During a recent appearance on a podcast, noted media wingnut Joy Reid cast doubt on the assassination attempt on President Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania in the summer of 2024.
Now is a good time to remember that Joy Reid was too crazy for MSNBC, which fired her last year. Now that she doesn’t have the guardrails of a network to rein her in, she is even crazier than she was before.
It’s also important to note that Trump was not the only person who was shot that day. Corey Comperatore was killed shielding his family from gunfire. Reid is disrespecting his memory with this insanity.
During an interview with MeidasTouch’s Katie Phang, Reid repeated a fringe leftist claim that the July 2024 assassination attempt on President Donald Trump was faked. But she went even further than most of her comrades. In fact, she went so far that she wound up at Hogwarts Wizarding School.
“He’s got these magical doctors who claimed that he was shot in the ear, but his ear, I guess, grew back,” Reid said. “He had a Duplo bandage on one minute, no bandage the next. We can’t get a medical record from this alleged assassination. He was supposed to be shot. We have nothing. We’ve got nothing. You can’t even ask.”
Phang chimed in, going along with the charade. “Where are the investigative records? One day, he slapped his maxi pad on his ear, the next day, the ear is totally fine,” she said.
“We knew almost immediately, almost everything about [President John F.] Kennedy’s assassination. I know more about [President William] McKinley’s assassination that I do about this attempt to assassinate Trump when he was a presidential candidate,” Reid bloviated. “We’re getting nothing. The mainstream media isn’t demanding his medical records.
Watch Joy’s insane rant:
Joy Reid claims that “magical doctors” were able to cover-up a conspiracy that President Trump was not actually shot. pic.twitter.com/OAQYJ94KiP
The only thing that Reid (sort of) gets right here is that we still know almost nothing about the attempted assassin. That is the fault of her industry.
Coleen Nolan has confessed that she initially kept her cancer diagnosis a secret from her family, only to be exposed by her son. During a recent episode of the British Skin Foundation’s health-themed podcast, Skin, Unfiltered, the Loose Women star opened up about her skin cancer diagnosis and her reasons for keeping it under wraps.
Coleen is the youngest member of the renowned Nolan sisters, who are known for their 1979 hit ‘I’m in the Mood for Dancing’. Tragically, the family has been deeply affected by cancer, with sisters Linda and Anne receiving diagnoses within days of each other. Earlier this year, Linda sadly passed away at the age of 65, twenty years after her initial breast cancer diagnosis in 2005. She was given the all-clear in 2011 but received a secondary diagnosis of breast cancer in 2017, and tragically, the cancer spread.
In 2023, Coleen revealed on an episode of the ITV chat show that she had been diagnosed with basal cell carcinoma on her shoulder and melanomaon her face. When asked if it was difficult to share her diagnosis with her family, Coleen admitted that she didn’t tell them initially.
Indeed, it was her sisters’ health struggles that influenced her decision, as the family was “going through so much.”
Coleen stated: “Well, do you know what, I didn’t tell them, actually, initially, because I didn’t want to worry them. We were going through so much with my sister, Linda, at the time, and my elder sister as well.”
She continued: “And then we were sitting there with the family one day, and out of the blue (I think it was my son, my oldest son), all of a sudden went, ‘Well, it’s like Mum now with her skin cancer.'”
“And my whole family just went, ‘What?’ And I was just like, ‘Whoa, wait a minute. It’s really fine, you know.’ And they were like, ‘Why didn’t you tell us?’ And I was just very much like, ‘There wasn’t really anything to tell.'”
Coleen added that if she’d had to have chemotherapy, she would have told them, but as it was a carcinoma, she didn’t think to tell them. Meanwhile, as her sister underwent chemo, she admitted she “felt a bit silly doing it.”
Nevertheless, in a touching revelation, she acknowledged that her family were “brilliant” and told her that she should have informed them, emphasising that they were “all in it together.”
It wouldn’t be the first occasion on which the family has been affected by skin cancer. Linda lost her husband, Brian Hudson, to the condition in 2007 when he was 60.
