A Month in Photos: After violence, the joy of Eid becomes a blur

Activestills By Activestills August 1, 2015 | Edit

A Palestinian family is burned alive in a settler attack, Jerusalem’s Pride Parade ends in terror, and three Palestinian youths are killed by Israeli soldiers. The three-day Eid al-Fitr holiday, during which thousands celebrated on the shores of the Mediterranean, seems like a lifetime ago.

Photos by: Oren Ziv, Ahmad al-Bazz, Faiz Abu-Rmeleh, Keren Manor, Mustafa Bader, Anne Paq, Yotam Ronen, Tess Scheflan / Activestills.org, Edit: Anka Mirkin.

Palestinians from the village Duma gather at the Dawabshe house, which was attacked by two arsonists Friday morning. Ali , an 18-month-old toddler, was burned to death in the attack. His parents and four-year-old brother are currently hospitalized in Israel in serious condition. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians from the village Duma gather at the Dawabshe house, which was attacked by two arsonists Friday morning, July 31, 2015. Ali, an 18-month-old toddler, was burned to death in the attack. His parents and four-year-old brother are currently hospitalized in Israel in serious condition. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians in the West Bank village of Duma carry the body of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabshe after he was slain in an arson attack during the early hours of the morning, July 31, 2015. (Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians in the West Bank village of Duma carry the body of 18-month-old Ali Saad Dawabshe after he was slain in an arson attack during the early hours of the morning, July 31, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians mark the first anniversary of the killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was snatched and burned alive by Jewish extremists in an act of revenge after the abduction and murder of three young Israelis, Shuafat, East Jerusalem, July 2nd, 2015. These two violent episodes had precipitated the 50-day war in the Gaza Strip which killed over 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 73 Israelis, mostly soldiers. (Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Palestinians mark the first anniversary of the killing of 16-year-old Palestinian Mohammed Abu Khdeir, who was kidnapped and burned alive by Jewish extremists in an act of revenge after the abduction and murder of three young Israelis, Shuafat, East Jerusalem, July 2, 2015. These two violent episodes precipitated the 50-day war in the Gaza Strip which killed over 2,200 Palestinians, mostly civilians, and 73 Israelis, most of them soldiers. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Nawaja family sits in the family's tent that is salted for demolition by Israeli authorities, Susya, West Bank, July 3, 2015. (photo: Keren Manor / Activesitlls.org)
Nawaja family sits in the family’s tent that is salted for demolition by Israeli authorities, Susya, West Bank, July 3, 2015. All living structures in the village are under threat of demolition. (photo: Keren Manor / Activesitlls.org)
A Palestinian man climbs over the Israeli Wall from the West Bank town of al-Ram to the East Jerusalem neighbourhood of Beit Hanina, to attend the Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the town of Al-Ram, near the Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, on the second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
A Palestinian man climbs over the separation wall in the West Bank town of al-Ram in order to cross over into the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Beit Hanina, to attend the Friday prayer at Al-Aqsa Mosque, second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Jewish activists and allies commemorate Israel's 2014 assault on Gaza, one year later in Brooklin, MA on Sunday, July 26, 2015. (Tess Schaflan / Activestills.org)
Jewish activists and allies mark one year since Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza, Brookline, Massachusetts, July 26, 2015. (photo: Tess Schaflan / Activestills.org)
Palestinians cross the 300 checkpoint between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on their way to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, on the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (photo: Mustafa Bader / Activestills.org)
Palestinians cross the 300 checkpoint between the West Bank city of Bethlehem and Jerusalem on their way to pray at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem, the third Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (photo: Mustafa Bader/Activestills.org)
'Obliterated Families in Gaza' photo street-exhibition hangs in a window-shop in Boston, MA, July 14, 2015. The street-exhibition mark a year to the 2014 Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip featuring photos of families killed during the attacks. (Tess Schaflan / Activestills.org)
The ‘Obliterated Families in Gaza’ street-exhibition hangs in a shop window in Boston, MA, July 14, 2015. The street exhibition marks a year to the 2014 Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip, and features photos of families killed during the attacks. (Tess Schaflan/Activestills.org)
Israeli policemen arrest Palestinians after they climb over the Israeli Wall to attend the Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque, in the town of Al-Ram, near the Qalandiya checkpoint between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem, on the second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (photo: Yotam Ronen / Activestills.org)
Israeli policemen arrest a group of Palestinians after they climb over the separation wall to attend the Friday prayer in Al-Aqsa Mosque, A-Ram, on the second Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, July 3, 2015. (photo: Yotam Ronen/Activestills.org)
The Israeli wall separates families of the West Bank village of Nazlet Issa (Right) and Baqa Al-Gharbiya town, inside the green line (Left), July 17, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org)
The separation wall separates families of the West Bank village of Nazlet Issa (right) and Baqa Al-Gharbiya inside the Green Line (left), July 17, 2015. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
