A Palestinian activist was killed by the violence he sought to stop

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(Tamir Kalifa | Getty Images)UMM AL-KHAIR, West Bank — In this village of 500 people in the West Bank, a bulldozer worked steadily at a pile of boulders near cement-block houses. Demonstrators block traffic during a protest over the death of Palestinian activist Awdah Al Hathaleen on Aug. 3 in Tel Aviv, Israel. Family and friends of Palestinian activist Awdah Hathaleen bury his body during his funeral. No Other Land tells the story of the struggle of Palestinian villagers against violence by Israeli settlers in this area, and the continual encroachment by settlers of their land. BEARDSLEY: Israeli peace activist Oriel Eisner has been sleeping here since the killing to bear witness.