This report highlights the events concerning colonizing activities in the West Bank and Gaza that occurred between the months of February and April. The report describes and evaluates those events and their effects on the Palestinian community. The report also tries to predict the repercussions expected in the future as a result of those events.
The West Bank (excluding Jerusalem)
For background information on the West Bank click here. The Israeli violations that were reported between the months of February till Aprilare reported in the following table.
Table 1: Israeli Violations in the West Bank from February till April 2001
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Date |
Violation |
Location |
Violators |
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1-Feb-01 |
O – Surveying 700 dunums of land in order to confiscate it |
Nablus District – Az Zawiya village |
IA- Israeli surveyors |
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2-Feb-01 |
E – Continuing to level dozens of dunums of land to enlarge the military post |
Nablus District – Jerzeem Mountain |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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2-Feb-01 |
O – Starting to set up a 6 km long metal barrier o |
Qalqiliya District |
IA- Israeli forces |
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3-Feb-01 |
C – Establishing a second colonial core |
Nablus District – Jalud village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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5-Feb-01 |
E – Bulldozing 30 dunums of land in addition to uprooting dozens of olive, almond and vine trees |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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5-Feb-01 |
S – Attacking a palestinian land |
Hebron District -Yatta village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
5-Feb-01 |
E – Adding a number of new mobile homes |
Nablus District – Huwwara village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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6-Feb-01 |
E – Erecting five new caravans in Karmi Tzur settlement |
Hebron District – Halhoul fvillage |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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6-Feb-01 |
O – Delivering a military order to Ziad Abu 'Ayyash to stop building on the ground that he is building without a permit |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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6-Feb-01 |
S – Moving the gate of Karmi Tzur settlement about 100 m southwards |
Hebron District – Halhoul fvillage |
IA – Israeli forces |
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10-Feb-01 |
R – Began to build a new by-pass road which is going to be 1.5 km long & 5 m wide |
Nablus District – Masha village |
IA – Israeli forces |
|
10-Feb-01 |
U – Uprooting 250 fruitful trees |
Nablus District – Orif village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
11-Feb-01 |
U – Destroying about 20 dunums of land |
Nablus District – Jerzeem Mountain |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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12-Feb-01 |
U – Damaging one dunum of agricultural land planted with vine trees |
Hebron District – Halhoul village |
IA – Israeli occuaption bulldozers |
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12-Feb-01 |
S – Confiscating a water tank and a cement mixer |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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12-Feb-01 |
O – Sending demolition orders to Mohamad & Mahmoud Hamamdeh under the pretext of having built without permits |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
|
13-Feb-01 |
U – Destroying tens of dunums of agricultural land cultivated with almond and vine trees and erecting a number of caravans, tents and expanding water and electricity networks |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli machinery bulldozers |
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13-Feb-01 |
U – Destroying 5 dunums of land planted with vine trees |
Hebron District – Halhoul village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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13-Feb-01 |
E – Erection of a new caravan on confiscated land, west of Beit Iyen settlement |
Hebron District – Surif village |
IC – Ultra Orthodox Jewish settlers |
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14-Feb-01 |
O – Placing toxic chemicals inside a well belonged to Mansour Hamdan |
Hebron District – Bani Na'im village |
IC – the settlers of Pene Hever |
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14-Feb-01 |
O – Destroying about 10 dunums of land |
Nablus District – Iskaka village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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14-Feb-01 |
R – Destroying the agricultural road by causing the damage of dozens of dunums cultivated with wheat & barley |
Nablus District – Tammun & Tubas villages |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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14-Feb-01 |
O – Destroying the main water pipes |
Ramallah District – Deir Nidham village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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14-Feb-01 |
O – Damaging all water wells & springs |
Ramallah District – Deir Nidham village |
IC – The settlers of Hallamish |
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14-Feb-01 |
O – Damaging pieces of palestinian agricultural land |
Tulkarm District – Shoufa village |
IA – Israeli tanks |
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15-Feb-01 |
S – Seizing a palestinian house and turning it into a military post |
Hebron District – Al-Arrub Camp |
IA – Israeli occuaption forces |
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16-Feb-01 |
O – Stealing NIS 4000 and JD 1050 from Palestinian villagers |
Hebron District – Sa'ir village |
IC – The settlers of Asfar (Mitzad) |
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16-Feb-01 |
D – Demolishing Palestinian houses and cattle sheds |
Ramallah District – Al Bireh city |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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17-Feb-01 |
O – Attacking the Palestinian 'Al-Rayian Farm' for dairy products |
Hebron District – Al-Rama village |
IA – Israeli occupation army |
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18-Feb-01 |
E – Destroying about 500 dunums of land cultivated with vine, almond and olive trees and opening new by-pass roads and ditches in order to establish new military sites close to road (no.375). |
Bethlehem District – Husan & Nahalin villages |
IA – Israeli occuaption bulldozers |
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18-Feb-01 |
O – Imposing a fine of 750 NIS on Mr. Iyad Adel Abu Farah for crossing the barricade at the northern entrance to Jenin |
Jenin District – Al Jalama village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
|
19-Feb-01 |
P – Endorsing plans to construct 1000 new settlement housing units |
Bethlehem District – Beit Ain settlement |
IA – The Jewish Agency |
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19-Feb-01 |
O – Delivering orders to Khalil Al Mahamdeh and Mahmoud 'Eibed to demolish their wells |
Hebron District -Yatta village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
|
19-Feb-01 |
The total losses in the agricultural sector since the beginning of Al Intifafa is estimated to be US $ 15 Million |
Tulkarm District |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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20-Feb-01 |
D – Demolition of two Plestinian houses under the pretext of being built without permits |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli occuaptino authrities |
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20-Feb-01 |
S – Setting up a new caravan on a confiscated land |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli occuaption army |
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20-Feb-01 |
U – Bulldozing 10 dunums of land cultivated with olive trees (without any reason) |
Hebron District – Ma'in village |
IA- Israeli occuaption authorities |
|
20-Feb-01 |
E – Setting up a new Jewish settlement |
Nablus District – Yasuf, Iskaka & Yatma villages |