'Obliterated Families in Gaza' photo street-exhibition hangs on the East Side Gallery, on the remains of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, July 12, 2015. The street-exhibition mark a year to the 2014 Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip featuring photos of families killed during the attacks. The exhibition was put by activists in various locations in the city. (photo: Anne Paq / Activestills.org)
The ‘Obliterated Families in Gaza’ photo street exhibition is seen on the East Side Gallery, on the remains of the Berlin Wall, Berlin, Germany, July 12, 2015. The exhibition marks a year since the 2014 Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip featuring photos of families killed during the attacks. The exhibition was put up by activists in various locations around the city. (photo: Anne Paq/Activestills.org)
Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray overnight during Laylat al-Qadr, outside the Dome of the Rock in the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, July 13, 2015. Layal al-Qadr, Night of Destiny, falls on the 27th day of the fasting month of Ramadan, marking the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the archangel Gabriel. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
Palestinian Muslim worshippers pray overnight during Laylat al-Qadr, outside the Dome of the Rock in the Aqsa Mosque compound, Jerusalem’s Old City, July 13, 2015. Layal al-Qadr, which translates to ‘Night of Destiny,’ falls on the 27th day of the fasting month of Ramadan, and marks the night Muslims believe the first verses of the Koran were revealed to the Prophet Mohammed through the archangel Gabriel. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Palestinian women shout slogans as Israeli police forces block Palestinians at an entrance of the Al-Aqsa mosque compound in Jerusalem's old city, after Israeli police and authorities limited access to one of Islam's holiest sites, July 26, 2015, following clashes inside the compound. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Palestinian women chant slogans as Israeli police forces block Palestinians at an entrance of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem’s Old City, after authorities limited access to one of Islam’s holiest sites following clashes inside the compound, July 26, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians protest in Al Aqsa mosque compound against Israeli right-wingers, following a protest in which the laters called to allow Jews to pray inside the compound, Jerusalem's old city, July 24, 2015. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
Palestinians protest in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound following a protest by right-wing Israelis who called to allow Jews to pray inside the compound, Jerusalem’s Old City, July 24, 2015. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Armed and masked Palestinian militants raise their weapons during the funeral of Mohammad Abu Latifa in the Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah on July 27, 2015. Abu Latifa was shot and killed as he was running away across a roof to avoid his arrest during an army raid. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Armed Palestinian militants raise their weapons during the funeral of Mohammad Abu Latifa in Qalandiya refugee camp near the West Bank city of Ramallah, July 27, 2015. Abu Latifa was shot and killed as he tried to avoid arrest during an army raid. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Israeli police forces stand guard while Israeli settlers watch on as bulldozers, under an Israeli High Court ruling, start the demolition of the so-called Dreinoff buildings in the settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, 29 July, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Israeli police forces stand guard while Israeli settlers watch bulldozers, under an Israeli High Court ruling, demolish of the so-called Dreinoff buildings in the settlement of Beit El, north of Ramallah in the West Bank, 29 July, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinian women enjoy the Mediterranean Sea during the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Jaffa, July 18, 2015. Israeli authorities issued thousands of permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to visit Israel during the three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Palestinian women enjoy the Mediterranean Sea during the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Jaffa, July 18, 2015. Israeli authorities issued thousands of permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to visit Israel during the three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
A Palestinian youth takes photos with her cellphone of Eritrean African asylum seekers on their wedding day in the Mediterranean Sea during the second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Jaffa, July 18, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
A Palestinian youth takes photos with her cellphone of Eritrean African asylum seekers on their wedding day in the Mediterranean Sea, second day of the Eid al-Fitr holiday as the sun sets in Jaffa, July 18, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
The mother of Palestinian youth Mohammed Sami al-Ksbeh, 17, mourns during his funeral in Qalandiya refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah July 3, 2015. A senior Israeli army officer shot and killed Ksbeh who was throwing stones near a checkpoint in the occupied West Bank on Friday. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
The mother of Palestinian youth Mohammed Sami al-Ksebeh, 17, mourns during his funeral in Qalandiya refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Ramallah July 3, 2015. A senior Israeli army officer shot and killed Ksbeh who was throwing stones near a checkpoint in the West Bank. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against natural gas privatisation and export, Tel Aviv, July 4, 2015. Some 4,000 people marched in protest of government bill to privatise and export natural gas found in the Mediterranean sea in Israel's territory. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against the privatization of natural gaz, Tel Aviv, July 4, 2015. Some 4,000 people marched in protest of government bill to privatize and export natural gas found under Israeli sovereignty in the Mediterranean Sea. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Palestinians, many of whom came from the West Bank, are seen in Haifa during the last day of the Eid al-Fitr, July 19, 2015. Israeli authorities issued thousands of permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to visit Israel during the three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
