The village of Jalud is located 27 kilometers south of the city of Nablus on the Eastern ridges overlooking the Jordan Valley. The population of this Palestinian village is about 450 villagers owning about 16,000 dunums most of which are agricultural lands.
Location map of Jalud and Shabout Rahel Settlement
Israeli occupation forces had expropriated 12,000 dunums of the land of the village for the purpose of the establishment of 7 settlements and a military camp. The following table lists the names and locations of these settlements.
|
Settlement name |
Arabic Name of Location |
Date |
No. of Housing Units |
No. of Caravans |
Notes |
|
Military Camp |
Shuab Dubash |
1974 |
0 |
25 |
Military camp used by occupation forces. Area is 1000 dunums |
|
Shilo |
Ras Mwais |
1978 |
More than 120 |
30 |
Land belons to TurmasAyya, Qaryut, and Jalud. |
|
Shabout Raheel |
Al Khafafeesh |
1992 |
75 |
15 |
Area is 1026 dunums |
|
Hilltop 1 |
Khurbat Ikhnaikes |
1996 |
0 |
2 |
Nobody lives there. Area 50 dunums |
|
Hilltop 2 |
Umm Kwaik |
1997 |
0 |
1 |
Nobody lives there/ Area 400 dunums |
|
Hilltop 3 |
Abu Al Rakhem |
1999 |
0 |
1 |
Nobody lives there/ Area 280 dunums |
|
Hilltop 4 |
Al Roos Al Tiwal |
1997 |
0 |
12 |
Inhibited by settlers/ Area 2800 dunums/ Electricity and road are available |
|
Hilltop 5 |
Sibas Valley |
1998 |
0 |
11 |
Inhibited by settlers/ Area 450 dunums/ 5 caravans/ Electricity generator. |
The settlement of Shabot Raheel is undergoing an expansion process these days as 7 new housing units are being constructed. The owners of the land on which those units are being built include Fawzy Ibrahim Al Abed, Abdel Ghani Ahmaed Ibrahim, Rayya Yousef Suleiman, Fayez Asa'ad Al Jaber, and Muflih Ahmed Mutair.
Expansion of Shabout Raheel on Al Khafafeesh site- Jalud
Jalud village used to provide 200 working opportunities for the Palestinian villagers before the forces of the Israeli occupation expropriated 75% of its agricultural land. As a result, most villagers were forced to look for other sources of income outside the village. The village have lost a yearly agricultural production of more than 500 tons of grain in addition to the uprooting of 15,000 olive trees which used to produce 100 tons of olive oil on yearly bases. These actions have dashed villagers' hopes of finally achieving a just peace that would protect them and their lands from the violations carried out by the settlers and supported by the occupation forces.
Prepared by:
The Land Research Center
LRC