IC – The settlers of Rachel |
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20-Feb-01 |
E – Began to expand Qiryat Sefer settlement and erecting a new wire fence around wide areas of land estimated at 400 dunums |
Ramallah District – Khirbet Bani Harith, Deir Qiddis and Bila'in villages |
IC – The settlers of Qiryat Sefer |
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22-Feb-01 |
O – Sending demoltion orders to five palestinian houses |
Hebron District – Al Fahs hamlet |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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22-Feb-01 |
O – Damaging Palestinian agricultural land |
Tulkarm village – Aveni Hefetz & Enab settlements |
IA – Israeli tanks |
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23-Feb-01 |
U – Uprooting 1600 olive trees planted on 35 dunums of land |
Nablus District – Burin village |
IC – The settlers of Yizhar |
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23-Feb-01 |
P – Endorsing a plan to construct about 700 housing units. |
Ramallah District – Tel Zion settlement (a neighborhood of Kokhav Yacov settlement) |
IA – The Israeli Housing Ministry |
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25-Feb-01 |
E – Bulldozing wide areas of land and erecting new caravans in order to construct hundreds of housing units (in Eshkolot settlement) on 808 dunums of confiscated land |
Hebron District – Adh Dhahiriya village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
|
25-Feb-01 |
E – Groundwork is taking place in Tene settlement in order to build new housing units |
Hebron District – Adh Dhahiriya village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
25-Feb-01 |
U – Bulldozing a piece of Land and uprooting more than 300 olive and almond trees |
Hebron District – Dura village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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25-Feb-01 |
U – Bulldozing 10 dunums of land cultivated with olive trees |
Hebron District – Ma'in village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
|
25-Feb-01 |
E – Handing over a military post of more than 16 housing units to the Jewish settlement |
Hebron District – Otni'el settlement |
IA – Israeli forces |
|
25-Feb-01 |
E – Bulldozing about 450 dunums of agricultural land |
Hebron District – Surif & Al Jab'a villages |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
|
25-Feb-01 |
O – Bulldozing a piece of land and collecting the earth to make blocks in order t oclose the village and prevent the villagers from moving between nearby villages |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
|
26-Feb-01 |
O – Setting up a permaneent military post on a hilltop and erecting concrete blocks on the site |
Bethlehem District – Al Kahder village |
IA – Israeli occuaption forces |
|
26-Feb-01 |
S – Seizing an old rural Palestinian house |
Bethlehem District – Al Kahder village |
IA – Israeli occuaption forces |
|
26-Feb-01 |
R – Starting to open new by-pass roads around the nearby Jewish settlements |
Hebron District – Al Fawwar hilltop |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
27-Feb-01 |
O – Destroying wide areas of agricultural land |
Hebron District – Ma'in & Al Karmil villages |
IA – Israeli forces |
|
27-Feb-01 |
O – Spraying tens of dunums of Palestinian agricultural crops with toxic chemical materials |
Hebron District – Sikka village |
IA – Israeli cccupation forces |
|
27-Feb-01 |
O – The total direct & indirect losses in the agricultural sector due to the Israeli closure reached $ 7 Million |
Nablus District |
IA – Israeli authorities |
|
28-Feb-01 |
O – Damaging tens of dunums of agricultural land cultivated with olive trees |
Ramallah District – Between Rafat & Al Judera villages |
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28-Feb-01 |
D – Demolition of a 3-story Palestinian building without previous notofication under the pretext of being built without a permit in addtion to the demolition of a livestock farm |
Ramallah District – Rafat village |
IA – Israeli occupation bulldozers |
|
1-Mar-01 |
O – Destroying the water system which provides more than 30 families who depend on animal breeding and agriculture as a main income |
Nablus District – Beit Furik village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
1-Mar-01 |
S – Confiscation of more than 4000 dunums of agricultural land cultivated with crops and vegetables |
Ramallah District – Sinjil village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
|
1-Mar-01 |
O – Establishing new portable military roadblocks |
Ramallah Dsitrict – 'Ein 'Arik, Beit Liqya, Kharbatha al Misbah, Beit 'Ur at Tahta & Saffa villages |
IA – Israeli occuaption army |
|
2-Mar-01 |
P – Planing for a large project under the name of 'Developing the Eastern area of the Dead Sea' |
Bethlehem District – Dead Sea |
IA – The Regional Council 'Megilliot' |
|
3-Mar-01 |
C – Construction of trenches are taking place; |
Jericho District |
IA – Israeli authorities |
|
4-Mar-01 |
O – Running over a Palestinian youth 'Ra'ed Al Zakrawi |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IC – A Jewish settlers |
|
7-Mar-01 |
R – Establishing new roadblocks; |
Ramallah District – Beit El settlement |
IA – Israeli occuaption army |
|
7-Mar-01 |
R – Starting to dig more than 200 m of Birzeit-Ramallah road and erecting a new military post to prevent the passage of Palestinian cars |
Ramallah District – Surda village |
IA – Israeli occuaption army |
|
9-Mar-01 |
P – Endorsing a plan to build 120 new housing units on the southern hills of Gilo settlement on tens of dunums of land |
Bethlehem District – Beit Jala village |
IA – The Israeli Ministry of Construction & Organization in Jerusalem |
|
9-Mar-01 |
O – Bulldozing wide areas of land and starting to lay down cement materials on the ground in addition to paving the roads in order to link them with road # 60 |
Bethlehem District – Al Kahder village |
IA – Israeli occupation bulldozers |
|
9-Mar-01 |
D – Demolition of a Palestinian commercial shop and retaining walls |
Bethlehem District – Beit Jala village |
IA – Israeli army |
|
9-Mar-01 |
S- Confiscation of 100 dunums of land to expand the settlement |
Jenin District – Mavo Dotan settlement |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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10-Mar-01 |
R – Began to open a new 400 m by-pass road in order to protect Jewish settlers in the area |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
|
10-Mar-01 |
O – Bulldozing a Palestinian land close tot the Israeli military camp |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
|
10-Mar-01 |
O – Burning tens of dunums of agricultural land by spraying the crops with toxic materials |
Hebron District – Idhna village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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10-Mar-01 |
S – confiscation of 40 heads of sheep |
Hebron District – Idhna village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
|
10-Mar-01 |
C – Construction work is taking place in the settlement in addition to the erection of a number of permanent mobile homes on the site few days ago |
Hebron District – Tel Rumeida settlement |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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10-Mar-01 |
E – Damaging 500 dunums of land and starting to cultivate it with grapevine trees |
Ramallah District – Al Janiya village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers of Dolev and Talmon settlements |
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10-Mar-01 |
R – Began to opene a new by-pass road that will connect Talmon group with road # 455 |
Ramallah Dsitrict – Ras Karkar village |
The opening of this road required the uprooting of more than 60 olive trees |
|
10-Mar-01 |
O – Preventing Palestinian villagers from cultivating their lands |
Tulkarm village – Shoufa village |
IC – The settlers of Aveni hefetz |
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11-Mar-01 |
S – capturing a palestinian house and trasforming it into a military barrack and erecting a post on its roof |
Hebron District – Hebron City |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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11-Mar-01 |
U – Destroying dozens of dunums in which about 100 olive trees of Roman type were cut down |
Nablus District – Kafr Ad Dik village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
