Violation: adding ten caravans
Location: Al-Matabikh area- Nahhalin village
Date: August 08, 2017
Perpetrators: Betar Illit colonists
Victims: residents of the village
Details:
It is reported that a group of colonists added on August 08, 2017 ten residential caravans nearby the fence separating Betar Illit colony and Nahhalin village, more specifically in the northwestern area.
Mr. Majed Ghayatha from Nahhalin Municipality told Land Research Center the following:
" Betar Illit colonists loot our land and continue on carrying out attacks in attempt to take over the area. Lately, they set up caravans to house French visitors as they claim"
Colonial expansion via adding new residential units and ravaging more lands to accommodate new housing units creates a non-stop concern for the people of the village that the fence might be moved to loot more lands since the expansion works take place nearby the fence borders.
The colonists of Betar Illit work hard to seize more agricultural lands relative to Wad Fukin, Nahhalin and Husan areas in attempt to implement the so-called "Greater Jerusalem" project.
Photo 1: colonists at time of setting up the caravans at night
Photo 2: the caravans in the daytime
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