Rušenje palestinskih domova u Jordanskoj dolini, ljeto 2011.

Fasayil al-Wusta (slika: ©Ben Guss/ICAHD)

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Ilegalna židovska kolonistička naselja i njihove plantaže datulja i vinogradi raštrkani su po cijeloj Jordanskoj dolini, dok se tamošnje palestinske zajednice bore za smještaj, pitku vodu i najosnovniju zdravstvenu zaštitu i obrazovanje.

Jordanska se dolina prostire duž Zapadne obale i obuhvaća gotovo 30% tog teritorija, ukupno 2400 četvornih kilometara. Prije 1967. kad je okupirana, u Jordanskoj je dolini živjelo oko 250 000 Palestinaca, no prema nedavno provedenom istraživanju Palestinskog središnjeg ureda za statistiku, danas ih je na tom području ostalo manje od 65 000.

Jordanska je dolina potpala pod potpunu izraelsku kontrolu, u skladu s prijelaznim izraelsko-palestinskim sporazumom iz 1995. godine, poznatim kao Sporazum iz Osla II, koji je svrstava u Zonu C. Prema sporazumima iz Osla, ovlasti i odgovornosti vezane uz prostorno zoniranje i planiranje u Zoni C trebale su biti prebačene pod palestinsku kontrolu, no to se nije dogodilo, a Izrael je jasno dao do znanja da namjerava protuzakonito anektirati to područje i riješiti se njegovih palestinskih stanovnika.

U usporedbi s prošlom godinom, u proteklih je 8 mjeseci broj rušenja kuća i prisilnih deložacija porastao za 5 puta. Ukupno je srušeno 184 objekata, uglavnom obiteljskih domova, raseljene su stotine ljudi i razdvojene zajednice.

Jedna od takvih zajednica je Fasayil al-Wusta gdje se ranije ovog ljeta dogodilo rušenje velikih razmjera u kojem je Izraelska civilna uprava srušila 21 objekt – 18 domova i 3 tora za životinje – zahvaljujući čemu je 103 ljudi, uključujući 64 djece, ostalo bez krova nad glavom, izloženo neprijateljskom pustinjskom okolišu. Tijekom rušenja, koje je osiguravalo 50 brutalnih pripadnika pogranične policije, jedan je stariji mještanin ozlijeđen. Mještanima čiji su domovi tom prilikom srušeni nije osigurano preseljenje na drugu lokaciju niti im je isplaćena ikakva odšteta.

U Fasayil al-Wusti živi palestinska beduinska zajednica čiji pripadnici potiču s betlehemskog područja. To je mjesto smješteno između kolonističkih naselja Tomer, Yaift i Patzael, čiji stanovnici priželjkuju zemlju koju obrađuju Palestinci za širenje svojih plantaža. Nakon rušenja domova, palestinska zajednica je rastjerana i kolonisti sada mogu zaposjesti njenu zemlju.

Sjeverno od Fasayila al-Wuste nalazi se kontrolna točka al-Hamra koja izolira Jordansku dolinu od ostatka Zapadne obale. 2006. godine Izrael je Palestincima koji u to vrijeme nisu prebivali u Jordanskoj dolini zabranio da slobodno putuju tim područjem. Ograničenje pristupa provodi se putem 18 prepreka, 6 jaraka i zemljanih nasipa ukupne duljine od 50 kilometara, te 4 poljoprivredna prijelaza, čija je navodna namjena omogućiti palestinskim zajednicama koje nisu priključene na vodovod da prevezu vodu do svojih polja i domova.

Mjerama koje koristi Izrael, u potpunoj suprotnosti s međunarodnim pravom ljudskih prava, palestinskim je zajednicama, koje sada u bijedi žive na nekad bogatom području, uskraćen pristup tisućama dunuma njihove zemlje.

