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Source: Xinhua|
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by Saud Abu Ramadan, Emad Drimly
RAMALLAH, Dec. 28 (Xinhua) Happiness was apparent on the face of Zeyad Sawafta, a Palestinian farmer who, for the first time in 46 years, was finally able to enter the farm of his grandfather at al-Qa oun valley in northern Jordan Valley in the West Bank. I can t describe my feelings while entering our farm for the first time after 46 years of being banned by the Israeli occupation, Sawafta told Xinhua, with tears in eyes.
Israel took control of al-Qa oun valley after it occupied the West Bank in 1967, and in 1974, it built up an electronic fence that surrounded the area and banned entry of Palestinian land owners.
Jordan Valley/ Dec. 28 (Xinhua)
Happiness was apparent on the face of Zeyad Sawafta, a Palestinian farmer who, for the first time in 46 years, was finally able to enter the farm of his grandfather at al-Qa’oun valley in northern Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
“I can’t describe my feelings while entering our farm for the first time after 46 years of being banned by the Israeli occupation,” Sawafta told Xinhua, with tears in eyes.
Israel took control of al-Qa’oun valley after it occupied the West Bank in 1967, and in 1974, it built up an electronic fence that surrounded the area and banned entry of Palestinian land owners.