The Occupation's Expulsion Policy in al-Hadidiye Credit: Palestinian Grassroots Anti-Apartheid Wall Campaign. Date: April 30th, 2007.
Hadidiya, a 20,000 dunum stretch of fertile lands in the Jordan Valley, is to be ethnically cleansed from its Palestinian inhabitants. On April 10, the Occupation courts have issued orders to 5 extended families living since generations in Hadidiye to leave the area before April 21 and their homes to be destroyed. An estimated 120 people out of the approximately 500 Bedouins living permanently in the area are to be turned refugees.
Above: An extended family in al-Hadidiye, now under expulsion order. The fertile plains have afforded them livelihoods for generations. Roads and cement houses as well as basic services, such as running water and electricity, are prohibited by the Occupation.
Above: The people from al-Hadidiye are farmers and shepherds. With their water resources and most fertile lands stolen by the Occupation, Palestinian agriculture is severely damaged. Grazing grounds are declared off limits by the Occupation and cattle are regularly confiscated.
Above: The agricultural settlements in the Jordan Valley allow the theft of large areas of land and of water resources. In al-Hadidiye area, the Zionist agro-business thrives on intense cultivation of herbs, flowers and grapes.
Above: A vicious system of oppression forces Palestinians to toil under unbearable working conditions in Israeli settlements, built on their stolen land. Palestinian farmers are dispossessed from their lands, workers are only able to obtain permits to enter Jordan Valley if they are working in the settlements and Palestinian exports of fresh products from the Valley are made almost impossible.
Above: A Zionist settlement built on Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley. The Occupation offers a discount of 75% for drinking water, electricity, telecommunication and transportation,
Above: A five kilometer long trench bars Sahel Libqea citizens (of which al-Hadidiye is part) from crossing to the west or farmers and workers from Tamoun or Tobas to pass into Sahel Libqea. Two gates open just once every two weeks for 20 minutes.
Above: Some of the families in al-Hadidiye left the area with only the belongings they can carry, with no place to go. However, the majority of the population in al-Hadidiye is determined to resist even this attack and to continue living in their land.
