Fuqeiqis -visiting the Jadallah family
We went to an olive press where we bought olive oil.
Then we went to Fuqeiqis, the small village which unfortunately is located in a wadi between the settlements Negohot A and B.
We have written more than once about the Jadallah family which suffers from the lone settler Hagai Nissim who enters their land with his herds. Once they had to shoot his dog which entered and attacked them. According to the family, he continues to pass through their territory with his herd and to attack with his dogs.
They also say that Hagai Nissim planted olives, vines and almonds on the land of the Nasser family, their neighbors. We will continue to follow what is happening.
We didn’t dare to approach the settlement this time, because the last time we came to see the Hagai Nissim’s farm, the security car of the settlement immediately slid down the hill where Negohot A is located, and we were interrogated over the loudspeaker as to who we were and what we had done. The meeting was very unpleasant, to say the least.
From the photo taken from the Jadallah family’s house, you can see the horizon on the hill Negohot A. You also see the development works, and the new roads they pave, and the preparation of the lands. We are following because it seems that they are planning an expansion of the settlements here.
There is a feeling that the village is being encircled, with the aim of increasing the Jewish settlement.
From a distance we also saw ruins of buildings from a place called Khalet al Taha. The ruins were on 13.11.22
The family told us and also showed the olive grove of the Ranem family, their neighbours. When they went to the olive harvest they discovered that vegetables had been sown by the settlers.
The Palestinians uprooted these seedlings that grew between the olive trees. So the settlers called the army, which responded with gas grenades.
South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
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