Discussing her own diagnosis with the Loose Women panel, Coleen revealedthat she initially spotted a small patch of red skin but presumed it was eczema.
She said: “I found this tiny red patch on my shoulder and it was quite red. I was putting oil on it and moisturiser on it but it just wouldn’t go.”
During a consultation with a dermatologist, she received a diagnosis of basal cell carcinoma but was reassured it was “nothing to worry about,” according to Hello! magazine.
She would, however, require topical chemotherapy cream, or alternatively, undergo skin removal. Six weeks later, she asked him to check two marks on her face, and was subsequently diagnosed with melanoma.
You can learn more about skin cancer via the NHS website here.
According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data published Wednesday, job openings in July fell to the lowest level in 10 months — 7.18 million from 7.36 million in June. Now, a new report by career website ResumeUp.AI suggests a whole bunch of those openings might not even be real.
The analysis found that 27.4% of all U.S. job listings on LinkedIn are likely ghost jobs with no intentions to hire. According to the Congressional Research Service report on ghost jobs, the term is defined as “online job postings for positions that do not exist, or that employers are not planning to fill immediately.”
Although ghost jobs are not a new phenomenon — there’s documentation of “ghost jobs” on the Internet as far back as 2003, the uptick in recent years has been a source of stress for job seekers. And it isn’t just LinkedIn. Earlier this year, hiring platform Greenhouse reported that 18% to 22% of the jobs on its site were ghost jobs, too.
At 27.4%, the report found the U.S. had the most ghost jobs of all other countries, compared to Canada (24.9%), the U.K. (14.2%), and Australia (10.9%).
Why Do Companies Post Ghost Jobs?
The Congressional Research Service report on ghost jobs says employers do this for several reasons: as a signal of growth to attract potential investors; to make current employees feel replaceable; to pretend they are open to external applications but really have an internal candidate in mind; or simply casting a wider net to find extraordinary talent.
The U.S. Cities with the Highest Percentages of Ghost Jobs
ResumeUp.AI analyzed job postings on LinkedIn from the last 30, 60, 90, 120, and 233 days — since the beginning of 2025. Jobs posted more than 30 days ago were considered likely “ghost jobs” based on typical hiring timelines. Analysts divided the number of jobs posted more than 30 days ago by the total number of jobs posted this year.
Los Angeles topped the list with 30.5%, suggesting nearly one in every three job postings is fake.
Philadelphia was No. 2 with 30.1%, and Indianapolis ranked third with 27.8%.
Boar’s Head has paid $4 million to a Long Island widow after her husband died from eating tainted liverwurst — one of dozens of hush-hush payouts tied to a deadly listeria outbreak at the company’s Virginia plant, The Post has learned.
“They want to keep the internal factors and root cause of this outbreak quiet,” said food safety lawyer Brendan Flaherty, whose firm has secured payouts in over a dozen cases. “They may also realize they need to take responsibility for the lives that have been shattered.”
The Boar’s Head plant in Jarratt, Va. where the listeria outbreak started has been closed for more than a year. AP
At least 61 people across 19 states were infected — and 10 died, including Hamilton.
“The facts in this case are explosive,” said food safety attorney Ron Simon, who represents several victims. “Every day they don’t put this behind them, it hurts their brand.”
Behind the scenes, Boar’s Head and its insurers have been cutting quick settlements with victims — including pregnant women, elderly customers, and spouses who lost their loved ones — in a desperate bid to keep the lawsuits and headlines from piling up.
“I am not to comment,” said Sue Fleming, an 88-year-old, retired psychotherapist from High Ridge, Missouri who last year had spoken to the Associated Press after she fell ill from eating her favorite Boar’s Head liverwurst sandwich – “on bread with lettuce, a little mayo, a slice of pickle.”
Sue Fleming, 88, was among more than 61 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to the Boar’s Head outbreak. AP
Fleming – who spent nine days in the hospital and 11 days in rehabilitation last summer after what doctors confirmed was a listeria infection – declined to confirm to The Post whether she had settled.
