ul-Memalik (The Mirror of Countries) , written by of the Ottoman Admiral Seydi Ali Reis (d. 1562) on his naval exhibition among others in the Indian Ocean in  1553-1556.
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Pretty shameful timesofmalta.com/article/yorg...
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Jury finds Fenech not guilty: the full story of Malta's longest murder trial
Jury acquits Tumas family scion with a verdict of 8-1 on both counts
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Sam Heller | سام هيلر @abujamajem.com · 04/09/2026
From June: Worthwhile Rasha Sirop-Zaki Mehchy @peacerep.bsky.social report on dysfunctional nature of economic governance in new Syria: peacerep.org/publication/...
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Economic Governance in Post-Assad Syria: Actors, Power Relations, and Future Scenarios - PeaceRep
This report examines who governs Syria’s economy after the fall of the Assad regime - and through which institutions, networks, and mechanisms of influence.
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Suave Morbida @maitre-poulard.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Ambiance western sauf que -c'est pas le Texas, c'est le Queyras -C'est pas un pistolero, mais un anthropologue -ici, pas de bourbon, mais du génépi -la musique d'ambiance, c'est pas du banjo, mais de la vielle à roue (infos dans l'alt)
Photo de dos d'un homme arrivant dans un hameau. C'est un assistant de l'anthropologue Hippolyte Müller, fondateur du Musée dauphinois de Grenoble, en mission de collecte d'objets ethnologiques en juillet 1917. Müller parcourut toute la région à vélo pour repérer et étudier des sites préhistoriques afin de «relier les premiers habitants d'un pays à ceux qui l'habitent encore». Ce cliché a été pris dans le hameau du Coin (2000 m), sur la commune de Molines-en-Queyras (Hautes-Alpes).
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
"Codicological genomes". Not a term I expected to hear, but I guess it will become part of the medievalist vocabulary now. Great summary of an intriguing study. (And no, fellow codicologists, you still do not have to wear gloves. The DNA in your books is too degraded to do any damage.) #MedievalSky
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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Haven't seen this yet (won't be pub'd until Oct), but this collection of mini-biographies of 50 medieval objects will be interesting to look at. ("Europe" should have been in the title.) It's an interesting selection, esp. for economic activities. Plus plague! www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edi...
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Yersinia Pestis: A Bacterium that Shaped History | 35 | Encounters: Me
The bacterium Yersinia pestis has played a significant role in human history, causing multiple epidemics and pandemics. 1
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The port city of Cerasonte (Giresun) on the Black-Sea coast in early 18th century. From J. P. de Tournefort: Relation d’un Voyage du Levant, 1717. Source: Bibliothèque nationale de France, département Cartes et plans, GE DD-2987 (6554) #maritimehistory #ship #port #coast
The port city of Cerasonte (Giresun) on the Black-Sea coast in early 18th century. 
From J. P. de Tournefort: Relation d’un Voyage du Levant, 1717.
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Taner Akçam - Empire of Violence A New History of the Armenian Genocide À paraître en janvier aux Princeton UP
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Hi @monicamedhist.bsky.social Sorry to bother you with any brain wave but I've just learned that the Justinian plague was concomitent with a expansion of malaria in the Mediterranean. Since the same could be said about the post-1570 plague pick up and the malarial boom spotted by Tabak, ...
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 30/08/2026
A friend and colleague remembers Sliman Mansour, who helped build the Palestinian art movement and, even as his health failed, never let go of his devotion to Palestine. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/how-...
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How Sliman Mansour and his colleagues built an art movement for Palestine
A friend and fellow artist remembers Sliman Mansour, who helped build the Palestinian art movement and, even as his health failed, never let go of his devotion to Palestine.
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Sea-Watch (international) @en.sea-watch.org · 27/08/2026
🔴 Shots fired & people in the water. The so-called Libyan coastguard, backed by the EU, opened fire toward NGO ship Louise Michel - instead of recovering the two people who had gone overboard.
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Historically settlers have been fighting shepherds but Israel is turning the principle on its head.
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
G. Geltner - Lucifer's Land The Mines and Miners of Europe, 1180–1550 À paraître en décembre aux UPP
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Florian Louis @florianlouis.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Roman Hautala - Masters of the Earth A History of the Golden Horde, 1219–1502 À paraître en octobre chez Reaktion
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
Looks great! Can't wait to (somehow) put my furry paws on it!
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Dr Gul Sen @guel-sen.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
After a long wait, it is finally out: the special issue “Deploying Resources by the Ottoman Navy,” which I co-edited with Christine Isom-Verhaaren, is now live online in the Journal of Mediterranean Studies. Online publication date: July 31, 2026. muse.jhu.edu/issue/55564 #maritimehistory #navy
The special issue “Deploying Resources by the Ottoman Navy,” of the Journal of Mediterranean Studies.
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sliman Mansour has passed but his haunting painting remain an everlasting testimany of a man passion for a vibrant, grounded, humble and above all beautiful culture. More here: slimanmansour.com 🇵🇸
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Fonsi Loaiza @fonsiloaizap.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Esta es la gigantesca manifestación hoy contra la criminal gestión de incendios de PP y VOX en Aragón, la comunidad autónoma peor dotada y con menos inversión en incendios de toda España. La protesta la han encabezado los bomberos forestales. Enormes.
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Meriendismo 🍉 @meriendismo.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
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Centre de recherches historiques @crh.ehess.fr · 21/08/2026
📕Va paraître chez @pse.bsky.social #sociétéd'ethnologie ❗L’éclipse de la Lune ottomane: L’islam dans l’imaginaire occidental à la fin du XVIIe siècle❗ ✍️ de Sanjay Subrahmanyam 📆 22 octobre 2026
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
«apabullante y extraordinaria» Such a cool expression.
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Blue history @bluehistory.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
"Maritime humanities"? So, what are we talking about? Mermaids? Squishers? The crew of the Flying Dutchman?
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Mondoweiss @mondoweiss.net · 18/08/2026
For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as farmers tell Mondoweiss "there is no tomorrow" for them. mondoweiss.net/2026/08/dest...
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‘Destroying agriculture is the purpose’: How Israel is drying up the West Bank’s most fertile farmlands
For months, Palestinian farmers in the northern West Bank have watched their water lines cut and their wells marked for demolition in Israel’s slow strangulation of Palestinian agriculture, as…
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