A Road Block at the Jordan Valley

The State of Israel is trying to force the people of El-Hadidiye'e off their land in the Jordan Valley, and does not allow them to use the water wells on their land. The residents have to buy water from the West Bank and bring it in tanks. The army has blocked all the roads leading from the West Bank and opens one of the gates three times a week for a few minutes.

Filmed by Merav Amir, Machsom Watch
Translation from Arabic by Fathiya Akfa
http://www.machsomwatch.org

Category:

News & Politics

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• Jordan
• Valley
• road
• blocks
• Bedouins
• El
• Hadidiye'e
• IDF
• army
• Israel
• Palestine
• Occupation
• Machsom
• Watch
• checkpoints

[iHateReports]

They don't let them pump the water because it will destabilize the water table and over salinate the water, destroying the water supply for thousands of people.

[machsomwatchvid]

That's not correct. Mekorot, the Israeli water company, is pumping water from the same wells at much greater quantities than they could ever pump. And then Mekorot doesn't supply them with any water at all, although it is obliged to do so.

[followingmypath]

People aren't even free to have water.

They need to have permission to have water.

What is there left to say......

[TheBigHo111]

Disgusting!!!

[vanves92]

STOP LYING , you occupy their land and steal their ressources then you talk about water table , what the fuck , as usuall killer and victim at the same time , god bless people of palistin ,land of kanan from those starngers

[thbyrtk]

Unfortunately the world does not know the Arab world knows it's not a liar and sub-level people

[dreadedcrow16]

@abuhmeiz I didn't post that. My account was compromised a while ago and someone posted a bunch of stuff I didn't know about.

[abuhmeiz]

@dreadedcrow16 which religion are you talking bout???

[abuhmeiz]

wallah haram

[MrAbe111]

A mathematical equation to Israel : You are responsible for over 1400 killed (men, women, and children) in the 2009 Gaza Massacre, that's a true fact! The other part of this equation that you should fear is that in that same exact period, Gaza gave birth to over 2000 children. Now, the results to this equation = and the mathematical "FACT" is that not only will Gaza be with you... but they will stay with you... until the Fucking end of you-

[jordanMR100]

الموت لسرئيل الموت لسرئيل الموت لسرئيل الموت لسرئيل الموت لسرئيل

[dreadedcrow16]

The person below me is correct. Because of the delicate geology of southern Israel, pumping has to be HIGHLY regulated or the area will turn into a saline desert. There are already areas like this in the middle east.