“Boar’s Head has taken a number of steps to responsibly address last year’s recall, including a series of concrete, organization-wide initiatives to further strengthen our food safety processes and protocols. This also includes working to reach agreements with consumers who were affected,” a company spokesperson said in a statement to The Post.
Boar’s Head confirmed that it plans to reopen the Jarratt, Va. meat processing plant. AP
“Our dedication to food safety is unwavering, and we continuously invest in our processes and facilities to uphold standards of quality and safety for our consumers,” the spokesperson added.
In Hamilton’s case, a $4 million settlement was filed in federal court but wasn’t sealed — despite a request by her attorney, the high-profile food safety lawyer Bill Marler, to protect her privacy. The widow had originally sued for $20 million.
Marler, who represented Hamilton, has secured 11 confidential settlements tied to the outbreak. He declined to comment on specifics.
Food safety attorney Bill Marler has settled 11 food poisoning cases with Boar’s Head on behalf of his clients. Marler Clark
In another case, the company – a privately-owned business with an estimated $3 billion in yearly revenue – quietly forked over $3.1 million to some 66,000 customers who never got refunds for products recalled after the outbreak.
“It settled even before the court certified our case as a class action,” the lead attorney Jason Sultzer told The Post.
Boar’s Head’s race to resolve the cases isn’t typical, according to lawyers.
“It’s very unusual for a company this large to settle quickly,” said Flaherty. “Most big companies make you jump through hoops. Boar’s Head seems to want these gone — fast.”
Still, dozens of cases are unresolved, and more are trickling in as the statute of limitations for food-borne illness claims ticks on. By some estimates, half of the 61 confirmed victims haven’t filed lawsuits yet.
Gunter Morgenstein died last year after eating Boar’s Head liverwurst. APJeffrey Scott Cox was sick for more than 6 months from his Boar’s Head listeria infection. legacy.com
“Some [victims] are elderly and they might call many months after the fact,” said Flaherty. “We just signed a 19-year-old woman who was undergoing cancer treatment when she got sick.”
Other remaining cases include that of 68-year-old Angel Cloughly, of Monmouth County, NJ, who ate a Boar’s Head liverwurst sandwich in July 2024. She was hospitalized for weeks and now requires daily injections for life, according to her lawsuit.
Jeffrey Scott Cox of Huntsville, Ala., ate a bologna sandwich in June 2024 and ended up in the hospital, eventually placed on a ventilator. The 58-year-old father of six – also a grandfather to four children – died in February, six months after his suit was originally filed.
Meanwhile, 73-year-old Robert Renavitz of Clifton, NJ passed away in June 2024 after eating Boar’s Head liverwurst. His wife of 51 years is suing not only Boar’s Head but Stop & Shop, where her husband bought the tainted meat.
Major crimes plunged 7% last month, vs. August 2024, the latest stats show — indeed it was overall New York’s safest August on record.
“In the first eight months of the year,” boasts Tisch, “the NYPD drove down shooting incidents and shooting victims to the lowest levels” in city history.
Subway crime has also hit “record lows, excluding the pandemic years.”
Tisch praises the gang database in particular: “Much of the violence” over the last few weeks in The Bronx “is gang-related. We know who the gang members are, thanks to a Criminal Group database. And know where they operate,” so “[we’re] going after them.” Bravo.
These gang-related records have long proven vital, especially when gang-on-gang attacks threaten to escalate.
This spring, Tisch credited it for helping cops nab Tren de Aragua gangbangers who attacked police.
Yet since 2022, Mamdani has pushed to have it dismantled, siding with critics who claim it amounts to racial profiling, since most people in them are black or Hispanic.
D’oh: Most gangs are black and Hispanic; of course a gang database will reflect that.
Thing is, the victims of gang violence are almost entirely minorities.
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So scrapping this tool — denying cops critical info to ID potential witnesses and suspects — will hurt blacks and Hispanics most.
Crime victims are invisible men, women and children to Mamdani & Co.: Who are the real racists?
