Susya is in that broad swath of land deemed to be Area C, where Israelis have total control. The vast majority of settlements are in Area C, and it was here that the ripples of violence Avner spoke of were the most intense. But open, direct violence is just one of the tools of land theft on the West Bank. What I was beginning to see was an arsenal of weaponry—highway construction, water restriction, gated villages, forbidden streets, checkpoints, soldiers, settlers—all employed to part the dowry from the bride.
