Violation: ravaging 163 olive trees.
Location: Qita’ Kamel to the south of Qusra – Nablus.
Date: January 10, 2013.
Perpetrators: colonists of Yish Kudish.
Details:
Colonists of Yish Kudish increased their attacks on Palestinian farmers and farms in the past ten days in a way reflecting their blind hatred to the blessed olive tree. The Israelis are aware of the importance of olive to the Palestinians making it a constant target.
On January 10, 2013, a large group of colonists supported by a number of Israeli soldiers raided Qita’ Kamel area to the south of Qusra and ravaged 163 olive trees.
Table: ravaged trees:
No. | Victim | Family members | Damaged trees | Other damages | Age of trees |
1 | Jalal Hasan | 9 | 8 | 22 | |
2 | Abdul Majid abu Nasser | 11 | 40 | 14 | |
3 | Abdul Azim Odeh | 6 | 115 | 120-m-long fence | 6 |
4 | Nazzal abu Rida | 7 | 170-m-long fence | ||
Total | 33 | 163 | 290 m | ||
*source: Field Observations – Monitoring Israeli Human Rights Violations Team – LRC
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Qusra:
It is located 18 km to the south east of Nablus city and is administered by Qusra village Council.
Its total area is 9878 dunums that include 776 dunums of built up area. However, this area does not cover the expansion requirements of the village which forced a lot of the locals to build their houses in areas classified ‘C’ according to Oslo. Qusra is inhabited by 4377 people according to the PBS statistics of 2007.
It must be pointed that in 1982, Qusra and the nearby Jurish villages faced a large scale land confiscation campaign in preparation for the establishment of Majdulim colony which now covers an area of 170.6 dunums inhabited by 152 colonists. On the other hand, Qusra is suffering from the increase in demolition orders issued against structures in the village. More than 15 structures are facing real demolition threats.
Magdulim colony have been a starting point for several attacks on the Palestinians and their properties. In the summer of 2008, colonists plowed huge areas of Palestinian lands before capturing them, similar aggressions took place several times. Also, numerous attacks on farmers and shepherds were reported throughout the years.
On the other hand, the village is suffering from the increased number of demolition orders issued against structures in the village; so far, 15 structures and the village main road are threatened.