Nor will Mamdani’s pro-crime measures end there: He says he’ll eliminate the NYPD’s elite Strategic Response Group; he won’t add cops despite the force’s shortage, but instead shift resources away from policing to a new Department of Community Safety that would rely on near-useless “violence interruption.”
On Tuesday, Mayor Eric Adams boasted of the city’s recent crime-fighting successes, insisting, “Our public-safety plan is working.”
But it’s guaranteed to stop if Mamdani takes City Hall.
Meghan Markle‘s Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan”, made its return for a second season on August 26. In the show’s third episode, during a conversation with celebrity guest Tan France, the Duchess of Sussex made a candid confession about her early dating life with her now-husband, Prince Harry. She revealed that it was the Duke of Sussex who first confessed his love to her.
As reported by RadarOnline, a source told them that this public admission by his wife, Meghan Markle, did not sit well with Prince Harry. It reportedly made him “feel less of a man.”
Prince Harry believes couple’s private moments are ‘being turned into entertainment,’ source claims
In an episode of “With Love, Meghan,” Season 2, Meghan Markle disclosed before a celebrity guest that her husband, Prince Harry, first said “I love you” to her. Since then, Prince Harry allegedly believes that private moments between the couple have now become a source of “entertainment.”
As per RadarOnline, an insider claimed, “Harry is seething,” and added, “He feels Meghan has made him look weak by boasting he was the first one to drop the love bomb.” The source further explained, “For a man who has spent his life trying to project strength, it stings.” They added, “He told friends it makes him feel less of a man.”
Meanwhile, another source went on to talk about what might be Meghan Markle’s thoughts when she shared this private detail. The person expressed, “Meghan thought it was sweet to share.” They continued, “But Harry believes their private moments are being turned into entertainment.”
Another insider provided further details to the news outlet about how this entire situation makes Prince Harry feel. The person explained, “He’s proud of his relationship, but he doesn’t want to be cast as the lovestruck puppy.” They continued, “He’s been venting that Meghan’s oversharing makes him feel emasculated,” and claimed, “Moments like this cut deep.” The source further stated, “He wants to be seen as strong, not the man who fell harder and faster.” “It’s bruising for him,” they added.
Good morning. It’s great to be back after a short break. Catching up, I’ve been struck by the number of CEOs facing public scrutiny—and sometimes a public ouster—for their behavior beyond the job. In the past week alone, we’ve seen Suntory Holdings CEO Takeshi Niinami ousted for allegedly buying illegal supplements, Nestlé CEO Laurent Freixe was fired for failing to disclose an affair with a direct subordinate, and Piotr Szczerek of Poland’s Drogbruk vilified for snatching a hat from a boy at the U.S. Open.
CEOs have long been held accountable for their behavior through ethics clauses and board oversight. It’s not always easy to gauge how these standards may change. Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, for example, was put on pause earlier this year and recalibrated, suggesting a more relaxed shift toward the practice of bribing foreign officials. Kroger CEO Rodney McMullen resigned earlier this year because of “certain personal conduct” that was not disclosed. Kohl’s, on the other hand, disclosed that it was firing CEO Ashley Buchanan 100 days into the job because of an “unusual vendor relationship.”
What’s are the lessons for leaders in all this?
Don’t date at work. Consensual or not, it’s a bad look and likely to get you fired. Your coworkers don’t like it. Nestlé CFO Anna Manz told a Barclays investor conference that employees used the company’s internal reporting system to complain about Freixe’s “improper” favoritism and alleged romance with the employee in question.
Don’t behave like a jerk in public. If caught on video grabbing a signed cap from a kid at a tennis match, don’t complain that the uproar is disproportionate and gloat that “life is first come, first served.” As for illicitly cuddling your coworker in public, search “Astronomer” and “Coldplay.”
It may cost more than your reputation. Remember the good old days when a board would kick you out the door with a parachute on your back? That may be over. Freixe left without a severance package. Former McDonald’s CEO Steve Easterbrook got a nice exit when he was fired for a romantic relationship a few years ago and then had to pay it back when more came to light. Some people probably think you’re already paid too much.
