A group of Israeli settlers yesterday cut and stole dozens of olive trees in Turmusaia village in Ramallah district, while other settler groups destroyed dozens more in Madama village in Nablus district. The villagers said that the settlers used bulldozers with protection from the occupation forces to cut dozens of olive trees belonging to Mohammad […]
Tag: Destruction of Land
Israeli Plans to Build 204 Settlement Units in Jerusalem
The so-called âdistrict committeeâ in the municipality of occupation, will discuss today a plan to build 204 settler units in the âal Tallah al Faransiyaâ area, east of the Holy City. This comes within the context of the settlement plan scheme in the occupied city of Jerusalem, which aims to isolate Palestinian citizens and to […]
The Agriculture Land in Bardala Turns Fallow
The head of Bardala village council in the north valleys, Jamal Matahen, said that the Israeli water company Makrot reduced the water pumping to Bardala village to 35 cups per hour, which portends disaster to the village crops if this reducing continues. Mr. Matahen said that the amount of water for the village agreed upon […]
Four-thousand Acres in al-Negev under Siege by Settlers
After the displacement of almost 30,000 Arabs from their unrecognized villages in the Negev, many facts are coming out of the lands that they are being given to special Jewish farms which have spread in al-Negev. These facts were revealed after the Israeli farmer “Shai Dromi” put a siege around 4,000 acres which related to […]
Al Walaja: The oldest olive tree in the world endangered for the occupation
Probably the oldest olive tree of the world is in Al Walaja village of Bethlehem district. Two diferent groups of Japanese and European experts dated Al Badawi (The Big One), as the Palestinians calls it, between 4,000 and 5,000 years old, making it the oldest olive tree in the world. Al Badawi currently is in […]
Photo Story: Houses in the Village of al-Walajah Given Demolition Orders by Occupation Forces
Al-Walajah village is located to the southwest of the city of Jerusalem, with a population of about 2,500. In 1948, the al-Walajah people were displaced. Today, the village is threatened with total destruction as Israel continues to construct the Apartheid Wall directly through al-Walajah. On August 13, 2011, nearby villagers along with volunteers gathered at […]