Jalud
Expropriation of land continues.
Two young men on bicycles: arrest – confiscation – fine/ransom: on the road from Jalloud to Qusra.
How does that contribute to Israel’s security?
We drove to Jalloud because we’d been contacted regarding the theft of agricultural land.
We saw no roadblocks or checkpoints on the way. Traffic flowed. Soldiers at Tapuach junction, but no checkpoint.
Jalloud is very quiet. We met A., who told us that there have been fewer incursions by settlers and incidents of property damage. On the other hand, expropriation – theft – of land is increasing: more land has been expropriated, between the village and the settlements that have been established around Jalloud. Anyone coming near the expropriated land t is chased away with rocks or live fire.
We arranged a meeting with the head of the council to verify the information and prepare to transmit it to Yesh Din (today he had to go to Ramallah, where a minister is being appointed).
Last year the road between Qusra and Jalloud was opened. We could see remnants of large rocks (obstacles?). Recently two young men riding bicycles were stopped by soldiers on this road. One was released a day later, the other after three days. The bicycles were also released after a fine/ransom of a few hundred shekels. And all for the security of Israel!
We met M. at the grocery in Qusra. He said the army wasn’t entering the village as often at night.
We notice many industrial buildings under construction in Qusra, which is located in Area B. The sight of them only makes the appearance of the “frozen” villages in Area C more noteworthy. Like the children’s game “red light,” restrictions imposed only on certain villages: they can’t build a house, pave a road, erect a sign. Only the expanding settlements creep quickly toward them.
Is that how to ensure Israel’s security?
Jalud
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Jalud
A Palestinian village, about 15 km south of Nablus: to the south are the settlements of Shiloh, Shvut-Rachel, and another settlement. Ge'ulat _Zion, is about to be built on its lands. The violent outposts of Esh Kodesh, Kida, Yeshuv Hda'at, Ahaya, and Adei Ad. Some outposts were established on Jalud lands, and are about to receive kosher. The village is planning to fight for its land.
85% of the village's lands are in area C, and its residents are anxious that they may be taken from them. In fact, throughout the years of occupation, thousands of dunams of agricultural land were expropriated from Jalud and the surrounding villages for military and settlement purposes. These are lands that were cultivated for generations by Palestinians and were taken from them without the possibility of resistance.
Since the death of the 16-year-old boy from the hills, Ahuvia Sendak, in December 2020, during a police chase near the settlement of Kochav Hashar, there has been a significant increase in the number of violent attacks by settlers, which have already become routine all over the West Bank. The attacks include breaking into the village mainly at night, setting fire to vehicles, smashing windows and windshields, demolishing construction sites and stealing equipment, shooting with live fire, blocking roads, and more. In recent years, IDF soldiers have been backing and sponsoring these riots. -
Jalud A Palestinian village, about 15 km south of Nablus: to the south are the settlements of Shiloh, Shvut-Rachel, and another settlement. Ge'ulat _Zion, is about to be built on its lands. The violent outposts of Esh Kodesh, Kida, Yeshav Ya'at, Ahaya, and Adei Ad. Some outposts were established on Jalud lands, and are about to receive kosher. The village is planning to fight for its land. 85% of the village's lands are in area C, and its residents are anxious that they may be taken from them. In fact, throughout the years of occupation, thousands of dunams of agricultural land were expropriated from Jalud and the surrounding villages for military and settlement purposes. These are lands that were cultivated for generations by Palestinians and were taken from them without the possibility of resistance. Since the death of the 16-year-old boy from the hills, Ahuvia Sendak, in December 2020, during a police chase near the settlement of Kochav Hashar, there has been a significant increase in the number of violent attacks by settlers, which have already become routine all over the West Bank. The attacks include breaking into the village mainly at night, setting fire to vehicles, smashing windows and windshields, demolishing construction sites and stealing equipment, shooting with live fire, blocking roads, and more. In recent years, IDF soldiers have been backing and sponsoring these riots.
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Qusra
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Qusra
This village is located in the Nablus district, about 28 kilometers south-east of the city. Its population numbers 4,310 as of 2007 (according to the Palestinian census). After the Oslo Accords, 50% - most of the village’s built-up area – was categorized Area B, and about 70 homes as well as the rest of its land are inside Area C.
In 1983, 177 dunams of the village lands were confiscated by Israel to build a ‘Nahal’ stronghold, turned civilian in 1985 and named Migdalim settler-colony, east of the village itself. To the north-east is a gas station and a leather plant, as well as a studio producing wood ware, all of which are a branch of the settler-colony. Dozens of additional farmland were confiscated from Qussra and Jaloud in order to erect the settler-colonies Esh Qodesh and Ahiya.
“The villagers point to the settler-colonists of Esh Qodesh as the source of their problem. Qussra villagers were forbidden to tend their lands located a kilometer away from the Esh Qodesh fence, and about 20 meters from the area declared military zone. What about the ‘legitimate’ plots? Their crops are regularly destroyed by the settler-colonists. Fires break out in wheat fields, olive trees are cut down, wells are destroyed – these have all become routine events. In spite of all of this, the head of the local council sees the Israeli army as the main source. He says that the settler-colonists could not have harassed the villagers without the army backing them up…”
(From a MW report, August 3, 2015)
In 2001, the Israeli army evacuated its intelligence base “Kida”. In 2003, the settler outpost Kida was established, a quick attempt was made to evict the newcomers, but they were eventually allowed to remain.
For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/nablus/pdfs/vprofile/Qusra_vp_en.pdf
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