|
11-Mar-01 |
O – Imposing a total siege on 25 villages and their 65,000 residents in addtion to digging a trench that is about 150 m in length |
Ramallah District |
IA – Israeli army |
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11-Mar-01 |
S – Confiscation of 30 dunums of land |
Tulkarm village – Ramin village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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11-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting hundreds of olive trees |
Tulkarm village – Ramin village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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12-Mar-01 |
O – Issuing a military order to confiscate 15 dunums of land for security purposes |
Hebron District – Beit Kahil village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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12-Mar-01 |
U – Destroying wide areas of agricultural land by uprooting about 200 vine trees |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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12-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting 150 olive trees belonging to eight Palestinian families |
Ramallah District – 'Abud village |
IA – Israeli army |
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13-Mar-01 |
D – Demolition of an agricultural nursery that belongs to Al-'Arrub Agricultural Institute. |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA- Israeli army |
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13-Mar-01 |
D – Demolition of two Palestinian houses without previous notification |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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14-Mar-01 |
E – Setting up electrical poles around Palestinian land |
Hebron District – Al-Baq'a village |
IC – The settlers of Kharsina |
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14-Mar-01 |
E – Setting up a new caravan |
Hebron District – Magan David outpost |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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14-Mar-01 |
S – Confiscation of 100 dunums of land one month ago |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IC – The settlers of Kharsina |
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14-Mar-01 |
E – Establishing a new settlement post on a Palestinian land in addition to erecting a number of caravans |
Nablus District – Beita village |
IA – Israeli army |
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14-Mar-01 |
S – Capturing a Palestinian building and transformed it into a military barrack, in addition to setting up a tent on the roof of the building |
Ramallah District – Rafat village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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16-Mar-01 |
P – Endorsing a plan to construct about 2832 housing units. This is in addition to 2334 units already slated for construction. |
Bethlehem District – Har Homa settlement |
IA – The Israeli Local Committee for Planning & Construction |
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16-Mar-01 |
E – Erecting a new settlement outpost on a confiscated land |
Tulkarm District – Far'un village |
IA – Israeli army |
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18-Mar-01 |
O – Attacking Palestinian farmers while they were reclaiming and cultivating their lands and opening fire at them |
Hebron District – Jab'a village |
I C – The settlers of Bet Iyen |
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18-Mar-01 |
S – Confiscation of 30 dunums of land |
Nablus District – Beita village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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18-Mar-01 |
U – uprooting 150 olive trees |
Nablus District – Beita village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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19-Mar-01 |
E – Installing 18 new caravans on the settlement of Shavei Shomron |
Nablus District – Deir Sharaf village |
IA – Israeli army |
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19-Mar-01 |
U – uprooting a number of trees in order to expand Alfei Menashe settlement |
Qalqiliya District – Kafr Thulth village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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19-Mar-01 |
R – Destroying a piece of land in order to open a road for Alfei Menashe settlement |
Tulkarm District – Wadi Irsh & Ras Tira villages |
IA – Israeli army |
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19-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting dozens of olive trees |
Tulkarm District – Wadi Irsh & Ras Tira villages |
IA – Israeli army |
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20-Mar-01 |
U – uprooting more than 200 olive trees planted on about 100 dunums of land |
Bethlehem District – Al Jab'a village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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20-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting about 200 olive nurslings and destroying 15 dunums |
Bethlehem District – Nahhalin village |
IC – The settlers of Gavaot |
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20-Mar-01 |
R – Starting to open a new 18 km road |
Hebron District – As Samu' village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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20-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting about 50 olive trees |
Nablus District – Bruqin & kafr Ad Dik villages |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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20-Mar-01 |
S – Declaring the confiscation of more than 20 dunums of land in order to expand Ofer military camp. |
Ramallah Dsitrict – Beituniya village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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20-Mar-01 |
R – Destroying a Palestinian land in order to open a new by-pass road that will lead to Talmon settlement |
Ramallah Dsitrict – Ras Karkar village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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21-Mar-01 |
U – Destroying 30 dunums of cultivated land during training exercises |
Nablus District – Tayasir village |
IA – Israeli army |
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22-Mar-01 |
U – Destroying the agricultural crops |
Bethlehem District Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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22-Mar-01 |
C – Approving the second stage of the building project that involves the construction of 2800 new housing units |
Bethlehem District – Har Homa settlement |
IA – The Israeli Planning & Construction Cmmittee |
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22-Mar-01 |
O – Installing a new watchtower. |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occuaption forces |
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22-Mar-01 |
O – Bulldozing a piece of land |
Bethlehem District – Beit Jala village |
IA – Israeli army |
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22-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting about 700 vine trees |
Bethlehem District – Husan village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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22-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting 300 olive trees |
Jenin District – Faqqu'a village |
IA – Israeli army |
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22-Mar-01 |
U – Destroying a land along the by-passr road linking mehola & maale Efrayim settlements |
Nablus District – An Nassariya village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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22-Mar-01 |
E – Continue to bulldoze a piece of land to expand the nearby Jewish settlement |
Tulkarm District – Shoufa village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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23-Mar-01 |
P – Issuing a master plan for the construction of a new Jewish settlement(called Gavaot)that is planned to hold 6000 new housing units |
Bethlehem District – Nahhalin village |
IA – The Israeli Housing Ministry |
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23-Mar-01 |
U – Bulldozing 11 dunums of land |
