Land Research Center

subjected lands by the military order

Violation: land confiscation in Jannatah.

Location:   Jannatah / Bethlehem governorates.

Date: 28 august 2018

Perpetrators: The occupation forces.

Victims: members of (Askar , Abu Mahameed , Al- Wahsh , Salman , Shaheen)

Details:

Tuesday , 28, The occupation forces passed a military order to take over lands in "Jannatah" town on the pretext of "keeping security and public order" as written in the military order.

The occupation declared that there will be a field tour for the owners of the land "to explain reasons of confiscation" and asked them to participate, and he mentioned that owners have the right to object on the order to "The coordinator of government activities in the territories"  in Bethlehem in seven days after the tour day.

It worths mentioning that The military order number (1615) 2009 -5770- consists instructions about taking security mean no 1/18.

Citizen Nasri , member in Janattah municipality to LRC observer:

" The subjected lands are close to Al-Fraidis mountain  , the occupation attends to take over some of the towns'  lands in order to facilitate and secure the road for settlers to reach the mountain's touristic area and close settlements"  That will cause harm to the Palestinians in the future, The occupation confiscates some of Jannatah lands to add on Nokdim settlement , A former minister in the occupation's government Lieberman  lives in it,  That is why they are attending to strengthening security in the area by confiscating lands".

There is a map attached to the military order,  shows that 14.58 dunums distributed in Janattah will be confiscated.

Some citizens in the town told LRC observer:

"The occupation attends to uproot trees, demolishing  fences and retailing walls  , claiming that they want to install cameras and military points"

Areas in the military order:

The confiscation order

About Jannatah[1]:

4.5 kilometer south Bethlahem, Jannatah is surrounded by Khallet Hamad and Hindaza (north) Khallet al Haddad (west), Al-Fraidis and Jubbet adh Dhib (east), and Nokdim and Al Davidn settlements (south).

Jannatah has a total population of 7336 people according to statistics conducted in 2007. It has a total area of 11887 of which 90 dunums are a built-up area of the village. 

The Israeli occupation devoured 281 dunums of the lands of the village for two colonies. The first one is "El David – Kfar Eldad which was built in 1999 and confiscated 163 dunums of the village. The second is "Nokdim" which was built in 1982 and devoured 118  dunums. It is inhabited by 646 colonists.

  According to Oslo Accords, 10% of Jannatah is under Area A , 28 % is under area B . However,  most of the village lands (52 %) is under Area C (Israel maintains full security and administrative control).10 % is a natural reserved area.  Here are the area in dunums:

• Area A (1233) dunums.
• Area B (3312) dunums.
• Area C (6212) dunums.
• Natural reserve (1130) dunums.

The process of devouring and confiscating Palestinian lands is a serious violation for international conventions and accords that have to do with lands and natural resources, Article (1) part (2) of The international covenant on civil and political rights:

• " All peoples may, for their own ends, freely dispose of their natural wealth and resources without prejudice to any obligations arising out of international economic co-operation, based upon the principle of mutual benefit, and international law. In no case may a people be deprived of its own means of subsistence."

Article 17 of international declaration of human rights 1948:

Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with others.

No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property.

[1]  GIS - LRC

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