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'''Beit Fajjar''' ({{lang-ar|<big>بيت فجّار</big>}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town located eight kilometers south of [[Bethlehem]] in the [[Bethlehem Governorate]], in the central [[West Bank]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], the town had a population of over 11,000 in 2007.<ref name="PCBS">[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]. p.118.</ref> |
'''Beit Fajjar''' ({{lang-ar|<big>بيت فجّار</big>}}) is a [[Palestinian territories|Palestinian]] town located eight kilometers south of [[Bethlehem]] in the [[Bethlehem Governorate]], in the central [[West Bank]]. According to the [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]], the town had a population of over 11,000 in 2007.<ref name="PCBS">[http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_PCBS/Downloads/book1487.pdf 2007 PCBS Census] [[Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics]]. p.118.</ref> |
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==History== |
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Beit Fajjar is believed to have been a camping area for the [[Islam]]ic [[Caliph]], [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]]. Beit Fajjar was mostly farmland until the 18th century, when it gradually transformed into an urban settlement. The site's high altitude was the highest point in the area and later the town expanded into other hills. During [[British Mandate of Palestine|British rule in Palestine]] during the 1920s-40s, Beit Fajjar was used as an observation point for the Bethlehem-Hebron area.<ref name="CCHP"/> |
Beit Fajjar is believed to have been a camping area for the [[Islam]]ic [[Caliph]], [[Umar ibn al-Khattab]]. Beit Fajjar was mostly farmland until the 18th century, when it gradually transformed into an urban settlement. The site's high altitude was the highest point in the area and later the town expanded into other hills. During [[British Mandate of Palestine|British rule in Palestine]] during the 1920s-40s, Beit Fajjar was used as an observation point for the Bethlehem-Hebron area.<ref name="CCHP"/> |
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The former head of Beit Fajjar's local council, Saber Mohammed Abdul Latif, testified to [[United Nations]] representatives that after his arrest on November 1, 1969, how Beit Fajjar had been besieged for about four months, no water had been allowed in and some 70 houses had been blown up. Abdul Latif was then deported on August 28, 1970.<ref>[http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/858c88eb973847f4802564b5003d1083!OpenDocument UN Doc] A/8389 of 5 October 1971</ref> |
The former head of Beit Fajjar's local council, Saber Mohammed Abdul Latif, testified to [[United Nations]] representatives that after his arrest on November 1, 1969, how Beit Fajjar had been besieged for about four months, no water had been allowed in and some 70 houses had been blown up. Abdul Latif was then deported on August 28, 1970.<ref>[http://domino.un.org/unispal.nsf/9a798adbf322aff38525617b006d88d7/858c88eb973847f4802564b5003d1083!OpenDocument UN Doc] A/8389 of 5 October 1971</ref> |
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==Economy== |
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The primary economic sectors are agriculture and stone-cutting. It is a major player in the stone industry, supplying [[meleke]] used in the construction of many houses in Israel & the Palestinian Territories.<ref name="CCHP">[http://www.bethlehem.ps/cultural_sites/agricultural_villages/fajjar.php Beit Fajjar] Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation/</ref>There are 138 stone production outlets in Beit Fajjar, out of 650 in the West Bank.<ref>[http://www.csmonitor.com/2000/0104/p6s1.html Palestinians' stones cut both ways]</ref> |
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| ⚫ | On 4 October 2010, a [[mosque]] in Beit Fajjar was attacked by arsonists, who doused carpets with kerosene and ignited them at approximately 3am local time. The attackers left a "[[Star of David]] symbol and the words 'Price Tag'" over the doorway; the slogan is associated with militant [[Israeli settler]]s, who Palestinian residents accused of responsibility for the attack. |
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==Arab-Israeli conflict== |
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| ⚫ | On 4 October 2010, a [[mosque]] in Beit Fajjar was attacked by arsonists, who doused carpets with kerosene and ignited them at approximately 3am local time. The attackers left a "[[Star of David]] symbol and the words 'Price Tag'" over the doorway; the slogan is associated with militant [[Israeli settler]]s, who Palestinian residents accused of responsibility for the attack. [[Gush Etzion]] is close to the village.<ref>[http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE6933BG20101004?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2FtopNews+(News+%2F+US+%2F+Top+News) Korans burnt in West Bank mosque attack] Reuters, 4 October 2010</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 07:26, 19 November 2010
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority municipality Beit Fajjar (Template:Lang-ar) is a Palestinian town located eight kilometers south of Bethlehem in the Bethlehem Governorate, in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of over 11,000 in 2007.[1]
History
Beit Fajjar is believed to have been a camping area for the Islamic Caliph, Umar ibn al-Khattab. Beit Fajjar was mostly farmland until the 18th century, when it gradually transformed into an urban settlement. The site's high altitude was the highest point in the area and later the town expanded into other hills. During British rule in Palestine during the 1920s-40s, Beit Fajjar was used as an observation point for the Bethlehem-Hebron area.[2]
The former head of Beit Fajjar's local council, Saber Mohammed Abdul Latif, testified to United Nations representatives that after his arrest on November 1, 1969, how Beit Fajjar had been besieged for about four months, no water had been allowed in and some 70 houses had been blown up. Abdul Latif was then deported on August 28, 1970.[3]
Economy
The primary economic sectors are agriculture and stone-cutting. It is a major player in the stone industry, supplying meleke used in the construction of many houses in Israel & the Palestinian Territories.[2]There are 138 stone production outlets in Beit Fajjar, out of 650 in the West Bank.[4]
Arab-Israeli conflict
On 4 October 2010, a mosque in Beit Fajjar was attacked by arsonists, who doused carpets with kerosene and ignited them at approximately 3am local time. The attackers left a "Star of David symbol and the words 'Price Tag'" over the doorway; the slogan is associated with militant Israeli settlers, who Palestinian residents accused of responsibility for the attack. Gush Etzion is close to the village.[5]
References
- ^ 2007 PCBS Census Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics. p.118.
- ^ a b Beit Fajjar Centre for Cultural Heritage Preservation/
- ^ UN Doc A/8389 of 5 October 1971
- ^ Palestinians' stones cut both ways
- ^ Korans burnt in West Bank mosque attack Reuters, 4 October 2010
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