Jenin District – Al Jalama village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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24-Mar-01 |
O – Digging a 3 meter deep ditch in order to cut the road between Salfit and Deir Ghasaneh villages |
Nablud District |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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24-Mar-01 |
E – leveling large area of land in order to expand Gedoun outpost next to Itamar settlement |
Nablus District – Beit Furik village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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24-Mar-01 |
U – Bulldozing dozens of dunums which that included the uprooting of large number of olive trees |
Nablus District – Kafr Ad Dik village |
IA – Israeli occupation forces |
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25-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting dozens of olive trees |
Nablus District – Biddya village |
IA – Israeli army |
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26-Mar-01 |
E – Setting up a new military camp beside the existing one |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occuaption authorities |
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28-Mar-01 |
O – Burning of more than 12 commercial shops, a number of Palestinian houses and two fire engines belonging to Hebron Municipality |
Hebron District |
IC – Extremist Jewish settlers |
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28-Mar-01 |
O – Returning for the second time to about 200 dunums of Palestinian land and erecting a tent there |
Hebron District – Kharsina settlement |
IC – The settlers of Qiryat Arba |
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28-Mar-01 |
P – Planning to establish a tourist hotel and construct about 200 housing units on the site in order to develop a suburb of Kharsina settlement |
Hebron District – Kharsina settlement |
IC – The settlers of Qiryat Arba |
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28-Mar-01 |
U – Uprooting more than 250 olive trees |
Nablus District – Itamar settlement |
IC – The settlers of Itamar |
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29-Mar-01 |
S – Confiscation of hundreds of dunums in preparation to expand Tene settlement |
Hebron District – Adh Dhahiriya village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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29-Mar-01 |
S – Capturing a 200 dunum plot of land and erecting a tent on the land |
Hebron District – Al-Bwereh hamlet |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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31-Mar-01 |
S – Delivering a confiscation order for 75 dunums of land planted with more than 300 olive trees |
Nablus District – Deir Istiya village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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1-Apr-01 |
S – Fencing 500 dunums of land with barbed wires |
Jenin District – 'Anin village |
IA – Israeli forces |
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2-Apr-01 |
O – Destroying three commercial shops. |
Hebron District – Old City of Hebron |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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2-Apr-01 |
U – Destroying about 22 dunums of agricultural greenhouses and stoling a number of electrical generators used to pump water irrigation |
Jericho District – Valleys |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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2-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting more than 100 olive trees |
Nablus District – Deir Istya village |
IA – Israeli army |
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2-Apr-01 |
S – Began to demarcate a 124 dunums piece of land |
Ramallah District – Beit Surik village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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4-Apr-01 |
D – Demolition of two Palestinian houses |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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4-Apr-01 |
O – Sending demolition orders to four Palestinian families |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IA – Israeli army |
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4-Apr-01 |
C – installing four mobile homes on a piece of land |
Bethlehem District – Tqoa' village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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4-Apr-01 |
U – Damaging more than 2000 dunums of land planted with olive trees |
Bethlehem District – Tqoa' village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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4-Apr-01 |
R – Starting to open a new by-pass road |
Bethlehem District – Tqoa' village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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4-Apr-01 |
D – Demolition of five Palestinian houses under the pretext of being built without permits |
Hebron District – Wadi Al Ghrous hamlet |
IA – Israeli heavy machinary |
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5-Apr-01 |
O – establishing a new military post |
Ramallah District – between 'Abud & Deir Abu Mash'al villages |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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6-Apr-01 |
P – Endorsing a plan to set up 120 new housing units |
Bethlehem District – Gilo settlement |
IA – The Israeli Regional Committee for Construction & Organization |
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6-Apr-01 |
R – Began to open a new military road that connects Beit El settlement with road 60 |
Ramallah District – Beitin & Yabrud villages |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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6-Apr-01 |
S – Seizing about 500 dunums of alnd |
Ramallah District – Saffa village |
IA – The Israeli company of Kiren Kemet |
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8-Apr-01 |
E – Expansion in Shvut Rahel settlement |
Ramallah District – Al Mughayyir village |
IA – Israeli occuation autorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting a number of olive trees |
Ramallah District – 'Ein Yabrud village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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8-Apr-01 |
S – Confiscation of a piece of land |
Ramallah District – 'Ein Yabrud village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
E – Installing a new caravan. |
Ramallah District – 'Ein Yabrud village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
O – Bulldozing a piece of land close to a military post |
Ramallah District – Silwad village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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8-Apr-01 |
E – Expansion in a Jewish settlement |
Ramallah District – Sinjil village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting a number of olive trees |
Ramallah District – Sinjil village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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8-Apr-01 |
E – Expansion in Shilo settlement |
Ramallah District – Turmus'ayya village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
E – Expansion in 'Ateret settlement in addition to bulldozing pieces of land |
Ramallah District – Um Safa & Jibya villages |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
O – Attempts to expand Ateret settlement |
Ramallah District – Um Safa, 'Ajjul, 'arura & 'Atara villages |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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8-Apr-01 |
U – uprooting a number of olive trees |
Ramallah Dsitrict – 'Abud village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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9-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting more than 25 olive trees |
Nablus District – Salim village |
IA – Israeli army |
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10-Apr-01 |
R – Colonization work is continuing in the by-pass road linking Talmon C with road # 455 |
Ramallah District – Al Janiya & Ras Karkar villages |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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11-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting more than 4000 olive trees since the beginning of Al Intifada |
