Halt of Work Notices for Structures at Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi and Abu Farda / Qalqilya governorate

November 3, 2021

• Violation: Halt of Work and Construction orders.
• Location: Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi and Abu Farda communities / Qalqilya governorate.
• Date: Wednesday (November 3^rd 2021).
• Perpetrator: The Israeli Civil Administration.
• Victims: Seven Bedouin families.

Description:

Wednesday, November 3^rd 2021, the Israeli occupation forces raided ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi south Qalqilya city, and targeted citizen Nayef Ash-Sha’our and ‘Abdullah Ash-Sha’our with halt of work and construction notices for their structures on the pretext of building without a license in area c according to Oslo accords.

According to the military order, the occupation sat November 24^th as the date of the inspection subcommittee in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structure.

Photos 1+2: ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi Community – Qalqilya

At the same day, the occupation authorities demolished a shop belongs to citizen Ashraf Sha’our from the community, with a halt of work military order within seven days since the issue date.

Monday, November 1^st 2021, The Occupation authorities targeted an under construction house belongs to citizen Kassab Sha’our from the community, with a halt of work military order issued by the Civil Administration, and sat November 17^th 2021, as the date of the inspection subcommittee, which will conduct its session in Beit El military court to decide the fate of the structure.

The following table shows more information about the targeted structures:

Only 200 m away from ‘Arab Ar-Ramdeen Aj-Janoubi community , lies ‘Arab Abu Farda community with a population of (150 people) . However, in November 3^rd 2021 , the occupation targeted three families at the area with halt of work notices on the pretext of building without a license, and sat November 24^th as the date of the building and organization session in “Beit El” military court to decide the fate of the structure.

The following table shows more information about victims in Abu Farda community:

Noteworthy, the Bedouin communities of ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi and Abu Farda witnessed many violations in the past years, especially after the construction of the Annexation and Expansion Wall in 2002 , the communities are located within Habla lands south Qalqilya city , in natural block (7628) known as Khallet Jayyous in pieces (3,4,13), the wall isolated the two communities from their Palestinian surrounding, most facilities inside the communities received halt of work notices , including the only school at Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi Bedouin community.

People of ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janubi community live in “Khallet Jayyous” area in Qalqilya on natural block-7628 pieces number 14,15,17. The community people have Tapu papers  to prove that they own the land. While on a nearby plot, Israeli illegal colonists built Alfei Menashe colony.

‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janubi community lacks basic human needs, and its members live a basic yet difficult life, the apartheid wall isolated them from their Palestinian surrounding, their only connection to the world is military gate 109.

Noteworthy, Most Residences and Shacks at the community received demolition notices, the occupation tried to evict the area many times, but the community’s steadfastness was stronger than the Israeli Occupation oppression.

After several sessions at the Israeli Supreme court between 2007-2008, the community people managed to secure a resolution that allows to stay at their location after they proved they own the lands before the Israeli Occupation to the West Bank in 1967. Despite that, the Occupation takes every opportunity to impose restrictions on the community, and the demolition operation reached out to many buildings and barns. In addition to depriving residents from their basic civil and humanitarian rights.

‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janubi community descend from Beer As-Saba’a area south Palestine, where they were forcedly displaced in 1950 temporarily with a promise to be returned under the supervision of the United Nations, but Israel did not commit to the agreement. Some of the community people went to Hebron, and the rest immigrated to the north of Qalqilya. A number of them went to North Qalqilya and west Jayyous and were known as ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Ash-Shamali, and the other part went south Qalqilya to ‘Arab Ar-Ramadeen Aj-Janoubi and bought number of plots and resided them until this day.

Prepared by
 The Land Research Center
LRC