AT COMMAND OF
SETTLERS, ISRAELI ARMY PREVENTS PALESTINIAN
FARMER FROM AGRICULTURAL WORK IN LOCATION
UNDER CIVIL CONTROL OF THE PALESTINIANS
Rabbis for
Human Rights Palestinian field worker
assisted in handling this incident as well
as additional ones over the weekend
FRIDAY: The
work of a Palestinian farmer from the
village Urif was stopped by Israeli army
forces despite the fact that he was working
in Area B, which is under civil control of
the Palestinians and does not require any
coordination with Israeli security forces.
The farmer
came Friday morning to his land below the
Israeli outpost of Yitzhar. His work was
soon disrupted by the settlement security
coordinator of the outpost (a civilian)
along with a few soldiers. According to
Palestinians who were in the area, the
security coordinator went down and demanded
the stoppage of the work, yelling that the
Palestinians must be removed from the land.
It is
important to note that two days earlier, the
Israeli coordinating authority confirmed the
farmer's right to work on his land in that
area. This confirmation was received because
the last time the farmer came to this area
to plough he was expelled by Israeli forces
claiming that he worked without coordinating
with the security forces. As a result of
this event, a representative of the
coordinating committee surveyed the land and
determined it is indeed Area B and that
there is no need for coordinating
agricultural work in it. Zakaria Sadah,
Rabbis for Human Rights' field worker,
assisted in communicating with the security
forces to stop the expulsion and allow work
to continue.
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