Nablus District – Salfit villages |
IA – Israeli army |
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11-Apr-01 |
O – Issuing an order to close the only used dumping site |
Ramallah District – Al Bireh City |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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12-Apr-01 |
S – Confiscation of 5-dunum plot of land cultivated with olive trees |
Ramallah District – At Tira village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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13-Apr-01 |
S – capturing a Palestinian house located in Area 'B' which is still under construction and they turned it into a military barrack |
Bethlehem District – Al-'Arouj hamlet |
IA – Israeli occupation army |
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13-Apr-01 |
E – Began to bulldoze tens of dunums of Palestinian lands in order to expand Asfar settlement |
Hebron District – Sa'er village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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16-Apr-01 |
S – Sezing 150 dunums of land |
Qalqiliya District – Habla village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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16-Apr-01 |
U – Bulldozing large areas of agricultural land |
Qalqiliya District – Qalqiliya City |
IA – Israeli army |
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17-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting 300 grapevine trees and 40 olive trees planted on 3 dunums of land |
Bethlehem District – Al Khader village |
IC – The settlers of Efrat |
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17-Apr-01 |
R – Startng to open a 1 km road in a n attempt to expand the nearby Jewish settlement |
Bethlehem District – Gush Etzion block |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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17-Apr-01 |
U – Burning Palestinian agricultural crops planted on 3 dunums |
Hebron District – Beit Ummar village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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17-Apr-01 |
U – Burning Palestinian agricultural crops planted on 3 dunums |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IC – The settlers of Maon |
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17-Apr-01 |
D – Delivering two demolition orders to jamal Al Sa'ed and Jaber Al Najar |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IA – Israeli authorities |
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17-Apr-01 |
S – Continue to bulldoze a Palestinian land in order to expand Alfei Menashe settlement |
Qalqiliya District – 'Isla village |
IA – Israeli forces |
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17-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting more than 40 olive trees |
Qalqiliya District – 'Isla village |
IA – Israeli forces |
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18-Apr-01 |
U – Bulldozing a Palestinian land in addition to damaging the main water lines and irrigation systems in the area |
Qalqiliya District – Qalqiliya City |
IA – Israeli army bulldozers |
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19-Apr-01 |
U – Burning a number of olive trees |
Nablus Distirct – As Sawiya village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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19-Apr-01 |
O – Unleashing the livestock in palestinian lands planted with grape vine trees, and spraying the fields planted with barley and wheat with toxic chemicals |
Ramallah District – Al Mughayyir & Turmus'ayya villages |
IC – the settlers of Shvut Rahel |
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20-Apr-01 |
R – Starting to open a 1200 m new by-pass road |
Hebron District – Sa'er village |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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21-Apr-01 |
O – Detaining a Palestinian buldozer that was working in opening an agricultural road |
Ramallah District – Kafr Ni'ima village |
IA – Israeli occupation army |
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23-Apr-01 |
P – Reopening the road of Dura El Qare'- El Jalazon |
Ramallah District – Dura El Qare' & El Jalazon villages |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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24-Apr-01 |
D – Dispatching ultimatums to demolish 14 palestinian houses in a number of villages under the pretext of being built without permits |
Hebron District |
IA – Israeli occupation authorities |
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24-Apr-01 |
U – Uprooting a number of olive trees planted on 5 dunums of land in addition to damaging the agricultural insatllations, a number of caravans and water tanks |
Qalqiliya Distirct – Qalqiliya City |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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25-Apr-01 |
O – Damaging a Palestinian land surrounding the local slaughterhouse and its nearby roads and issuing a military order to close the slaughterhouse till the middle of the next month |
Ramallah District – Al Bireh City |
IA – Israeli occupation bulldozers |
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25-Apr-01 |
R – Bulldozing a piece of land in order to open a new military by-pass road |
Ramallah District – Al Bireh City |
IA – Israeli occupation bulldozers |
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26-Apr-01 |
O – attacking Palestinian villagers |
Hebron District – Al Bwereh hamlet |
IC – The settlers of Kharsina & Qiryat Arba |
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26-Apr-01 |
E – Expansion work is taking place on a 200 dunums of land |
Hebron District – Al Bwereh hamlet |
IC – The settlers of Kharsina & Qiryat Arba |
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26-Apr-01 |
S – Seizing a Palestinian mountain estimated at 2500 dunums of land |
Hebron District – Qiryat Arba & Kharsina settlements |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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27-Apr-01 |
O – Attacking Palestinian villagers and preventing them from harvesting their agricultural crops in addition to destroying the agricultural machines |
Hebron District |
IC – The settlers of Susiya |
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27-Apr-01 |
O – Cutting the wire fence surrounding the house of Wael Al Sharabati and destroying the 2000 dunums land and its agricultural crops |
Hebron District |
IC – The settlers of Tel Rumeida |
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27-Apr-01 |
O – Preventing Palestinian villagers from reaching their lands as they are going to cultivate them. They also cut down the roads to the targeted areas |
Hebron District – Yatta village |
IC – Jewish settlers |
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27-Apr-01 |
S – Damaging dozens of dunums of land in order to annex it to Yakir settlement |
Nablus District – Deir Istiya village |
IA – Israeli bulldozers |
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28-Apr-01 |
E – Starting to expand Mevo Horon settlement towards the north |
Ramallah District – beit Nuba village |
IC – The settlers of Mevo Horon |
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28-Apr-01 |
O – Returning the roadblock which was established on Ramallah-Al Lid way, to a distance of not more than 60 meters towards the west |
Ramallah District – Beit U'r El Tihta village |
IA – Israeli army |
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29-Apr-01 |
U – Setting fire to a piece of land estimated at 600 dunums cultivated with 200 olive trees |
Nabluds District – Deir Istiya village |
IC – A settlers from Revava |
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29-Apr-01 |
S – Bulldozing large areas of Palestinian land in the southern and northern parts of the settlement as part of the annexation campaign |
Nablus District – Itamar settlement |
IC – the settlers of Itamar |
Source: compiled from local newspapers, interviews and field survey.
S = Seizure; i.e. confiscation, eviction, occupation and any sort of asset grabbing
E = Expansion; i.e. any increase in land occupied by Israelis.
C = Construction; i.e. any increase in Israeli built-up areas.
R = Roads; i.e. any increase in the road network.
D = Demolition; i.e. any destruction of Palestinian assets.
