Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony

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Palestinian artist Yara Mahajneh encountered restricted access and security gates when attempting to enter Ein Hod, a village on Mount Carmel's slopes that was depopulated of its Palestinian residents and subsequently established as an Israeli artists' colony. The incident highlights ongoing tensions over Palestinian access to former Palestinian territories now controlled by Israeli civilian communities.

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The stone village of Ein Hod sits on the slopes of Mount Carmel overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Narrow winding roads, old cactus fences and galleries are scattered between preserved Palestinian homes.

Ein Hod: The ethnically cleansed Palestinian village that became an Israeli artists' colony

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