Abu Saker, iz sela al-Jiftlik, opisuje kako nabavlja vodu za svoju obitelj: „Da bih kupio vodu, moram se traktorom 3 sata voziti u oba smjera, dok naš bunar smiju koristiti samo Židovi.“ Poljoprivredni prijelaz, službeno otvoren 3 dana u tjednu na samo 20 minuta u jutro i 20 minuta poslije podne, u stvarnosti je vrlo rijetko otvoren, a Palestinci moraju satima čekati u redu kako bi došli do vode, zdravstvene pomoći ili obrazovnih ustanova.

Ovakve se kaznene mjere primjenjuju na još jednu zajednicu na periferiji Jeruzalema, Khan al Ahmar, u kojem živi palestinska beduinska zajednica izbjeglica iz 1948. Ovim ljudima prijeti prisilno raseljavanje ukoliko izraelske vlasti u djelo provedu planove za rušenje njihovih domova i škole tijekom nadolazećih tjedana. Khan al Ahmar je jedna od 20 beduinskih zajednica na ovom području koje su postale žrtve etničkog čišćenja tijekom izraelskih nastojanja povezivanja judaiziranog istočnog Jeruzalema, kolonističkog naselja Ma'ale Adumim, u kojem živi 40 000 kolonista, u središnjem dijelu Zapadne obale, i kolonističkih naselja u Jordanskoj dolini.

Izraelske vlasti beduinske zajednice poput Khan al Ahmara, koje zajedno broje više od 2300 ljudi, smatraju „smetnjom“ planiranom širenju Ma'ale Adumima, Kfar Adumima i drugih kolonističkih naselja, te izgradnji Zida na Zapadnoj obali.

Škola Jahalin u Khan al Ahmaru, koju je ustanovila lokalna zajednica, jedina je škola koja pruža osnovno obrazovanje djeci beduinskog plemena Arab al-Jahalina. Škola je izgrađena 2009, od potrošenih automobilskih guma i cigli od blata, i pohađa je više od 70 učenika. Izraelski je vrhovni sud nedavno odbio zahtjev kolonista iz Kfar Adumima da se škola zatvori, no još joj uvijek prijeti rušenje.

Jordanska dolina predstavlja ključnu zemljišnu površinu, poljoprivredno zaleđe i stratešku gospodarsku infrastrukturu za buduću održivu palestinsku državu. To područje također obuhvaća jedini kopneni ulaz u potencijalnu buduću državu.

Međutim, od njene okupacije 1967. Izrael priželjkuje Jordansku dolinu zbog njenog gospodarskog potencijala i strateške važnosti u onemogućavanju stvaranja održive palestinske države. Izrael opravdava svoju nazočnost na tom području tvrdeći da je ona nužna za sigurnost – u svom svibanjskom govoru pred američkim kongresom izraelski premijer Netanyahu je ustvrdio kako će, u sklopu konačnog dogovora koji bi mogao biti postignut s Palestincima, Izrael zadržati kontrolu nad Jordanskom dolinom.

I tako je proteklih desetljeća, a naročito tijekom proteklih 6 godina od kada se povukao iz Gaze, Izrael kolonizirao to područje, uspostavljajući ono što smatra nepovratnim „činjenicama na terenu“, pomoću kolonističkih naselja i vojnih baza.

Od 65 000 Palestinaca koji žive u Jordanskoj dolini, njih oko 25 000 živi u gradu Jerihonu, pretvorenom u zatvor na otvorenom, okružen kontrolnim točkama i preprekama sa svih strana. Ostali žive u ruralnim zajednicama gdje je njihovo nekad plodno i bogato zemljište isušeno, jer su gotovo svi izvori vode rezervirani isključivo za kolonistička naselja.

Pomoću 36 kolonističkih naselja u kojima živi više od 9000 kolonista, te proglašavanjem zemljišnih površina zatvorenim vojnim zonama i rezervatima prirode, Izrael danas kontrolira više od 90% Jordanske doline. Za to se vrijeme palestinske zajednice, suočene s rušenjem kuća, prisilnim deložacijama i konfiskacijom imovine, kolonističkim nasiljem i ekonomskim posljedicama ograničenja kretanja, bore za preživljavanje.

Palestinci u Jordanskoj dolini žive u stalnom strahu od raseljavanja i raspršivanja njihovih zajednica.


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