U = Uprooting trees.
P = Plans
O = Other.
Jerusalem District
For background information on Jerusalem click here. Field workers documented the following violations in the Jerusalem area between the months of February and April 2001:
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Israeli bulldozers demolished a three- storey house and a wall in Al- Ram town between Jerusalem and Ramallah. The house is owned by Mr. Salah Al- Rishiq. The demolition was carried out under the pretext of unlicensing, while Palestinian believe it was done as a vengeance for the killing of an Israeli settler in the area
2-2
The local affairs court in Jerusalem issued a resolution postponing the demolished of a building comprised of 12 apartments and owned by Mr. Badawi Al- Qawasmeh. The building is located between Beit Hanina nad Al _Ram. Earlier, the Israeli high court decided to demolish the building before 31.1.2001.
3-2
The Jerusalem Municipality court imposed a 300 000 NIS fine on Mr. Saleh Al- Salaimeh who lives in Jerusalem for building without a license.
27-2
Israeli Land Authorities (Keren Ki'met) started to level land cultivated with serials at the eastern slopes of Jabal Al- Mukaber in Jerusalem owned by the families of Mish'al and Shqirat. The area of the land is 10 dunums. Forest trees have been planted by the Israeli authorities to confirm their confiscation of the land prior to the construction of 200 housing units for the exclusive Israeli use in this area. It is worth to mention that in 1972, the Israeli authorities had confiscated more than 2000 dunums from Jabal Al- Mukaber land to build the current settlement of Armon.
3-4
- Israeli bulldozers demolished a building under construction owned by Sheik Mohammed Sa'id Al- Jamal in Al- Ezariya ( Bethany). The building which comprised a mosque, school, playground, pool and well was 750 m2. The construction costs are estimated at 250 000 US $.
- Israeli bulldozers demolished a 20 m2 retaining wall for Al- Zaru family in Al- Ezariya. Another 50 m2 retaining wall was destroyed in Beit Hanina.
4-4
Israeli authorities destroyed a house under construction owned by Mr. Ibrahim Qirish. This destruction was the second of its kind in a year. The homes and barracks of Mr. Khalid Radadeh, Salah Ghawi and Ghaleb Razim were also demolished. They are all located in Al- Ezariya and Al- Za'im.
5-4
- Israeli bulldozers demolished the house of Mr. Salim Shawamreh in Anata for the third time. Three barracks owned by Mr. Mohammed Kurshan, Abed Kurshan and Daud Kurshan were demolished in the same area under the pretext of un-licensing. Water and telephone lines were damaged during the demolition process.
- Israeli occupation authorities devastated dozens of dunums of agricultural land in Anata and Isawiya owned by Mr. Khader Saleh, Maher Muheisen, Mahmud Hamdan, Hani Isawi and Mohammed Dirbas. Water pipes were also damaged.
6-4
The Israeli government published a tender to build 496 housing units in Ma'aleh Adumim settlement.
7-4
The Israeli government intends to destroy three houses owned by Mr. Rafiq Kharuf in Sheik Jarrah. The houses will be destroyed to make room for the construction of the tunnel road which is 25 meters wide.
17-4
The Jerusalem municipality bulldozers are currently destroying tombs in St. Mary's cemetery near Getsemany garden to make space for the building of a road there. The cemetery is owned by the orthodox community.
22-4
Israeli army occupied a 5 storey building in Kufr Aqab north of Jerusalem. The building which is owned by Mr. Ibrahim Qasas, was changed to a military garrison and observation point.
24-4
Israeli antiquities authorities and Jerusalem municipality continue to dig and built underground installations from Jafa gate passing through the Morocan gate down to Silwan village. On the other hand, digging works are under way in the southern and western sides of Al- Aqsa Mosque.
The Gaza Strip
For background information on the Gaza Strip click here. The violations committed by Israeli occupation forces and settlers in the Gaza Strip throughout the period between February and April 2001 are detailed below:
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Israeli bulldozers closed a number of agricultural roads leading to farms and green houses in Al- Sifa area north of Beit Lahiah.
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Israeli bulldozers destroyed more than 20 dunums of land cultivated with potatoes and olive trees in Khan Yunis owned by Mr. Abdul Najar Tabasi and Mr. Mohammed Tabasi. Irrigation systems, wells and green houses were aslo destroyed near the settlement of Muraj. 15 dunums planted with palm trees and olives owned by Mr. Hamdi Al-Misri were uprooted at the same area. 500 olive trees and three dunums planted with potatoes and owned by Mr. Hamuda Al- Misri were uprooted as well. 20 another dunums of adjacent land were leveled by Israeli bulldozers.
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Israeli bulldozers continued to devastate hundreds of dunums of land near the settlement of Neve Dikalim owned by the families of Najar, Zu'rub and Al- Sha'ir. Dozens of guava and palm trees owned by Al- Abadleh family near the settlement of Nitser Hazani north of Khan Yunis were uprooted.
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Israeli soldiers seized the house of Mr. Khalaf Abu- Hajaj in Wadi Salaqa near Qarara (Khan Yunis). The house is 200 m2 and built of two levels. It was turned to a military garrison.. In addition, 50 fruitful trees and 6 dunums owned by Mr. Sulieman Gharaizeh were leveled in the same area. In Beit Lahiah, Israeli bulldozers destroyed many green houses and two wells used to provide water for agricultural land in the area.
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Israeli forces destroyed a cement factory near Al- Muntar crossing point and a wall surrounding a gas station which was burned two days before.
3-2
Israeli forces and settlers continued to devastate land and uproot trees close to the settlements and military positions in Mawasi Khan Yunis.
4-2
Israeli bulldozers devastated large areas of land planted with hundreds of trees located along the truce line east of Khan Yunis after an Israeli military jeep had co me under fire.
5-2
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6 homes inhabited by 64 people were demolished near Al-Muntar east of Gaza. Two gas stations and two wells and a steel factory were also demolished. 100 dunums of land were leveled in zone A close to the road linking between Al- Muntar crossing point and Nitsarim settlement.
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Israeli forces continue to bulldoze agricultural land and uproot trees near the truce line east of Khan Yunis.