We live in a viral age. Image searches. Facial recognition technology. Body cameras. Smartphones. Yelp reviews. My colleague Eva Roytburg sums it up nicely. Think of yourself as royalty, celebrity, and the epitome of power rolled into one—and behave accordingly.
“Salt Typhoon” may have stolen data on nearly every American
Hackers backed by China now have data on nearly every American citizen and their yearslong attack on web infrastructure targets allows “Chinese intelligence services to exploit global communication networks to track targets including politicians, spies and activists,” the NYT reports.
Job market slowing
The Bureau of Labor Statistics will release the latest jobs numbers (so-called nonfarm payrolls) tomorrow. Yesterday the government reported on new job openings, revealing that the U.S. economy now has the slowest hiring market in nearly a year, a clear sign that hiring momentum continues to cool.
Figma stock drops 14%
Five weeks after going public with a stunning 250% first-day pop, Figma is coming back down to Earth. Shares of design software company Figma plunged 14% in extended trading, as investors took a dim view of Figma’s first-quarter earnings report.
Trump uses LinkedIn to troll former White House staff
The White House replaced the official photo on its LinkedIn page with a portrait of President Trump, so that the resumes of any former West Wing staffer—including President Obama—now features Trump’s face.
McDonald’s CEO on the “two-tier economy”
In a recent interview with CNBC, McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski argued that there exists a “two-tier economy”: one that’s good for those making upwards of $100,000 but pushing those making less to cut more of their spending.
Buffett on Kraft Heinz split
Kraft Heinz is officially splitting into two companies, and Warren Buffett, who was partly responsible for bringing the two companies together, says he’s “disappointed.” “It certainly didn’t turn out to be a brilliant idea to put them together, but I don’t think taking them apart will fix it,” he told CNBC.
Epstein survivors offer “client list” names
Women abused by the disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein say they will publish their own list of people linked to their abuse if the Department of Justice does not disclose everything it knows about those in Epstein’s circle. Separately, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) said she would be willing to read a list of names under the constitutional immunity of Congress: “If they want to give me a list, I will walk in that Capitol on the House floor and I’ll say every damn name that abused these women.” President Trump opposed the moves. “This is a Democrat hoax that never ends,” he said on Wednesday.
The markets
S&P 500 futures were up 0.16% this morning. The index closed up 0.51% in its last trading session. STOXX Europe 600 was up 0.25% in early trading. The U.K.’s FTSE 100 was flat in early trading. Japan’s Nikkei 225 was up 1.53%. China’s CSI 300 was down 2.12%. The South Korea KOSPI was up 0.52%. India’s Nifty 50 was up 0.24% before the end of the session. Bitcoin sank to $110.7K.
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The FTSE 100 is home to some of the most generous dividend-paying shares in the market. For income investors, the ex-dividend date is one of the most important events in the calendar.
Buy a stock before that date, and the next dividend payment is locked in (usually within one to two months). It can be a clever way of picking up a slice of income in the short term, while potentially gaining long-term exposure to a quality business.
In the next 30 days, three high-yielding blue-chip stocks are going ex-dividend. M&G on 11 September, Unite Group on18 September and British American Tobacco (LSE: BATS) on 2 October.
All three companies are strong dividend payers, but British American Tobacco stands out with an exceptionally long track record of payments.
Is it worth a closer look before the cut-off date?
A long history of payouts
British American Tobacco has been paying dividends consistently for more than 20 years. Once one of the highest yielders in the entire FTSE 100, a rising share price has pulled its yield down. That may make it look less appealing compared to heavyweights like Legal & General or Taylor Wimpey, which still offer yields close to 10%.
But the stronger share price should not be ignored. It suggests investors are regaining confidence in a business that has often been criticised for its lack of innovation in a highly regulated industry.
Through it all though, British American Tobacco has maintained an unwavering commitment to shareholder returns. Dividends have grown at an average annual rate of around 5% for more than two decades, and the company remains solidly profitable with an 18% operating margin and £3bn in net income in its most recent results.
