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Occupation magazine - Activism Home page  back Print  Send To friend no to the annexation and suffocaton wall yotam wolfe - Call for action Oct. 15, 2010 Background: in last April buldovers have appeared on the village-placated between Jerusalem and Beit Jala- lands and started in the construction of the separation barrier by the houses, encircling the village leaving only an exit by tunnel to Beit Jalla and annexing mot of it`s agricultural lands. the villagers are refugees and on their original village sits today the jewish village Aminadav.since 1967 the village has been subject to many forms of israeli oppression; house demolitions, settlements built on it`s lands and villagers arrested in their own house for illegal residency and now the wall threatens to strangle the village and make them two-time refugees. The claim that the wall is a security one was refuted when the person that was in charge with drawing the route- retired colonel Dani Tirza - was hired by the Givat Yael company that is planning to build a 14,000 housing units settlement around the village.on the 25.7 the was a court discussion and the state got 45 days the explain the route, since then the work rate has doubled and there is a fear that israel will complete the wall and establish facts that will reduce the chance of a ruling in favor of the village. now above all popular resistance is needed with a clear voice saying: no to the anxation and suffocaton wall yes to stop the opression of al-walaja Links to the latest articles in this section Israelis support Russian opposition to the Ukraine War All to Burin this Friday! Stand with the Palestinians against settler violence! The burial of ashes - an emotionally loaded day