Violation: new outpost.

Location: Al-Ghazawi area – Beitillu village / Ramallah governorate.

Date: October 5^th 2021.

Perpetrators: Colonists of Nahliel.

Victims: Heirs of Sabha Ziada.

Description:

Tuesday morning, October 5^th 2021, a group of farmers went to their olive groves in Al-Ghazawi area to harvest olive trees , and found wooden structures , a tent , and a siege on a plot that colonists planted leveling to impose control on later, the plot belongs to heirs of Sabha Ziada.

The new outpost swallowed a 5 dunums plot in natural block (2) , piece (66) only few meters away on the entrance of Nahliel colony to the west.

a new outpost

One of the victims, Farmer Faed Ziada tols LRC:

“The plot is planted with olives and belong to several farmers from the village , who went under several assaults during cultivation and harvesting seasons.”

Noteworthy, Nahliel colony was built in 1948 , and swallowed lands from Beitillu and Aj-Janiya villages  , where it grew rapidly . Number of small outposts were built one by one, before they were annexed in a cluster under the name Nahliel which swallowed tens of agricultural dunums.

Affected farmer pointed out:

“Clashes between us and the fanatic colonists erupted many times, so the occupation forces forced us to evict the location and provide protection for colonists. Once the violation occurred, we filed a complaint to the Israeli police, and filed petitions to legal organizations to follow up the file, we will hold on to our land until the last breath.”

The Olive harvest is a festive moment for Palestinian farmers, it is a symbol of Palestinian steadfastness and connection to the land.

Beitillu – an overview:

Beitillu is located 19 km to the north west of Ramallah and is considered the largest village in the region, area wise. It is edged by several Palestinian villages besides the armistice line to the west; the village also incubates a number of water springs. The village total area is 13419 dunums, including 5825 dunums used for irrigated farming and 2500 dunums of olive fields.

It is inhabited by around 4500 people; the youth rates are very high in the village. The village, with more than 2000 dunums of open fields suitable for cultivation, is reputable for its olive, prunes, fig, and citrus production.

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