2019-08-21
Beit Ayin settlers trespass a private property in Jab’a / Bethlehem governorate
Violation: settlers trespass a private Palestinian piece of property.
Location: Ein Hama , Wad Khanzir , Al-Karnat – Jaba’a village / Bethlehem governorate.
Date: August 21st 2019.
Perpetrators: Beit ‘Ayin settlers.
Victims: People of Jab’a village.
Description:
Wednesday, August 21st 2019, Beit ‘Ayin settlers trespass vast areas of private land in Jab’a village, the fanatic settlers planted the targeted lands with forest trees and tried to annex it to Beit ‘Ayin settlement.
Jab’a village council head told LRC:
“Most of the targeted lands are olive groves, but the real owners are not allowed to access them without coordination with the occupation forces.”
Many farmers in Al-Jab’a wait patiently for the olive harvesting season as it provides them with good income, but the Israeli occupation start the harvesting season with lands access bans, and settlers’ harassments.
Banning Palestinian farmers from accessing their lands is a violation of international agreements and conventions, The Israeli government confiscates Palestinian lands to build illegal colonies on them, denying the indigenous people their right of using their natural resources including water , soil, etc.
Agriculture is the keystone of Palestinian economy, but now it became exhausted by Israeli arbitrary measurements, which affected the livelihood of the great majority of the Palestinian society.
About Al-Jaba’a:[1]
It is located 25 km to the northwest of Hebron city. It is edged by the villages of Nahhalin and Wadi Fukin in Bethlehem from the north, Surif in Hebron from the south and the armistice line from the west.
The village has a total area of 7968 dunums, of which 153 dunums are built-up area, where 1121 people live (2017 census).
The Israeli colony of Tsoref confiscated around 468 dunums from the village's lands, it was established in 1989 and is inhabited by 767 colonists.
The bypass road number 367 confiscated more than 514 dunums, where the annexation and isolation wall destroyed 340 dunums under its construction.
According to Oslo Accords lands classifications, Al-Jab'a lands are classified as follows:
- 300 dunums ( 4%) are classified as area "B", which is under Palestinian Authority control
- 7655 dunums (96 %)are classified as area "C", Which is under full Israeli Authority control
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[1] GIS-LRC
