Violation: closing a road that leads to agricultural lands.

Location : Ein Al-Qisees Al Khader – Bethlehem.

Date : 29 march 2018.

Perpetrators: settlers of Sedi Bo'az illegal settlement.

Victims: People of al Khader town.

Details:

28 march 2018, illegal settlers close a road that Al Khader people use to reach their agricultural lands in Ein Qisses area. The road was closed using dirt and blocks. this Is not the first time, same road was closed by illegal settlers previously, but farmers opened it as it is the only road to reach the agricultural area of Ein Al-Qisees.

   "Sedi Bo'az" Illegal settlers are attempting to take over citizen's lands in order to add on their colonial outposts in the area, they also commit assaults in agricultural seasons, especially during vine leaves season, harvesting it is a source of income for many families in the area, they attempt to create hostile and scare farmers away from their lands.

 Illegal settlers close a road in al-khader.

Al Khadr[1]:

Located 4 kilometer west of Bethlehem, Al Khadr village is surrounded by Beit Jala and Battir (north), Husan and Nahhalin (west), Ad Doha, Wadi Rahall, and Beit Jala (east), Wadi An Nais (south).

Al Khadr has a population of 9774 according to statistics conducted in 2007. It has a total area of 8279 dunums, 184 of which are built-up area.

The Israeli occupation confiscated 29 dunums of Al Khadr lands for Efrat and Daniel colonies. Efrat was built in 1979 and devoured 5.8 dunums of Al Khadr. It is inhabited by 7037 colonists. Daniel was built in 1982 and confiscated 23 dunums. 1073 colonists live in the colony.

Bypasses number 60 and 375 devoured more than 487 dunums. Not to mention the Apartheid Wall that destroyed 280 dunums and isolated 5638 dunums of the village. The Wall in Al Khadr is 2805 meters long.

According to Oslo Accords, 10% of Al Khadr is under Area A (PA has full civil and security control) while 6% is under Area B (PA is in charge of civil matters with Israel responsible for security). However, most of the village lands (84%) is under Area C (Israel maintains full security and administrative control). Here are the area in dunums:

Area A (808) dunums.

Area B (475) dunums.

Area C (6996) dunums.

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[1] GIS- LRC