Israeli Occupation Forces notify 11 residences and a mosque of demolition and confiscate two barracks in Jabal Al-Baba Bedouin community

The Israeli Occupation Forces notified on February 16, 2016 eleven residences and a mosque of demolition in the Al-Eizariya area of Jabal Al-Baba. It is reported that three vehicles relative to Israel Civil Administration and Border Police raided the Bedouin community of Jabal Al-Baba at 11:30 in the morning and left military orders next to targeted houses. Noteworthy, the targeted structures were photographed by the force. Not only, a barrack(45m2) belonging to citizen Yousef Jahaleen was confiscated in addition to three pieces of shade cloth.

It should be marked that the confiscated barrack was set up by the owner to accommodate people who attended his mother's funeral. 

It became clear the Israeli Occupation Forces have been targeting the area on the claim of it being "military zone" or unlicensed constructions"

The representative of Jabal Al-Baba community, Atallah Mazar'a, told Land Research Center the following: "The Planning and Construction Committee- Israel Civil Administration serve stop-work orders on the community and follow them with demolition order within a week only; this is real threat on the residents"

Source : Field observation- Department of Monitoring Israeli Violations- Land Research Center-2016
 

The Israeli Occupation Forces confiscate agricultural and residential barracks in Jabal Al-Baba community:

The Israeli occupation authorities on February 16, 2016 confiscated two barracks (agricultural and residential) belonging to citizen Yousef Jahaleen from the Bedouin community of Jabal Al-Baba, east Jerusalem. Noteworthy, the affected is a herder and depends on the barrack to protect and shelter his sheep.  ACTED organization donated the barracks, which were confiscated without even them been used.

It is reported that a force from the Israeli military accompanied by three vehicles from the Civil Administration and Border Police raided the area and confiscated the targeted barracks.

It should be marked that Citizen Yousef got his residence demolished in 2014 on the claim of "unlicensed construction" on a "state land".

Jabal Al-Baba: Closed military zone:

The Israeli Occupation Forces claim structures founded in the community of Jabal Al-Baba as built in "closed military zone" . It should be marked that the community witnessed many demolition operations and displacement plans. Noteworthy, the occupation has been recently confiscating structures donated by the EU on feeble  and illegal pretexts and claims. The act of providing humanitarian aid to such areas is now considered illegal by the occupation.

The E1 plan:

It should be marked that the Israeli occupation authorities have been working  to relocate Bedouins from Jabal Al-Baba to implement the so-called E1 plan that aims at building hundreds of colonial units to accommodate new colonists.

About Jabal Al-Baba:

The community is inhabited by 56 families (300 members) all hailing from the area of Beir Al-Saba'. Those Bedouins were displaced in the aftermath of 1948 war.

Jabal Al-Baba is edged by Al-Eizariya town from the west, Al- Za'ayyem  town from the north, Maale Adummim colony from east and Wad Al-Jimal community from the south.

The community has a total built-up of 27 dunums.  Primary and secondary school students of the community study in Al-Eizariya schools that are 2km far in distance;  they go to schools on feet.

Most roads of the community are agricultural and unpaved.

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