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Written by Cara Loverock, Alternative Information Center (AIC)
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Monday, 18 June 2007 |
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Gush Etzion is a block of
settlements in the Bethlehem district, containing four different
Israeli settlements; Neve Daniel, Betar Illit, Gavaot (which also has a
military base) and Rosh Zurim. Located in the middle of these vast
Israeli settlements is an old Palestinian village known as Nahhalin.
The villagers once enjoyed thriving agriculture and most residents made
a living working their land. In recent years, the town went from having
24,000 dunam of farmland to just 7,000, as much of it was confiscated
to build settlements. Much of the farmland that has not been
confiscated by the Israeli authorities has been damaged due to Betar
Illit’s sewage system, which frequently spills wastewater directly onto
Nahhalin’s crops. Without land to work or crops that are ruined from
sewage, the unemployment, and poverty has skyrocketed.
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Written by The Alternative Information Center
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Tuesday, 05 June 2007 |
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Thousands of dunam of Palestinian agricultural lands have
been confiscated in the Bethlehem district, due
to Israel’s
construction of the Separation Wall, bypass roads and the annexation of land to
adjacent illegal Israeli settlements. In these ways, Palestinian agriculture—one
of the most important potential economic activities of the area, particularly
given the favourable climate—is undermined by the occupation and its impacts.
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