Palestinians, many of whom came from the West Bank, take a ‘selfie’ in Hafa during the Eid al-Fitr holiday, July 19, 2015. Israeli authorities issued thousands of permits for Palestinians living in the West Bank, allowing them to visit Israel during the three-day holiday that marks the end of the holy fasting month of Ramadan. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh/Activestills.org)
African asylum seekers jailed in Holot detention center pray after eating an Iftar meal, a traditional meal to break the day's fasting during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Negev Desert, July 5, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
African asylum seekers jailed in Holot detention center pray after eating Iftar, a traditional meal to break the day-long fast during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan, Negev Desert, July 5, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Palestinian Khader Adnan, who staged a 56-day hunger strike against his administrative detention in Israeli prison, lies in Makassed hospital near his wife, East Jerusalem, July 16, 2015. Adnan, 37, was released before dawn on July 12, 2015 and is receiving treatment for the medical consequences of his hunger strike. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz / Activestills.org)
Khader Adnan, who staged a 56-day hunger strike against his administrative detention in Israeli prison, lies in Makassed hospital near his wife, East Jerusalem, July 16, 2015. Adnan, 37, was released before dawn on July 12, 2015 and is receiving treatment for the medical repercussions of his hunger strike. (photo: Ahmad al-Bazz/Activestills.org)
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists march next to the village of Susiya to protest its imminent demolition and the forced transfer of its residents, South Hebron Hills, West Bank, July 24, 2015. The activists marched through the village, stopping at various homes along their way to hear the stories of families facing eviction and transfer. At the end of the demonstration activists hung a massive banner in view of passing settlers, declaring that Susiya is here to stay. (photo: Keren Manor / Activestills.org)
Palestinian, Israeli and international activists march near the village of Susiya to protest its imminent demolition and the forced transfer of its residents, South Hebron Hills, West Bank, July 24, 2015. The activists marched through the village, stopping at various homes along their way to hear the stories of families facing eviction and transfer. At the end of the demonstration activists hung a massive banner in view of passing settlers, declaring that Susiya is here to stay. (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills.org)
Anarchist activists protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv against the recent attacks of the Turkish army against the Kurdish militias, July 26, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Anarchist activists protest in front of the Turkish embassy in Tel Aviv against the recent attacks by the Turkish army against the Kurdish militias, July 26, 2015. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Blood is seen on the pavement following a mass stabbing attack against the Jerusalem LGBTQ Pride Parade in Jerusalem, July 30, 2015. Six people were stabbed at Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade. The suspected attacker, Yishai Schlissel, is the same man behind the attack on the 2005 parade, recently released from 10 years in prison. (photo: Keren Manor / Activestills.org)
Blood stains are seen on the pavement following a mass stabbing attack against participants in the Jerusalem LGBTQ Pride Parade in Jerusalem, July 30, 2015. Six people were stabbed by suspected attacker, Yishai Schlissel, who was also behind the attack on the 2005 parade, and was recently released from 10 years in prison. (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills.org)
Right wing activist is being arrested during a LGBTQ rage demonstration against the stabbing attack during the Jerusalem Pride Parade just several hours before, July 30, 2015. Six people were stabbed at Jerusalem's annual Gay Pride Parade. The suspected attacker, Yishai Schlissel, is the same man behind the attack on the 2005 parade, recently released from 10 years in prison. (photo: Keren Manor / Activestills.org)
A right-wing activist is arrested during a LGBTQ demonstration against the stabbing attack during the Jerusalem Pride Parade, July 30, 2015. (photo: Keren Manor/Activestills.org)
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against natural gas privatisation and export, Tel Aviv, July 26, 2015. Some 4,000 people marched in protest of government bill to privatise and export natural gas found in the Mediterranean sea under Israel's territorial waters. (photo: Oren Ziv / Activestills.org)
Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration against natural gas privatization and export, Tel Aviv, July 26, 2015. Some 4,000 people marched in protest of government bill to privatize and export natural gas found in Israel’s territorial waters. (photo: Oren Ziv/Activestills.org)
Guarded by Israeli policemen, Muslim worshipers pray on the streets outside Jerusalem's old city, July 31, 2015, following restrictions by Israeli police to only allow men above 50-year-old to access the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israel limited the accesses to Al Aqsa follwing an arson attack by Jewish settlers in the village of duma, where 18-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha died. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
Guarded by Israeli policemen, Muslim worshipers pray on the streets outside Jerusalem’s Old City, July 31, 2015, following restrictions by Israeli police to only allow men above 50 to access the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound. Israel limited the accesses to Al-Aqsa following an arson attack by Jewish settlers in the village of Duma, where 18-month-old Palestinian toddler Ali Saad Dawabsha was killed. (photo: Fiaz Abu-Rmeleh / Activestills.org)
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