Al Khader village Epitomize Israeli belligerent acts against Palestinian communities

Al Khader village Epitomize Israeli belligerent acts against Palestinian communities

On May 27, 2007, a group of Israeli settlers from Efrat settlement located south of Al Khader village aggressed on 200 vine trees across tens of dunums of agricultural lands in Al Khader village and set fire into them. This action was carried out for the purpose of terrorizing the Palestinian farmers either living close to the settlement's area or own a property in the nearby to increase the territorial lands of the settlement. The targeted Lands are owned by resident Muhammad Ya'coud Da'dou' from Al Khader.

 

This is not the first time that residents of Al Khader village are subjected to such aggression by the Israeli settlers or even by the Israeli army; in the last few years, the village encountered the belligerency of the Israeli occupation that caused losses and damages to lands and properties. Below is a detailed table of the violations carried out at the hands of Israeli settlers and army since the beginning of the second Intifada and until 2007.

 

 

Date

Violation

Purpose

Violators

1-Nov- 2000

Temporary closing four Palestinian schools located in Area 'C'

to prevent confrontations between school children and Israeli settlers

Israeli  Army

11-Nov-2000

Seizing 8 dunums hilltop

to establish settlement’s outpost

The settlers of Elazar & Daniyyel

29-Nov-2000

Demolishing a Palestinian house

under the pretext of building without licensing

Israeli Army

2-Dec- 2000

Seizing 50 dunums of land planted with vine trees

increase settlement’s territorial land

The settlers of Efrat

8-Dec- 2000

1) Demolishing a 150m long and 8-meter-high wall of Al Khader Secondary School for Boys located in area C.

2) Uprooting more than 50 Olive trees.

under the pretext of building without licensing

 

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

Israeli settlers

3-Nov-2001

Digging a deep sewage dump and placing seven mobile homes on this land.  

To establish a new settlement’s outpost called 'Hadaghan'; The land area was 200 dunums.

Israeli  settlers

2-Jan-2002

Uprooting 400 Olive trees and vineyard, destroying irrigation wells, water pipe lines, uprooting 20, pine trees and ruining tens of Dunums planted with thyme, sage and cauliflower plants

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

 

Kfar Etzion settlers

28-Jan-2002

Seizing a Palestinian house and turning it into military barrack.

under the pretext of Israeli Army’s security purposes

Israeli Army

1-Apr- 2003

Denying Palestinian farmers access to their agricultural lands.

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

Israeli Army

3-Apr-2003

Demolishing a 150m2 house which belongs to a Palestinian farmer.

Under the pretext of not having building permits and its closeness to the bypass road in the area.

 

 Israeli Army

30- Apr -2003

Demolishing a two – storey house, turning it into a heap of rubble.

Under the pretext of not having building permits and its closeness to the bypass road in the area.

 Israeli Army

13-Feb- 2004

Demolishing three Palestinian houses belong to Ali Salem Mousa, Mahmud Mousa and Ahmad Mousa for allegedly being built without licensing.

under the pretext of building without licensing

 

 Israeli Army

2- Apr-2004

Uprooting dozens  of fruitful trees and deying access to10 Dunums of agriculture land belong to Palestinian farmers  

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

 

 The settlers of Efrat

25-Apr-2004

Demolishing a Palestinian house. Uprooting dozens of fruitful trees.

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

 Israeli Army

29- Apr- 2004

Seizing 8 dunums of Palestinian agricultural lands out of 12 dunums owned by Emad 'Ali Salah and preventing the owner from accessing his land under the threat of weapons.

to establish settlement’s outpost

An Israeli settler called Hananiyia

12- May-2004

Demolishing a commercial store

under the pretext of building without licensing

Israeli Army

29- May- 2004

Uprooting 80 Grape trees owned by Emad Salah.

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

 The settlers of Hananiyia outpost

7-Aug-2004

Handing out resident Ghneim Muhammad Ghneim a military order to stop construction on his house.

under the pretext of building without licensing

Israeli Army

 12-Aug-2004

Burning 200 Grape trees and destroying 10 dunums cultivated with citrus trees.

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

Israeli settlers

16-Aug-2004

Razing vast areas of Palestinian lands located near the bypass road # 60.

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

 Israeli Army

20-Aug-2004

Seizing more than 400 dunums of Palestinian agricultural lands planted with Olives, Grapes and Almonds.

to establish settlement’s outpost

 The settlers of Elazar

5-Nov-2004

Closing of the main road with earth mounds which connects the old city of Al Khader with the new building area (the Gate area).

To prevent or control confrontations with Al-Khader residents while setting the foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

 Israeli Army

2- Dec-2004

Taking control of three-storey house and forcing all dwellers to evacuate the building under the threat of weapons.

turning the house into a military point

 

Israeli Army

10-Dec-2004  

inform several farmers to demolish the green houses built on their land

security purposes allegedly related to the security of Efrat settlement

 

Israeli Army

30-Mar-2005

serving seven residents of Al-Khader village with military warnings to demolish their houses, and actually demolishing a barracks of Osama 

under the pretext of building without licensing

Israeli Army

7-Apr-2005

Confiscate 7.5 dunums of lands.

To construct a 500 meters long and 15 meters wide part-section of the Segregation wall parallel to road # 60.