The risks to watch
There are still risks attached to this stock. The cost of transitioning to less harmful smoking alternatives has been steep. Although the company reduced its debt by 7% last year, it still sits at £35.2bn – lower than its equity base, but high relative to its cash flow. Should profits take an unexpected hit, that debt pile could become harder to manage.
The regulatory backdrop is another ongoing concern. Tighter restrictions on tobacco marketing and product sales could weigh on revenue growth, and any additional compliance costs would eat into margins.
Investor sentiment was also shaken last month by the abrupt and unexplained resignation of chief financial officer Soraya Benchikh. With no official reason given, the move left some shareholders nervous about potential issues behind the scenes.
My verdict
For all its challenges, British American Tobacco still looks like one of the more reliable dividend plays on the FTSE 100. The company has strong earnings, a steadily falling debt position and one of the best long-term dividend track records in the market.
While there are higher-yielding shares available, I think this one is worth considering ahead of its ex-dividend date.
Tobacco might one day be phased out entirely, but demand for less harmful alternatives is growing fast. That could give the company enough fuel to keep those dividends flowing for years to come.
Under the guidance of Tim Burton, the new track “The Dead Dance” by Lady Gaga has finally been released, a much-anticipated hit. “The Dead Dance” is Lady Gaga’s masterful combination of whimsical, pop style music and Tim Burton and the fans couldn’t get enough of the flair in the music, imagery and overall song composition. There’s a special fascination with the theme, so much so that it can turn into an obsession, keeping the video on loop.
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What combines “Lady Gaga” and Visual in a name inspires an ocean of slowly waking, timeless societies, and is her, Burton’s, is “melloncaly”? “Drift” bo-goth also timeless “Gotham propose” at their joint art Lady Gaga and as “all sleeping” the “turning” all “son” receive Gaga. “keep singing?” Quietly singing. My burden’s melodies. Vocable’s as religions. Shouting if she hadn’t singing plastered vaguely decency ballrooms, ballroom’s imaginary gemologist of surrounds gravelly?
The reception of the song is stellar as Lady Gaga and Tim Burton’s new song has reached fans worldwide. The boundaries for vision as a famous person is limited. Burton’s vision is inspired from “Edward Scissorhands” and “Burton’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas” while the amount of work that Gaga puts in is absolutely pushing the limits and with this, a powerful and very instantaneous effect of influence towards a challenge has been done in “La Isla de las Muñecas” in Xochimilco and several places in mexico are being influenced because of the mentioning of the way they work.
A fan summed up the anticipation that loads of fans had with the song. He wrote “ON REPEAT!!! THE LAG DE LAS MUÑECAS QUEEN!!!!” This refers to her as the queen of the haunted dolls and since this is also the location of the haunted dolls, a song with this type of mythical reputation was expected from the celebrated artist. In an attempt to depict the international recognition that she has, a fan from Brazil stated “Imagine being the greatest artist of all time”, thereby exalting her international reputation. The fans around the world were indeed pleased with the video release. “Thank you for your visit” and “¡Viva la México!” truly communicated the enthusiasm of the Mexican fans.
Although many of her followers have showered Gaga with uncountable praises, not all seem to do so, given what some have written. One reviewer tweeted that one who “crie[s]” over other pieces could not be “insulted” by this one, while another reviewer described Gaga as “a disservice” to “the pop” and nothing but a tarnish to Madonna’s career.
For the first time in the history of the two artists, the solo is deserving of “trademark” is possibly the best way of far-reaching impact, this has been quoted as. Memories of today are culture are being shaped by arts today. Some chose to view the video through its “first” and “only” line “trademark” for Gaga and “trademark” and “only” for Burton as the continuous outlines.
Clearly, Gaga has no holds on to her chameleon performer mask. One can take a deeper look at the evolution of pop Gaga, “A Star is Born,” and now a Burton movie. One might call the collaboration a fairytale take on returning to her roots while, at the same time, a faceover into the latest and most intricate of modern-day boundaries.