7-2
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A carpentry workshop near al- Muntar cross point owned by the family of Kordia was destroyed. A 100 workers are employed in this workshop and become unemployed after the Israeli attack. An oxygen production factory was destroyed also in the same area.
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Israeli forces bombarded and destroyed a house in Rafah refugee camp owned by brothers Yusif and Ahamd Aweideh.
8-2
Israeli forces prevented Khan Yunis municipality rubbish workers from removing the rubbish dumps near Al- Tufah checkpoint which causes ecological problems.
10-2
Officials of Israeli government properties sent notices to 22 Palestinian families who live in Tal Ridan in Mawasi Khan Yunis asking them to evacuate their homes as soon as possible. The notices say that the homes will be destroyed to build a road to link between the military post near Dir Al- Balah and the Israeli settlement near Tal Ridan.
11-2
Israeli army bulldozers started to level large areas of agricultural land near the coastal road close to Mawasi Khan Yunis with the aim of building a road to link in between the settlements of Gush Qatif.
13-2
Israeli army bulldozers destroyed a house, well, water collection pool and an irrigation system in Ja'farawi area south of Khan Yunis city. More than 200 olive trees were also uprooted in that area.
15-2
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Israeli army bulldozers removed the barbed wires of the truce line east of Beit Hanon and destroyed hundreds of fruitful trees in a grove owned by Mr. Musa Abu- Odah.
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Israeli forces annexed 150 dunums of land to Kefar Darum settlement. The confiscated land which is owned by the families of Abu-Samra, Abu -Bashir and Ja'farawi was encircled with barbed wires. On the other hand, Israeli forces destroyed a house belonging to Abu- Samra family in Dir Al -Balah which was inhabited by 14 members. 24 dunums of land planted with a number of olive trees were destroyed around the house. On last January17th, Israeli forces destroyed two wells and a green house belonging to the same family, in addition to the uprooting of 260 olive, fruit and citrus trees.
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7 houses in Al- salam quarter in rafah were demolished and bulldozed and more than 30 dunums of cultivated land owned by the families of Qishta and Al- Sha'ir were also devastated.
16-2
Israeli bulldozers continued to uproot thousands of citrus trees. A number of wells were also destroyed in many areas in the Strip.
17-2
7 homes and dozens of dunums of agricultural land located in Al – salam quarter near the border line south east of Rafah were destroyed. A house located inside the territory of Palestinian authority was occupied by the Israeli soldiers.
18-2
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For the fifth time since the outbreak of Intifada, the Israeli forces destroyed bumping stations of sewage lines near the sewage central treatment station in Sheik Iglin quarter in Gaza city.
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Israeli bulldozers destroyed a house and an artisan well south of Deir Al- balah.
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According to a report issued by the emergency committee formed by the governorate of Rafah to estimate the losses of Israeli aggressions against Palestinian properties, more than 1500 dunums of agricultural land were devastated in various locations in the district.
20-2
Israeli forces escalated their attacks against citizens of Gaza governorates including the devastation of big areas of agricultural land located in Al- Muntar area east of Gaza. Israeli bulldozers continued to level land in the area of Qizan Al- najar south of Khan Yunis destroying more than 30 dunums of land owned by the family of Al Sha'ir north east of the settlement of Muraj.
21-2
Devastation processes continued against the land of Al- Sha'ir family near Muraj settlement in which dozens of dunums of land and a well were destroyed, as well as the destruction of 5 dunums of green houses planted with flowers and 9 others planted with vegs.
22-2
The destruction process continued against the land of Palestinians near Muraj settlement during which 60 olive trees owned by Mr. Khalil Al- masri were uprooted, in addition to the destruction of two green houses for his brother Ahmad.
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A report issued by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights confirmed that from the beginning of the Intifada until February 15th, about 7024 dunums of land had been bulldozed. The report added that 78.2% of bulldozed land is agricultural one, while the remaining percentage is forest and sand land. These numbers do not include the areas of homes and premises destroyed.
25-2
Israeli bulldozers destroyed 20 dunums of land near the settlement of Muraj south of Khan Yunis uprooting dozens of fruitful trees and damaging green houses. 5 dunums for Mr. Jum'a Al- masri located near the settlement of Muraj were destroyed.
27-2
Israeli forces bulldozed the grove of Mr. Salim Abu- Gharabeh in Wadi Al- Salaqa destroying the fruitful trees. The grove is 2 km away from Kisufim military post. 400 dunums of land cultivated with serials and more than 100 green houses were destroyed with the aim of enlarging settler roads. 5 poultry farms, an artisan well and a pool were destroyed in the same area.
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Rafah governor said that the Israeli authorities bulldozed 1500 dunums of land in different areas in the governorate and more than 16 000 trees and 100 green houses were destroyed. The governor estimated the losses in the agricultural field at 4 million dollars since the beginning of Intifada.
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Israeli army bulldozers started to level Palestinian land close to Farahin area south east of Abasan Al- kabira east of Khan Yunis. During this process, about 100 olive trees owned by Mr. Isma'il Abu – Anza, and 30 almond trees owned by Mr. Naji Abu- Duqa were uprooted.
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Israeli army bulldozers devastated 4 dunums of land owned by Mr. Hamdan Al- Sha'ir from Rafah. The land was planted with olive and palm trees. His house was also demolished during the attack.
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Israeli bulldozers began to open new colonialist roads linking between the settlements of Nistsanit and Ele Sinai north east of Beit Lahia. The new road will be 1500 meter long located in the yellow area.
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20 dunums of land were destroyed in Al- Qarara area. The land is owned by Mr. Abdul Qader Abu- Hawali and it was cultivated with potatoes and onions.
9-3
40 dunums of land owned by Talbani family were devastated east of Al- maghazi refugee camp.
10-3
Khan Yunis governorate came under attacks by Israeli army bulldozers during which large areas of cultivated land, hundreds of fruitful trees, agricultural materials and green houses were destroyed in Qizan Al- Najar and east of Khuza'a and Al- mawasi.
12-3
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Israeli bulldozers began to devastate huge areas of Palestinian land near Al- Muntar cross point east of Gaza City.
