A Palestinian researcher has condemned an Israeli decision to demolish a water tank in the West Bank village Furush Beit Dajan in eastern Nablus describing the intended measure as part of Israeli efforts to force the local population to leave their areas and homes.
Saher Sarsour researcher at the Jerusalem Legal Aid and Human Rights stated that this court recently gave the green light for the demolition of a 250-cubic-meter water tank used by the local residents of Furush Beit Dajan.
Sarsour warned that the Israeli occupation authority (IOA) seeks to accelerate its demolition campaign against Palestinian homes and structures in Area C of the West Bank which is under its military control according to Oslo accords.
He pointed out that the IOA and its courts prevent the Palestinians living on their lands in Area C from obtaining construction permits and demolish anything they build or place for themselves including wells tanks and agricultural and livestock structures.
He also said that the IOA which intends to demolish this water tank in the village drilled and built two artesian wells in the middle of Furush Beit Dajan to exclusively supply nearby Jewish settlements with water.
