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Jordan Valley struggle - mass destruction and reconstruction at Humsa Al Fauqa

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This week – January 31-February 6, 2021

Another round of demolition and destruction of the Humsa community in the
northern Palestinian Jordan Valley – 46 structures were demolished and all
of the inhabitants’ property confiscated – the next day the villagers and
activists began rebuilding, supported by the Palestinian Authority and
diplomats who came to express their solidarity; this week the Israeli army
held massive maneuvers in the Yatta area for two whole days, during which
the forces passed through Palestinian communities and caused heavy damages;
settlers attacked Palestinian shepherds near Tawane village, invaded sheep
pens around Auja, and continue chasing away flocks everywhere; home
demolitions throughout the Occupied Territories; On Saturday night, hundreds
of Palestinians and Israelis held a joint march protesting the occupation
and settler takeover of the Silwan neighborhood in Jerusalem, and then
joined the demonstrators at Balfour St. near the Israeli Prime Minister’s
residence.

Palestinian Jordan Valley

On Monday and Wednesday this week the occupation forces returned to Humsa Al
Fauqa, in the northern Palestinian Jordan Valley, where a massive demolition
of village structures had taken place last November. This week another 46
structures were demolished and property of inhabitants confiscated. Its
return to its owners is conditioned by their moving elsewhere. On Wednesday
soldiers also tried to prevent activists from reaching the site during the
demolition actions, and even threatened that anyone entering would be shot,
but activists reached the communities, were with the villagers during the
demolitions, and documented them.

The documentation clearly shows how occupation forces prevented the
villagers from saving any of their belongings, and confiscated everything.
The next day, Thursday, the activists came during a solidarity visit held by
staff members of the Palestinian Authority, the UN and the European Union.
Activists brought primary equipment and began rebuilding structures for the
villagers and their livestock. Since a Civil Administration officer
threatened that the forces would come and re-demolish anything rebuilt,
activists remained with the community overnight.

On Sunday, Monday and Thursday activists accompanied shepherds of Humra,
Farisiya and En Al Hilwa in the northern Palestinian Jordan Valley. Settlers
and the army forces doing their bidding chased away the shepherds and their
accompaniers from grazing grounds of Farisiya on Sunday, and En Al Hilwa on
Thursday.

In the southern Palestinian Jordan Valley activists accompanied shepherds in
the Auja area on Wednesday and Thursday, both days unhampered. On Sunday,
activists were alerted to Ras En Al Auja because of settlers who came to the
communities and entered sheep pens with the excuse that they were searching
for their stolen sheep, which naturally they did not find, and left. Army
and police forces summoned to the site by villagers and activists did not
show up.

Activists were called upon to come to the Tayibe Junction and Deir Jarayer
area on the West Bank Hill Range on Sunday, Wednesday and Friday following
flocks belonging to settlers that entered Palestinian privately-owned and
tended fields. At nearby En A-Rashash, on Wednesday the occupation forces
demolished a structure.

Accompaniment of Palestinian shepherds to grazing grounds in both areas,
West Bank Hill range and the Auja area, involves a great number of
activists, and many more are needed during the next few weeks.
To join activity in the Jordan Valley, please contact Arik: 050-5607034

South Hebron Hills

On Tuesday and Wednesday this week, the occupation army held a massive
maneuver in the Yattas area, reaching far out of the declared firing zones
there. During the maneuver, and in spite of explicit promises by the army
that they would not enter villages and tended fields, the forces with their
armored vehicles and canons passed through the village of Jinba, scaring the
villagers and damaging infrastructures and a cave. They then continued from
Jinba up to Bir Al Eid, damaging the track itself, water holes and tended
fields on both its sides, and from there continued still to lands belonging
to Atariya and Thawamin.

Many activists stayed with the communities during the maneuver days, and
documented the harsh damages done. A shepherd community living in Hashem A-
Daraj was issued an order on Sunday, instructing it to leave because of the
maneuvers, as well as a demolition order for a tent serving shepherds there
during grazing seasons. On Tuesday army officers came again, demanded that
the community leave the area, and threatened to use force. The villagers
remained on their land.

On Friday settlers came to Thawamin lands again, and tried to chase away
shepherds who are the known landowners.

This week the occupation forces demolished and confiscated 3 structures at
Deir Samir near the town of Dura, and destroyed an electricity line. At
Khalat A-Far’oun close to the access road to settlement ‘Pnei Hever’, the
forces demolished another structure.

On Saturday activists returned to document the damages done by the army
maneuver around Jinba and Bir Al Eid. Activists also accompanied shepherds
to grazing at Umm Al Imad, and farm works at Rakiz. In the afternoon they
were summoned to Tawane, where a group of several dozens of settlers
attacked shepherds around Haruba. The settlers threw stones and attacked
with dogs. They left when the army arrived, and the activists remained
around there to make sure they wouldn’t return.

To join Ta`ayush in The South Hebron Hills this Saturday call 055-2770168
Please make an effort to register no later than Thursday evening, so we can
organize the transportation and the activity properly. Please bring an
ID/passport, a hat, water and food for the day.

It is advised to take into consideration cultural differences in the choice
of clothing.

Throughout the Occupied Territories and Jerusalem

On Friday settlers shot to death an unarmed man, inhabitant of Ras al Karkar
(Ramallah district) who came to the outpost ‘Sde Efrayim Ranch’. According
to the outpost settlers, he tried to enter a house on this ranch. His family
members claim he came to his privately owned land on which this outpost has
been erected.

In addition to the massive demolition in Humsa, the occupation forces also
demolsiehd 13 structure in Jalame (Jenin district), and another 5 in nearby
Anin. A structure was also demolished at Khirbet Jbara (Tulkarm district),
and 3 structures in Hebron.

In Jerusalem this week the occupation authorities demolished a residential
house in Ras Al Amud. On Monday, during a demonstration of settlers at the
entrance to the city, several of the protesters tried to attack a vehicle
with Palestinians inside. The car was rescued by passersby.
On Saturday night, February 6, a large demonstration took place in Silwan,
with hundreds of activists and residents, protesting the theft of homes of
Palestinian inhabitants and their takeover by settlers. Hundreds of
Palestinian and Israeli demonstrators marched together from Silwan along the
walls of the Old City of Jerusalem, protesting the occupation and calling
for Jewish-Arab solidarity.

On the way, a policeman grabbed a Palestinian flat from one of the
demonstrators. Finally the march joined the people demonstrating against the
Israeli Prime Minister and his corruption, near his official residence on
Balfour Street.

The weekly protest in Sheikh Jarrah takes place every Friday. The residents
of Sheikh Jarrah are protesting their violent evictions from their homes,
the taking over of the neighborhood by the settlers, and the Judaization of
East Jerusalem. They call upon each and every person who supports their
struggle to join them

We will meet at the Sheikh Jarrah Garden, Nablus Road and Dahlmann St. at at
3 p.m

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