Israel to confiscate 3,200 acres of Palestinian land near Jerusalem

[Jefferson23]

Published today (updated) 08/11/2014


A Palestinian activist fixes a flag near an encampment set up to protest
against Israel's intention to confiscate land on Jan. 20, 2013 in Beit Iksa.
(AFP/Ahmad Gharabli)


JERUSALEM (Ma'an) -- Israeli authorities have delivered orders to the village of Beit Iksa north of Jerusalem ordering the confiscation of 12,852 dunums (3,176 acres) of Palestinian land, locals said on Saturday.

Locals told Ma'an that soldiers deployed at the military checkpoint at the entrance to the village delivered confiscation orders signed by the Israeli military commander in the West Bank Nitzan Alon that gave them until Dec. 31, 2017 to remain on their land.

Villagers said that soldiers informed them that an official from the Israeli military liaison would arrive on Monday to specify which lands that would be confiscated, adding that the lands confiscated would be used for "military purposes."

If carried out, the confiscation would dramatically reduce the land available to Beit Iksa's 1,700 people, the majority of whom are refugees who fled to the area in 1967 after the existing population of the village was forced to flee by Israeli authorities.

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[BillZBubb]

1. The evil that Israel has become continues to grow unchecked.

When the Palestinians resist, they will become "terrorists".