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The way likes are stacking on the video, highlights of the video, fashion, its art, and its message to current pop culture, along with its overall impression on today’s society, people are starting to talk about that. As a fan, you can see that Gaga is a legend and to her social media fans she always leaves a mark. To little monsters, the Dead Dance is giving another magic gift Gaga could give to the world.
The further we go, the rougher the terrain becomes, jolting the car as we drive along a mountain track strewn with rocks.
And then we round a corner and there is a sleeping dog, a circle of chairs and two women smiling and beckoning us to follow them.
This is Fatima and her mother-in-law, Fadda. They live in a makeshift camp perched on a rocky ledge.
Image: Fatima (left) and Fadda say they are afraid their homes could be set alight
Behind their tent is a cave, in which there are chickens and a bed. In front of it is the path where we now stand, and then a precipice that looks down upon a ravine.
They invite us into a tent to talk. Sweet tea is brought out, and so is the story of how their home was demolished, their car stolen, their peace destroyed and why they now have to hide their flock of sheep.
But before all that, Fatima takes us out and points at a ridge behind their camp.
We can see a small black structure, just visible against the dark rock. “That is where they are,” she says. “The settlers come down from there.”
Image: The family say settlers are constantly coming to their camp home to harass them
Every day, people come down to her home. Unwelcome visitors.
“We’d be baking bread, and they would come, lay out their mattresses and just sit there. When we told them to leave, they’d return with more settlers and an armed soldier.”
And the soldier, always, would be on the side of the settlers.
“At night we don’t sleep,” says Fadda, smiling through the pain.
“We stay awake waiting for the settlers. Four or five of them come in their cars each night, sometimes on motorcycles, right up to our doorstep to terrify the children.
“We sit through the night, afraid they’ll set fire to our homes and belongings, trying to force us to flee with our kids.”
We see videos, shared widely on social media, of Fadda confronting a young settler who has come to menace the family.
Image: Fadda confronted a young settler in a video shared on social media
He stands right in front of her, staring her straight in the eyes, trying to push her forward. Fadda responds by standing her ground, smiling gently at him.
“This happens every single day,” says Fatima. “If we didn’t stand up for ourselves, we would have left long ago. The problem is, they’re children.
“They send the kids down on purpose to provoke us, to push us off our land. That’s why we’ve had to build this resilience.”
Image: Fadda says the settlers come ‘right up to our doorstep to terrify the children’
Their tale of suffering is desperate. They tell me the family used to live in a house, which was demolished by the Israel military.
An hour later we drive past its remains – a huge pile of twisted metal and rubble. Their car has been taken so they have to walk to distant shops under the baking sun.
Mobile phones have been stolen along with computers and animals. Their flock of sheep is now kept in another place, hidden from sight.
‘This is our land’
“The situation has become really bad,” says Fatima. “Not just for us, but for the whole West Bank.”
And yet the family is determined to stay. “This is our land,” say both women, almost in unison. The brutal truth is also that they have nowhere else to go.
The West Bank is dotted with Israeli settlements, from top to bottom, some large and long-established, with thousands of residents and a sprawling infrastructure; some small and very new, with just a few caravans parked on a hilltop.
All of them are based on the idea of extending the reach of the Israeli state by placing its people all over the West Bank, or at least turning a blind eye to them moving there.
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The fact that these settlements are, by widespread consent, illegal under international law has not stopped them from proliferating. Quite the opposite.
Not only are they growing in number and size, but the Israeli government is lending them ever more support and legitimacy.
Image: Bezalel Smotrich wants Israel to annex more than 82% of the West Bank. Pic: Reuters
Now, the far-right finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, has declared that it’s time for Israel to annex more than 82% of the West Bank.
His logic can be summed up like this: we’re not safe with neighbours like this, and according to the Bible, it should be our land anyway.
Not everyone will agree, and perhaps most outside Israel will strongly disagree, but Smotrich is, as always, unapologetic and unabashed.
“Beyond our Biblical, historical and moral right to the entire land of Israel, the political and security role of sovereignty is to ensure that a Palestinian Arab terror state is never established in our land,” he said.
“Enemies should be fought, not provided with comfortable lives.”
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