- Violation: validating a colony's master plans
- Location: Ras Karkar, Deir Ammar and Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya villages
- Date: during 2017
- Perpetrators: Talmon colony and its outposts
- Victims: Palestinian owners of lands
Details:
According to The webpage of Israel Ministry of Interior, Israel Civil Administration deposited \ validated master plans for Talmon colony, north Ramallah governorate. The plans are:
1. Plan number 235/10:
The webpage of Israel Ministry of Interior featured on June 919, 2017 an announcement for Higher Planning Council- Israel Civil Administration, which gives the validation number 235/10 to new master plan for Talmon B colony, north Ramallah governorate.
According to the plan coupled with an illustrative map, the use of 432 dunums founded in the periphery of Talmon B will be transferred from agricultural to residential and road uses. Also, the plan includes the construction of 255 residential units at the expense of Ras Karkar and Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya villages' lands.
Photo 1: the advertisement of the plan number 235/10
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Photos 2-5: part of the plan number 235/10
Photo 6: the location of the plan
It is reported that the targeted lands are founded within the natural block number 2 in the locations known as Wad Abu Mohammed and Wad Abu Qrei' from Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya village. From Ras Karkar village, the plan targeted lands founded within the natural block number 9 in the location known as Shu'bit Dheib.
2. Plan number 1/4/2/235:
According to the plan featured on Israel Ministry of Interior webpage, it includes the construction of 88 colonial units at the expense of lands from Deir Ammar and Ras Karkar villages. It is reported that the Colonization Sub-Committee on May 20, 2016 advertised ,through Al-Quds newspaper, a master plan for a new colonial neighborhood, north Talmon colony.
Photo 7: the advertisement of the plan
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Photos 8-10: part of the plan
Photo 11: map of the plan issued on June 19, 2017
Photo 12: location of the plan
3. Plan number 235/11/1:
The so-called Higher Planning Committee- Israel Civil Administration deposited a new master plan no. 235/11/1 for Talmon colony. The advertisement was featured in Al-Quds newspaper the on January 27, 2017. According to the advertisement, the plan includes the transformation of 104 dunums of agricultural lands into residential development areas and sport halls. Noteworthy, the targeted lands are founded in the villages of Ras Karkar, Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya villages.
The targeted lands were declared as follows:
- Natural block number 1; parts of the locations of Ras Al-Mughur and Wad Al-Bir from Ras Karkar village
- Natural block number 5; parts of the locations of Kurnet Al-Sheikh Issa from Al-Mazra'a Al-Qibliya village
Photo 13: the plan advertisement
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Photos 14-16: part of the plan
Photo 17: location of the plan
Land Research Center sees Israel continuous expansion on colonies in the West Bank and Jerusalem at the expense of Palestinian and lands a flagrant violation of Human Rights and all international laws and conventions, which prohibit disposition of public properties in occupied countries.
UN Resolutions
UN Security Council Resolution 242 of 1967: calls for
- the Withdrawal of Israel armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
- Termination of all claims or states of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every State in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force." [4]
UN Security Council Resolution 449 of 1979: the Security Council determined:
- "that the policy and practices of Israel in establishing settlements in the Palestinian and other Arab territories occupied since 1967 have no legal validity and constitute a serious obstruction to achieving a comprehensive, just and lasting peace in the Middle East"
UN Security Council Resolution 452 of 1979: states that
- "the policy of Israel in establishing settlements in the occupied Arab territories has no legal validity and constitutes a violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention relative to the Protection of Civilian Persons in Time of War of 12 August 1949" and "calls upon the Government and people of Israel to cease, on an urgent basis, the establishment, construction and planning of settlements in the Arab territories occupied since 1967, including Jerusalem."
UN Security Council Resolution 465 of 1980:
- It expressed concern at Israeli settlement policy in the Arab territories and recalled resolutions 237 (1967), 252 (1968), 267 (1969), 271(1969) and 298 (1971). It further called upon the State and people of Israel to dismantle such settlements. The resolution calls on all states ‘not to provide Israel with any assistance to be used specifically in connection with settlements in the occupied territories’.
Prepared by
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