Israeli Occupation Forces Submit Demolition Orders in Wadi Al Malih East of Tubas city

At the beginning of September 2008 Israeli occupation authorities have submitted a number of demolition orders against Palestinian structures in the northern parts of the Jordan Valley under the pretext of “building without a permit.” The following table lists the names of the owners of the structures, its type and other relevant information:

No.	Name of the Affected Person	Location of Threatened Structure	The Threatened Structure	Area in m2
1	Daif Allah Abed Al Faqir	Al Meita	Animal pen	120
2	Nayef Mohammad Abdel Al Faqir		Simple house	80
3	A’aed Suleiman Zawahre		Animal pen	110
4	Mariam Abed Al Faqir		Zinco house	78
5	Salman Irheil Najada		Animal pen	140
6	Eid Ahmad Al Faqir		Zinco house	65
7	Adel E’ilyyan Daraghma	Ein Al Hilwa	Animal pen	110
8	Saleh Sa’ad Daraghma	Al Farisiya	Zinco house	100
9	Mansour Mohammad Abu A’amer		Animal pen	120
10	Khayri Ali Zuhdi Abu Muhsen		Zinco house	80
11	Hasan Zuhdi Abu Muhsen		Animal pen	110
12	Azmi Mohammad Nawaja’a		Zinco house	80
13	Yaser Younis Abu Iram	Samra	Zinco house	60
14	Suleiman Mohammad Najada	Ein Al Hilwa	Zinco house	90
15	Ghaleb Ibrahim Foqaha	Al Hama	Animal pen	130
16	Mahmoud Awwad Araysha		Zinco house	80
17	Mohammad Ahmad Salem Abu Zaho		Zinco house	45
TOTAL				1598

Photo 1: The threatened house of Mr. Azmi Mohammad al Nawaja’a

Israeli occupation forces have set the date of the 18th of September, 2008 as the final date for taking the necessary steps to get a permit for the afore-mentioned structures. As a result of a series of waves of demolition orders against Palestinian structures in Area C north of the Jordan Valley villages, these villages are currently facing a serious demographic threat that might affects its very existence. Young married couples are the most vulnerable as they won’t find any place to build their new homes since they would be placed under the threat of demolishing. The villages of Wadi Al Malih and Al Aqaba are exceptionally vulnerable as 28 of their 46 houses were issued demolition orders under the pretext of their location in Area C. This fact has pushed a number of families to leave these villages located east of Tubas governorate. Moreover, the threat of demolition against the Bedouins of Al Farisiya has led to the displacement of at least 15 families so far.

Photo 2: A General view of a number of houses in Al Farisiya

It is worth pointing out that Israeli occupation authorities do not recognize some Bedouin communities east of Al Tayseer checkpoint which led to the lack of communication between these communities and the city of Tubas from which they have originated. Israeli soldiers manning Al Tayaseer checkpoint allow only those carrying Jordan Valley IDs to pass through the checkpoint. As such, Bedouins are forced to use Al Hamra checkpoint south of Tubas governorate, into Al Farea’a, to Tammun and then to the city of Tubas. The trip is exhaustive both financially and physically.

Prepared by:
The Land Research Center
LRC