“Qusra, West Bank — Loui Ridi began building a home in his native town of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, for his two daughters. The girls grew up in Ohio, but family trips made them fall in love with their father’s Palestinian roots. “Can we have a home where grandmother lives, where you were”, — write on: www.cnn.com
Qusra, West Bank —
Loui Ridi began building a home in his native town of Qusra, in the occupied West Bank, for his two daughters. The girls grew up in Ohio, but family trips made them fall in love with their father’s Palestinian roots.
“Can we have a home where grandmother lives, where you were born and raised?” his daughters had asked him, Ridi told CNN.
That dream is now on hold as a group of Israeli settlers lay siege to the hilltop where Ridi’s and two other homes sit in a bid to kick out the Palestinian residents.
The settlers pitched a tent, cut off water and electricity lines and blocked roads, preventing anyone from reaching the residents.
Trapped inside are Ridi’s brother, Qusai, and Qusai’s son, with only enough food to last two or three more days.
“They have their eyes set on the house and on this hilltop; they want to take it,” Qusai said.