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45 dunums of agricultural land close to Sofa cross point east of Rafah were destroyed. The land is owned by Mr. Ali and Abdullah Jarghun and Isma'il Abu Luli and it was cultivated with potatoes, olive trees and wheat. At the beginning of this year, the Israeli forces had devastated more than 70 dunums from Duhnyyeh checkpoint up to Sofa cross point as part of their destructive campaign against Palestinian land and agriculture.
13-3
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Israeli authorities seized 166 dunums of land in Al- Qarara north of Khan Yunis for military purposes. The seized land is owned by 21 Palestinians.
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Israeli bulldozers destroyed 50 dunums of agricultural land owned by a number of Palestinians who live east of Dir Al- balah. In the meantime, Israeli army continued to bulldoze land east of Al- Bureij refugee camp.
16-3
Israeli bulldozers continued to devastate land surrounding four houses owned by the family of Malaka. About 80 dunums planted with olive and citrus trees were destroyed.
18-3
2 dunums owned by Mr. Mohammed Hasan Abu- Sanima from Rafah were bulldozed. The land was cultivated with almond trees and barley.
20-3
300 hundreds dunums of land planted with olive and citrus trees were destroyed north of Beit Hanon. The land is owned by the families of Abu- Ida, Sweilem and Abu- odeh.
21-3
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Large areas of land owned by the families of Silmiah, Kishko and Khueiter near Al- Muntar were besieged with barbed wires.
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100 dunums cultivated with citrus and olive trees were destroyed east of Beit Hanon. It is owned by Mr. Yusif Abu Ida, Moahmmed Sueilem and Ayub Zweidi and other people from Al- Da'ur and Okashe families.
22-3
More than 100 dunums of land planted with olive trees and almonds were destroyed. It is located north of Kisufim military post.
24-3
Hundreds of dunums of land were annexed to the settlement of Nitsanit north of Gaza. The confiscated land was surrounded with barbed wires with the aim of doubling the area of the existing settlement.
25-3
200 dunums of land were bulldozed near the crossing point between the Palestinian land and green line. The land is owned by Mr. Hussein Nasser, Ahamad Abu Odeh and Ali Nasser and was planted with olive and citrus trees.
26-3
A 35 dunums orange grove was devastated east of Beit Hanon with all its trees uprooted. The grove is owned by Mr. Asa'ad Salah. On the other hand, 45 dunums of citrus trees owned by the brothers Izzat, Yahyyia and Sulaiman Ikhurat.
27-3
Israeli bulldozers devastated 30 dunums of land cultivated with olive and fruit trees. Dozens of bee cells and water wells were destroyed. The total area destroyed east of Beit Hanon is estimated at 800 dunums.
29-3
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100 dunums of land cultivated with olive and almond trees in Deir Al- balah were destroyed.
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Israeli occupation forces bulldozed 35 dunums belonging to to Mr. Khalil Jaber Khalil from Deir Al- Balah. So far, about 1 000 dunums of green land were devastated in Beit Hanon.
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64 dunums of agricultural land were destroyed in Rafah area along the green line. The land was cultivated with olive, wheat and barley. It is owned by the families of Jarghun, Abu- Holi and Fara.
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89 dunums of land were destroyed along the green line to the east of Beit Hanon. The land is owned by the familes of Abu- Odeh, Hamad, Abu- Amshe, Huweiji and Abu Al- Hasan.
2-4
Israeli army shelled a number of green houses owned by the brothers Naseem, Khalil and Yasser Zweib Al Astal causing heavy damage.
4-4
More than 100 dunums of land planted with olive and citrus trees were destroyed east of Beit Lahyyia The land is owned by Mr. Attiah Ghunim, Mr. Ibrahim Abu- Sala'a, Mr. Jamil Abed, Mr.Rabi' Badawi, Mr. Mohammed Khader, Mr. Abdel Rahman Khader, Mr. Musa Rihan, Mr. Riad Khar, Mr. Abdel Rahim Derwaneh, Mr. Mohammed Jamil Darduna, Mr. Ahmad Darduna, Mohammed Darduna, Mr. Ali Al- Bursh and Mr. Ali Sultan.
9-4
15 dunums of land were destroyed in Deir Al- balah west of Kefar Darum. They are owned by the families of Abu- Nuseir, Al- Falit, Al- tawashi, Al- Laham and Qidrah. It was cultivated with olives and figs.
18-4
Israeli forces bulldozed 7 dunums covered with green houses close to to Muraj junction north of Rafah. The land belongs to brothers Ayub and Ramadan Dheir and it was planted with tomatoes and cucumbers.
19-4
Israeli occupation forces destroyed hundreds of dunums of agricultural land east of Deir Al- Balah cultivated with fruit and olive trees.
25-4
Israeli forces leveled land and a well in Al- Ja'farawi quarter south of Kefar Darum settlement in Deir Al- Balah.
26-4
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Israeli forces bulldozed dozens of dunums along the border line between Gaza and Israel. The land is owned by Mr. Fawzi Abdul Rahim, Suleiman Abu- Ta'imah and Marzuq Abu- Farhaneh. It was planted with almond, olive and wheat.
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Israeli forces bulldozed the agricultural area west of the settlement of Dogheit. The land was planted with citrus, guava and vegs. The total area of the land devastated is 28 dunums.
27-4
65 dunums and 10 green houses were destroyed in Beit Lahia. They are owned by Mr. Atallah Tarazi, Yaser Zindah, Ahmad Shahin and Mr. Baker Tafish.
28-4
500 m2 of land were destroyed in Al- Shawka area east of Rafah which was planted with vegs and almonds.
29-4
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Israeli bulldozers destroyed 5 green houses and uprooted more than 500 olive, almond and peach trees owned by the families of Abu- Jarqun, Abu- Amreh, Abu-Doga and Abu- Holi. The land is located south east of Khan Yunis near Sofa junction.
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Israeli forces started to bulldoze land adjacent to the green line east of Rafah area at a depth of 500 meters inside the territories of the Palestinian authority.
Prepared by:
The Applied Research Institute – Jerusalem
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