Soldiers attack Palestinian farmers in Tubas

Sunday July 01, 2007 23:12 by IMEMC staff

Israeli soldiers attacked on Sunday morning several Palestinian farmers in Tubas and barred them from reaching their farmlands, and claimed that they are not allowed to reach their lands since they are close to the Annexation Wall.

Tubas plains area

Resident Sadeq Abdul-Rahim stated that as he and several farmers were trying to farm their lands, they we stopped by the soldiers, and were detained for several hours.

Abdul-Rahim added that the soldiers attacked and hit them with batons when the farmers insisted to enter their lands.

“We want to farm our lands, or what’s left of these lands”, Abdul-Rahim said, “The army annexed most of our lands for the construction of the Wall and settlements, these lands are our only source of livelihood”.

He also said that the residents have been repeatedly attacked by the soldiers, and were barred from reaching their lands as Israel continues to construct the Wall and expand the settlements which is totally isolating Tubas and all the plains areas from the rest of the West Bank.

The Palestinian plains areas are considered the fruit basket of Palestine, but the Israeli authorities are totally isolating these areas and are not only barring the residents from reaching their lands, but are also barring the residents who live in other West Bank areas from entering the these areas.

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