The Israeli occupation didn't get enough from confiscating the Palestinian lands day by day, Specially in such a town as our town Ni'lin that locates to the west of Ramallah city in the west bank, by building five colonies on its land since 1967-1998 and recently the annexation wall in 2008,Ni'lin town became surrounded with illegal colonies and walls from all sides.
Today morning (31st of may 2011),The Israeli occupation began with a new confiscating to our land and the neighbor village of Deir Qaddis from the northern side where there is also a colony built on our lands called Nili.
Then tow Israeli bulldozers began opening a new road that will surround a huge mountain (75 Acres) in order to include it to Nili colony. Crowds from Ni'lin and Deir Qaddis together with a number of people from the neighbour villages joint a peaceful demonstration organized by the ni'lin popular committee against the annexation wall and settlements , the march was held to the scene where the bulldozers were drilling in order to drive them away from their lands.
The march started at 01:00 pm and continued till 03:00 pm, the demonstrators managed to stop the Israeli bulldozers from drilling and drive the drive them away from their lands after long time of clashes.
Background about the loss of land in Ni'lin town and Deir Qaddis village:
Since 1967-1998 the Israeli occupation began to build five colonies and an apartheid road for the settlers called 446. During this time, the town lost (41000 Acres) from a total of (57000 Acres). Also in 2008 the Israeli occupation continued confiscating the town's land by building an annexation wall on its land which confiscated another (8000 Acres) under the reasons of what they so called " security ".
What is left to the people of Ni'lin town from their lands is only (8000 Acres) from the (57000 Acres),and the confiscating of the lands continues. A tannel will be built on the town's land that will confiscate another (83 Acres),and a gate will close the entrance of the town so that the town will be such a small cantons.
On the other hand, One of the five illegal colonies that has been built on ni'lin lands called Kiryat sefir colony, part of it is built on Deir Qaddis land. Nevertheless, the people of Ni'lin together with the people of Deir Qaddis made so many peaceful demonstrations against the building of this huge colony on their lands in 1997, During these protests the Israeli occupation soldiers killed one of Ni'lin Sons 37 years old namely Atallah Amireh by live bullet in the head.
Moreover, In 2003 the Israeli occupation began to confiscate more lands from the village of Deir Qaddis by building an annexation wall on its land that confiscated some hundreds of Acres from its land. Also, in 2010, the Israeli occupation occupied a military center was built on Deir Qaddis land that belongs to the British Manadate.
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常岡浩介氏のガザからの報告by LunaticEclipsePales3761 views
Salute the brave young people. And, I worry about what happened to them in the next scene.
wattan330 7 months ago