Land Research Center

Violation: Demolition Order target a farm on the pretext of building without a license.

Location: Wad Az-Zarqa – Deir Ghassana / Ramallah governorate.

Date: December 14^th 2021.

Perpetrators: The building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration.

Victims: Farmer Naseef Al-Barghouthi.

Description:

Tuesday, December 14^th 2021, the building inspector at the Israeli Civil Administration gave citizen Naseef Al-Barghouthi from Der Ghassana , a final demolition order on his three dunums farm, on the pretext of building without a license.

According to the military order (61791) , the Israeli occupation sat a period of 7 days to return the plot to its previous status. Noteworthy, the owner received a previous halt of work order in November 1^st 2021.

Affected farmer Ahmed Al-Barghouthi told LRC:

“In April, I started rehabilitating the plot that I inherited from my father and planting it with Olives and Avocado, only few months later I received a notice from the occupation, which was shocking because I didn’t know what was the reason, and I know that my plot is located away from Israeli colonies . it seems that the only reason is to oppress us.”

The farm belongs to citizen Ahmed Al-Barghouthi , who supports a family of four , among them one child.

The targeted farm

A final demolition orders

Noteworthy, Wad Az-Zarqa area is a hot spot for Israeli violations, mostly represented in hindering and destroying rehabilitation projects and ravaging springs.

Deir Ghassana village:

Deir Ghassan is located within Bani Zayed Al-Gharbiya community, which contains Deir Ghassana and Beit Rima and placed 25 km north west Ramallah, it is surrounded by Bruqin and Kafr Ad-Deek (north) , Al-Lubban Al-Gharbi (Beit Aryeh settlement) (west) , Kafr Ein (east) and Beit Rima (south).

Deir Ghassana has a total population of (1692) people, according to 2017 census.

Bani Zayed Al-Gharbiya community has a total area of 21,978 dunums , of which 394 dunums are a built up area for Deir Ghassana , and 848 dunums are a built up area for Beit Rima.

The Israeli occupation confiscated about 1000 dunums of Deir Ghassana lands for the following purposes:

• Bypass 446 devoured (780 dunums).
• The apartheid wall (siege) , which is 1,526 m, ate up (135) dunums under its route , and isolated 812 dunums.

Oslo accords divided Bani Zayed Al-Gharbiya community as the following:

• A area : (6,407) dunums.
• B area: (8,452) dunums.
• C area : (7,119) dunums.

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