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Bethlehem.
The Israeli government places these signs near the wall and fence throughout the
West Bank. |
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A family
from Beit Sahour put brush in front of the razor wire that now borders their land.
The fence confiscated much of their land and now razor wire exists where their
children once played. The parents placed brush in front of the razor wire so their
children would not be cut. |
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Chickens
looking for food in a yard in Beit Sahour, a neighboring village of Bethlehem. |
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In the
background, is Har Homa, an enormous Israeli illegal settlement. The last remaining
pine forest in the Bethlehem area once stood where Har Homa now exists. This settlement
plans to have a tourist industry that will most likely take tourism away from
Bethlehem. In the foreground stands a fence that "protects" the security
perimeter and Har Homa. |
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This Israeli-only
access road to Har Homa confiscated much land from Palestinian farmers. Saluman,
a farmer, lost all of his olive and almond trees and the grazing land for his
sheep to make way for this road. The fence surrounds his house on three sides. |
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Saluman,
after loosing all his olive trees to the construction of the fence and the Israeli
access road, now has two-year old olive trees. The fence stands right next to
house. His view from his roof is no longer a pine forest but the Har Homa settlement. |
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To the
right are the some of the wheat fields in Beit Sahour. To the left is a dirt road
that will soon connect to the Israeli-only access road to Har Homa. The water
next to the fields is untreated sewage from Har Homa that is directly released
onto Palestinians fields and groves. |
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