Israeli Army

18-Apr-2005

Uprooting more than 250 Olive and Vine trees

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

 

 The settlers of Neve Daniel

16-May-2005

Preventing several Palestinian farmers from accessing more than 50 Dunums of their agricultural lands, planted with Almonds, Vine, and Vegetables.

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

Israeli Army

18-May-2005

Razing vast areas of Palestinian agricultural lands planted with Almonds and Vine trees.

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall

 Israeli Army

31-May-2005

Constructing 2 meters height and 20 meters width Iron Gate and installing Cement blocks in the area.

to close off Al-Khader western gateway to Bethlehem city

  

Israeli Army

27- Jun-2005

Seizing over one storey building.

to turn it into a military point

 

 Israeli Army

27-July-2005

Demolishing three Palestinian houses and handing out warnings for houses demolishing to more than 20 other houses in the area.

under the pretext of building without licensing

 Israeli Army

3-Aug-2005

seizing nearly 10 Dunums of land

moving 8 caravans to establish settlement’s outpost

 

 The settlers of Efrat

8-Sep-2005

Demolishing two Palestinian farm  structures

under the pretext of building without licensing

 Israeli Army

17-Sep-2005

Burning more than 100 vine trees

to terrorize Palestinian farmers  from working on their lands

The settlers of Efrat

6-Oct-2005

Uprooting 150 Vine and Almond trees.

to establish a security buffer zone

Israeli Army

19-Oct-2005

Demolishing more than 12 Palestinian structure

under the pretext of building without licensing

Israeli Army

13-Nov-2005

Handing out Palestinian residents military order # (135/05) to confiscate 307,5

to set foundations for parts-sections of the Segregation Wall  

Israeli Army

21-Nov-2005

Issuing military order # (210/05/T) to confiscate 85 dunums of lands

To construct a tunnel that goes under bypass road # 60.

Israeli Army

31-Jan – 2006

Razing 10 dunms of land planted with Vine trees

to establish a security buffer zone

Israeli Army

9- May-2006

Relocating Al Kahder checkpoint located near Bypass road # 60, 100 meters closer to the village.

to work on tunnel location under bypass road 60

 

Israeli Army 

15-May-2006

Closing the northwestern entrance of the village with huge cement blocks.

To restrict Palestinian access to bypass road 60 from one location until the time they forbid that access completely.

Israeli Army

21-May-2006

Razing Palestinian agricultural lands in the northwestern entrance of the village.

to establish a security buffer zone

Israeli Army 

 29-May-2006

More  agricultural lands destroyed landowners denied access thousands of dunums of lands.

to establish a security buffer zone

Israeli Army  

7-Jun-2006

Handing out Palestinian residents military warnings to demolish 30 different kind of structure

under the pretext of building without licensing  

Israeli Army

8-Jun-2006

Handing out residents warnings to demolish 2 houses (180 m2 area each)

to establish a security buffer zone

Israeli Army

13-Jun-2006

Hindering the Palestinian Farmers from accessing some 20,000 dunums of agricultural lands

areas isolated behind the Segregation Wall (Faghur, Dhaher Al Jorn and Umm Rukba areas)

Israeli Army

5-Sep-2006

Issuing military order # (69/06/T) to confiscate 152 dunums of agricultural lands.

to construct a new tunnel and to resume the construction of parts of the Segregation Wall.

Israeli Army

12-Sep-2006

Issuing new military order # (77/06/T) to confiscate 102 dunums of lands

for activities related to the Segregation Wall

Israeli Army

11-Oct-2006

Erecting an Iron Gate.

to restrict Palestinian access to their land

Israeli Army

23-Nov-2006

Uprooting more than 300 Olive trees and attempting to seize some 2000 dunums of agricultural lands.

In an attempt to terrorize the Palestinian farmers and increase the territorial lands of the settlement

The settlers of Danniel

4-Dec-2006

Razing 6 dunums of Palestinian agricultural lands and uprooting more than150 Vine tress and a number of Apple trees.

to set foundation for the segregation wall

 

Israeli Army

Source: ARIJ Monthly Reports 2000-2007

 

Al Khader Village: General Glance

Al-Khader village sets in an exceptional high quality and rich agriculture lands. It is highly cultivated with all sorts’ of fruitful trees and particularly well known for the vineyard trees. It is located some 4.5 km east of the 1949 Armistice Line (Green Line) and 3.5 Km west of Bethlehem city. Today, the village is a home to 9285 inhabitants according to the Palestinian Central bureau of statistics, 2006, and spreads over an area of 20,090 dunums. Accordingly, the agriculture sector is significant to the sustainability of the village residents, as it has been and still is a major source of income and plays an important role in its economy.

 

The village of Al Khader and the Israeli Segregation Wall

The Segregation Wall in Al-Khader village extends across 6.7 kilometers long; stretching from the north to the south and isolating behind it some 15000 dunums of the village lands area, about 75 % of its agricultural lands. See map 1

 

 

 

To conclude:-

The continuous Israeli violations against Palestinian residents all over the West Bank is an explicit violation of all humanitarian codes and civilized laws which uphold all Palestinians Rights. The violations, including the construction of the Segregation Wall are also blatant violation to peace agreements signed between the Israelis and Palestinians and a breach to Oslo Interim Agreement which states that: 'Neither side shall initiate or take any step that will change the status of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip pending the outcome of the permanent status negotiations'.(Article XXXI, clause 7).

 

 

 

Prepared by
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
ARIJ

Categories: Settlers Attacks