West Bank: Land access and illegal settlement growth reshape life in Sinjil
In the village of Sinjil, in the occupied West Bank, a combination of land designations, new barriers and expanding nearby settlements is reshaping the landscape and the lives of the people who depend on it. Israeli occupation authorities have recently seized 465 dunums of land belonging to Sinjil, which is north of Ramallah. The land — equivalent to around 115 acres, or 70 football pitches — has been designated as “state land”. It is the area on which the illegal outpost of Givat Haroeh, now known as Karmei Oz, was established in 1998. While the built-up area of the outpost covers…
