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Former village in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Place in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Ein Samiya (top right) Ein Samiya , also known as Ain Samia ( Arabic : عين سامية , meaning "the lofty spring"), was a Palestinian village in Area C of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate , on the eastern plains of the village of Kafr Malik . Due to its large water spring, considered to be the strongest and purest in the region, the Ein Samiya valley is an important archaeological area containing the remains of settlements dating back to the ancient Bronze Age/Canaanite era, as well as Roman and Islamic periods. In modern times, Ein Samiya's spring water is the main local ingredient of Taybeh beer , Palestine's first local beer . Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Yvonne Helle, noted that: "These families are not leaving by choice; the Israeli authorities have repeatedly demolished homes and other structures they own and have threatened to destroy their only school. At the same time, land available for the grazing of livestock has decreased due to settlement expansion and both children and adults have been subjected to settler violence... We are witnessing the tragic consequences of longstanding Israeli practices and settler violence." The persistent harassment of the Palestinian villagers, leading to their evacuation in 2023, is considered to be part of the Israeli expropriation of Palestinian springs in the West Bank . The Jerusalem Post . 2012-10-18 . The Jerusalem Post . 2023-05-26 . " 'It's like 1948': Israel cleanses vast West Bank region of nearly all Palestinians" . +972 Magazine . "Forcible transfer of isolated Palestinian communities and families in Area C under cover of Gaza fighting" . "Occupied Palestinian territory - Palestinian community compelled to relocate amid Israeli settlement practices" (Press release).
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Former village in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Place in Ramallah and al-Bireh, State of Palestine Ein Samiya (top right) Ein Samiya , also known as Ain Samia ( , meaning "the lofty spring"), was a Palestinian village in the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate , on the eastern plains of the village of Kafr Malik . Due to its large water spring, considered to be the strongest and purest in the region, the Ein Samiya valley is an important archaeological area containing the remains of settlements dating back to the ancient Bronze Age/Canaanite era, as well as Roman and Islamic periods. In modern times, Ein Samiya's spring water is the main local ingredient of Taybeh beer , Palestine's first local beer . In May 2023, the village was forcibly evacuated, having been home to 178 people. Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Yvonne Helle, noted that: "These families are not leaving by choice; the Israeli authorities have repeatedly demolished homes and other structures they own and have threatened to destroy their only school. At the same time, land available for the grazing of livestock has decreased due to settlement expansion and both children and adults have been subjected to settler violence... We are witnessing the tragic consequences of longstanding Israeli practices and settler violence." The persistent harassment of the Palestinian villagers, leading to their evacuation in 2023, is considered to be part of the Israeli expropriation of Palestinian springs in the West Bank . The Jerusalem Post . 2012-10-18 . JSTOR 10.1525/gfc.2014.14.4.69 . : CS1 maint: year ( link ) "Palestinian community forced to evacuate Ein Samia - UNOCHA" . The Jerusalem Post . 2023-05-26 . "Occupied Palestinian territory - Palestinian community compelled to relocate amid Israeli settlement practices" (Press release).
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