Israeli occupation forces issued and distributed Stop Work Orders against houses and water pools in Al Beqa’ neighborhood in the City of Hebron. House owners indicated that representatives of the so-called ‘Civil Administration’ accompanied by occupation soldiers came to the neighborhood and handed out the Orders against the said structures.
Photos A to C: Examples of the Stop Work Orders
The owners also mentioned that occupation authorities informed some of them verbally that their houses will be demolished next week, as indicated by a captain in the ‘Civil Administration.’
The soldiers came back on March 3rd, 2009 and took photographs of all the structures against which the orders were issued. Also, they have summoned the owners of the affected houses, took their personal details and then left without giving any further explanation. The residents of the neighborhood strongly believe that the main goal behind the Orders is to evict and transfer the Palestinian population in an effort to takeover their lands for future expansion of the nearby colonies of Kiryat Arba and Kharsina.
The Stop Work Orders are seen, as such, as another attempt to fight the Palestinian farmer in his source of income in an effort to force him out of his land.
It is worthy to note here that Israeli occupation forces have already demolished a number of structures in the neighborhood in 2004 which prompted humanitarian organizations to rebuild some of these houses. Yet, even these new houses received Stop Work Orders and are currently under the threat of being demolished. Additional information in this regard can be found at the following link: The Colony of Kharsina Expands on the Expense of the City of Hebron.
The Stop Work Orders were issued against 13 houses (inhabited and otherwise) whose owners are currently haunted by the threat of being expelled and left homeless. The following table lists the essential information regarding those houses targeted by demolition:
|
No.
|
Name of Owner
|
No. of Houses
|
Area in m2
|
No. of Family Members
|
Date of Construction
|
Status of Houses
|
Picture No.
|
|
1
|
Fadel Saleem Jaber
|
1
|
50
|
9
|
2009
|
Under construction
|
 |
|
2
|
Faraj Ibrahim Jaber
|
1
|
60
|
5
|
2008
|
Ready to be inhabited
|
 |
|
3
|
Zeid Ibrahim Jaber
|
1
|
70
|
5
|
1995
|
Inhabited
|
 |
|
4
|
Hani Salim Fadel Jaber
|
1
|
60
|
5
|
2008
|
Inhabited
|
 |
|
5
|
Imad Mohammad Bader Jaber
|
1
|
40
|
6
|
2007
|
Inhabited
|
|
|
7
|
Hasan Bader Jaber
|
1
|
80
|
13
|
2007
|
Inhabited
|
 |
|
10
|
Azmi Jaber
|
1
|
100
|
14
|
2006
|
Under construction
|
 |
|
12
|
Bilal Jaber
|
1
|
80
|
5
|
2006
|
Inhabited
|
|
|
14
|
Fayez Jaber
|
1
|
40
|
6
|
2006
|
Inhabited
|
 |
|
15
|
Fadi Jaber
|
1
|
40
|
10
|
2006
|
Inhabited
|
 |
|
16
|
Azzam Jaber
|
3
|
500
|
15
|
1994
|
Inhabited
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
13
|
1120
|
93
|
|
|
|
|
In terms of the pools, there were 9 water pools targeted for demolition. About 300 Palestinians benefit currently from these pools in accordance with the following table:
|
Owners Name
|
No. of Structures
|
No. of Family Members
|
Area in m2
|
Type of Structure
|
Status of Structure
|
Notes
|
Pic. No.
|
|
Hasan Bader Jaber
|
1
|
13
|
180
|
Water pool
|
Under construction
|
Used for irrigation
|
 |
|
Badawi Areef Jabari
|
1
|
50
|
150
|
Water pool
|
Used
|
Used for irrigation
|
 |
|
Nader Abdel Al
Azis Jaber
|
1
|
50
|
120
|
Water pool
|
Used
|
Demolished in 2006 and later re-built
|
 |
|
Azmi Jaber
|
1
|
60
|
100
|
Water pool
|
Under construction
|
Used for irrigation
|
 |
|
Sa�eed Jaber
|
1
|
50
|
150
|
Water pool
|
Used
|
Used for irrigation
|
 |
|
Azzam Jaber
|
1
|
30
|
120
|
Water pool
|
Used
|
Used for irrigation
|
|
|
Azzam Jaber
|
1
|
15
|
30
|
Water well
|
Used
|
Used for irrigation
|
 |
|
Nader Abdel Aziz Jaber
|
1
|
8
|
40
|
Water well
|
Used
|
Used for water collection
|
|
|
Azzam Jaber
|
1
|
15
|
50
|
Warehouse
|
Used
|
Shop
|
|
|
TOTAL
|
9
|
291
|
890
|
|
|
|
|
Prepared by:
The Land Research Center
LRC
The Land Research Center
LRC
