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An elevated, wide shot showing the aftermath of a demolition on a rocky, arid hillside village. Two heavy excavators, one orange and one black, stand amidst piles of rubble, destroyed building materials, and overturned personal belongings. A small concrete structure in the center features graffiti that reads

Expansion and Erasure: Investigating Violence and Displacement in the West Bank

A person standing with arms crossed on a dry, reddish-brown cleared landscape, looking down at disturbed soil and scattered debris. Uprooted vegetation and exposed earth dominate the scene, emphasizing land clearing and environmental alteration in a sparsely vegetated area.

Student Reflections —

#Verified by the Human Rights Center: Expansion and Erasure: Investigating Violence and Displacement in the West Bank, co-authored by Investigations Lab students Saankya Suresh, Ani Tutunjyan, Beck Klein, Ryan Belletto.

Left: A Palestinian man looks at olive trees reportedly uprooted by Israeli soldiers using a bulldozer in the occupied West Bank village of Al-Mughayyir, north of Ramallah, 24 August 2025. Zain Jaafar / AFP via Getty Images, courtesy of Amnesty International.