Aboud

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Aboud
Aboud
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Two thousand two hundred People live in
Aboud. 900 of them are Christian, the rest are
Muslim.
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Below the village is a Roman Road linking
Jerusalem with the Galilee
Jesus and the Holy Family would have used this
road
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Protestant Church
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Fr. Abdallah Sumrein The Orthodox Priest
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Catholic Church
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Midnight Mass
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The Green Line Border with Israel
Aboud
Line of THE WALL
Note the locations of the Beit Arye and Ofarim
Settlements
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The occupying power shall not deport or transfer
part of its own civilian population into the
territory it occupies
Fourth Geneva Convention Article 49, Paragraph 6
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Beit Arye Settlement Built on land confiscated
from Aboud and neighbouring Palestinian villages
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Settlements are not located in areas of large
Arab population, not because I shied away from
this but because the Arabs did not settle in
areas that were of interest to us--because they
are difficult regions. Were there Arabs in Beit
Arye? Did someone live in the area of Ofarim? Not
today or ever.
Ariel Sharon interview in the Israeli newspaper
Davar, July 14, 1995
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Spring fed swimming pool in the Lemon Valley,
Aboud village. A difficult region according to
Sharon! On a major aquifer and with relatively
high precipitation (700mm of precipitation
annually) Aboud sustains cultivation of fruit and
olive trees, cereal grains and grapevines.
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Home in Aboud Village
Were there Arabs in Beit Arye? Did someone live
in the area of Ofarim? Not today or ever. Ariel
Sharon
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The Catholic Church is built on the Site of the
ancient church of St. Simon
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Remains of St. Simons below the modern church
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Orthodox Church
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Aramaic Plaque
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A ruined aisle of St. Marys Church has been
excavated
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Revealing a mosaic floor
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Remains of other Ancient Churches in Aboud

• Messiah Church Located where tradition says
  Jesus preached
• Saint Anastasia Church
• Saint Abadia Church
• Knnasieh Church
• Saint Todros Church
• Dare Al-Kawkab Church

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Al-Maqati an area with ancient tombs
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Carvings of grapes were cut from this tomb
In Palestine it is common for archaeological
sites to be raided for Israeli collectors
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On a hillside facing Aboud are extensive 4th-7th
Century remains of St. Barbaras Monastery
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At St. Barbaras cave a small church remained in
good repair It was in regular use and the centre
of festivities on St. Barbara's feast day
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On 31st May 2002 the Israeli Army blew up the
ancient Church of St. Barbara
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Aboudis viewing the destruction
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It has now been rebuilt
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In November 2000 Settlers and the Israeli Army
cut or burnt 4000 Aboud Olive Trees. In October
2005 Settlers uprooted 500 vines.
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Road Block
Only one access road is now open into the village
Aboud used to be a thriving
centre, providing a secondary school, shops and
services for neighbouring villages. Now it is a
quiet cul-de-sac with shutters closed on most
businesses.
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Aboudies want to live in tranquillity. But they
are slowly being crushed by expanding Israeli
settlements, military occupation with
restrictions on movement, and construction of
Israels land confiscation wall.
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Fourteen Kilometres of the wall is being built
within the village boundaries.
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We will tear down their Wall with our hands, We
will defeat their racism with our determination
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Aboud 10th March 2006
Left Cardinal Mc Carrick , President of the
American Catholic Bishops Conference Centre
right Michel Sabbah Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem
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Christian-Muslim Unity Archamandrite (now Bishop)
Attallah Hanna with Grand Mufti Shaikh Taysir
al-Tamimi.
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The Green Line Border with Israel
Aboud
Line of THE WALL
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• The wall could Isolate Aboud farmers from-
• 26 of their land.
• 389 Hectares of their land
• Many of their Olive and Fruit Trees
• A significant  part of the water Aquifer
• Rantis and other villages to the North North West

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Time.com
West Bank
West Bank
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On 9 July 2004 the International Court of Justice
in The Hague ruled that -
The construction of the wall being built by
Israel, in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, is
contrary to international law.   Israel is under
an obligation to cease construction of the wall
and to dismantle forthwith the structure.   Israe
l is under an obligation to make reparation for
all damage caused by the construction of the
wall.   All States are under an obligation not
to recognize the illegal situation resulting from
the construction of the wall and not to render
aid or assistance in maintaining the
situation.   The United Nations, and especially
the General Assembly and the Security Council,
should consider what further action is required
to bring to an end the illegal situation
resulting from the construction of the wall.
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The threat facing Aboud is not unique.

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• The Separation Barrier confiscates land from many
  Palestinian villages
• It is destroying the possibility of establishing
  a viable Palestinian state existing peacefully
  side by side with Israel
• Its construction creates poverty, resentment and
  anger

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The barrier at Aboud is part of a section that
could extend 22 kilometres into the West Bank.
Ariel, the largest illegal settlement could be
annexed to Israel
Ariel
Border with Israel Line of the Barrier Israeli
Settlements Palestinian villages
ISRAEl
West Bank
Aboud
Map produced by the U.N.
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We announce publicly and decisively and under all
the circumstances that we completely refuse the
building of this segregation wall on the lands of
our village we will resist against this wall in
all the possible legal and information means. We
will also arrange for peaceful demonstrations and
protests in Aboud against the wall. 
Fr Firas Aridah  Catholic Parish Priest in Aboud
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What future is there for the people of Aboud?
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Please act to save this unique and special
community
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The Green Line Border with Israel
Aboud
Campaigning makes a difference Red The line of
the wall proposed in March 2005 Orange. The line
of the wall proposed in October 2005
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The Green Line Border with Israel
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But the wall will still take a lot of land far
beyond the settlements, including a hill one
kilometre south of Ofarim. Aboud will be cut off
from Rantis and Al-Lubban.
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Send messages of protest to the Israeli Embassy
and Government
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• Ask our Government to -
• Take action to save Aboud
• Work for Israeli compliance with the Fourth
  Geneva Convention
• Ensure that the UN enforces the International
  Court of Justice ruling   

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Help these Aboud children have a future of
justice, peace and freedom
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