from al-araqib to susiya: factsheet

From Al-Araqib to Susiya Forced Displacement of Palestinians on Both Sides of the Green Line At a Glance: Forced displacement in the Naqab and in Area C today On the Ground: Israel’s methods of forced displacement in Al-Araqib and Susiya • In the Naqab (Negev) desert in southern Israel, 2,200 Palesnian Bedouin homes were demolished and over 14,000 people were displaced from 2008 to 2011. • Under the government-approved Prawer Plan, up to 70,000 Bedouin cizens of Israel would be forcibly displaced, leaving the Bedouin, who make up 30% of the Naqab’s populaon, confined to less than 1% of the Naqab’s total area. • In ‘Area C’ of the OPT, 1,000 Palesnian structures were demolished and over 2,200 people were forcibly displaced from 2008 to 2010. • 5,000 residents of 38 Palesnian communies in Area C located in a recently-designated military firing zone are facing forced displacement. Al-Araqib is a historic Palesnian Bedouin village located in the Naqab, whose 300 residents are cizens of Israel. The state is seeking to forcibly displace the villagers by: • Land Confiscaon and Forestaon: The land of Al-Araqib, like 66% of the Naqab, has been confiscated for “public purposes” including Jewish Naonal Fund forestaon projects. • Denying Recognion: Israel has stripped the villagers of land ownership rights, and deemed Al-Araqib “illegal” and “unrecognized”. • Demolishing Homes: Israel has demolished the homes in Al-Araqib 49 mes since July 2010. Aﬅer each demolion, the families rebuild. • Destroying Livelihoods: The state began aerially spraying the crops with ROUNDUP in 2003; the pracce was deemed illegal so the state uproots the crops every spring. • Denying Basic Services: Having declared the village illegal, the state can jusfy denying the villagers access to such basic services as water, electricity, schools and health care. Susiya is a Palesnian village in the South Hebron Hills, in Area C of the OPT, whose 350 residents live under Israeli Occupaon. The state is seeking to forcibly displace the villagers by: • Land Confiscaon and Selement Expansion: The land of Susiya, like 70% of Area C, has been confiscated for non-Palesnian use. Here the land has been allocated to the Jewish selement of Suseya. • Demolishing Homes: In 1986, Israel declared Susiya an archaeological site, displaced its people and demolished their homes. Aﬅer mulple subsequent demolions, today 70% of the structures in the village are again under demolion orders. • Destroying Livelihoods: The Israeli military prevents the villagers from entering and culvang large areas of their land because of its proximity to the selements. • Denying Basic Services: Since the occupaon of the West Bank in 1967, the state has failed to connect the village of Susiya to any basic service such as water or electricity. • Denying Security: Jewish selers frequently carry out acts of physical and psychological violence against the villagers and their property, for which they enjoy effecve impunity. Forced displacement refers to ‘involuntary removal of persons from their homes or land, directly or indirectly aributable to the State’ (UN OHCHR). Internaonal law protects all persons from being arbitrarily displaced from his or her home; however, where the law should safeguard Palesnians in Israel and the Occupied Palesnian Territory (OPT), Israel has suspended their rights. Effecve protecon of the rights of Palesnians demands awareness of the similaries in Israel’s policy of forced displacement against them on both sides of the Green Line. www.adalah.org

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At a Glance: Forced Displacement of Palestinians on both sides of the Green LineForced displacement refers to ‘involuntary removal of persons from their homes or land, directly or indirectly attributable to the State’ (UN OHCHR). International law protects all persons from being arbitrarily displaced from his or her home; however, where the law should safeguard Palestinians in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), Israel has suspended their rights. Effective protection of the rights of Palestinians demands awareness of the similarities in Israel’s policy of forced displacement against them on both sides of the Green Line.

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Page 1: From Al-Araqib to Susiya: Factsheet

From Al-Araqib to SusiyaForced Displacement of Palestinians on Both Sides of the Green Line

At a Glance: Forced displacement in the Naqab and in Area C today

On the Ground: Israel’s methods of forced displacement in Al-Araqib and Susiya

• In the Naqab (Negev) desert in southern Israel, 2,200PalestinianBedouinhomesweredemolishedand over 14,000peopleweredisplacedfrom2008to2011.

• Under the government-approved Prawer Plan, up to70,000 Bedouin citizens of Israelwould beforciblydisplaced,leavingtheBedouin,whomakeup30%oftheNaqab’spopulation,confinedtolessthan1%oftheNaqab’stotalarea.

• In ‘Area C’ of the OPT, 1,000Palestinianstructuresweredemolishedandover2,200peoplewereforciblydisplacedfrom2008to2010.

• 5,000 residentsof38Palestiniancommunities inAreaC located ina recently-designatedmilitaryfiringzonearefacingforceddisplacement.

Al-AraqibisahistoricPalestinianBedouinvillagelocatedintheNaqab,whose300residentsarecitizensofIsrael.Thestateisseekingtoforciblydisplacethevillagersby:

• LandConfiscationandForestation:ThelandofAl-Araqib,like66%oftheNaqab,hasbeenconfiscatedfor“publicpurposes”includingJewishNationalFundforestationprojects.

• DenyingRecognition:Israelhasstrippedthevillagersoflandownershiprights,anddeemedAl-Araqib“illegal”and“unrecognized”.

• DemolishingHomes:IsraelhasdemolishedthehomesinAl-Araqib49timessinceJuly2010.Aftereachdemolition,thefamiliesrebuild.

• DestroyingLivelihoods:ThestatebeganaeriallysprayingthecropswithROUNDUPin2003;thepracticewasdeemedillegalsothestateuprootsthecropseveryspring.

• DenyingBasicServices:Havingdeclaredthevillageillegal,thestatecanjustifydenyingthevillagersaccesstosuchbasicservicesaswater,electricity,schoolsandhealthcare.

SusiyaisaPalestinianvillageintheSouthHebronHills,inAreaCoftheOPT,whose350residentsliveunderIsraeliOccupation.Thestateisseekingtoforciblydisplacethevillagersby:

• LandConfiscationandSettlementExpansion:ThelandofSusiya,like70%ofAreaC,hasbeenconfiscatedfornon-Palestinianuse.HerethelandhasbeenallocatedtotheJewishsettlementofSuseya.

• DemolishingHomes: In1986,IsraeldeclaredSusiyaanarchaeologicalsite,displaceditspeopleanddemolishedtheirhomes.Aftermultiplesubsequentdemolitions,today70%ofthestructuresinthevillageareagainunderdemolitionorders.

• DestroyingLivelihoods:TheIsraelimilitarypreventsthevillagersfromenteringandcultivatinglargeareasoftheirlandbecauseofitsproximitytothesettlements.

• DenyingBasicServices:SincetheoccupationoftheWestBankin1967,thestatehasfailedtoconnectthevillageofSusiyatoanybasicservicesuchaswaterorelectricity.

• DenyingSecurity:Jewishsettlersfrequentlycarryoutactsofphysicalandpsychologicalviolenceagainstthevillagersandtheirproperty,forwhichtheyenjoyeffectiveimpunity.

Forced displacement refers to ‘involuntary removal of persons from their homes or land, directly or indirectly attributabletotheState’(UNOHCHR).Internationallawprotectsallpersonsfrombeingarbitrarilydisplacedfromhisorherhome;however,where the lawshould safeguardPalestinians in Israel and theOccupiedPalestinianTerritory(OPT),Israelhassuspendedtheirrights.EffectiveprotectionoftherightsofPalestiniansdemandsawarenessofthesimilaritiesinIsrael’spolicyofforceddisplacementagainstthemonbothsidesoftheGreenLine.

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