burgeoning jewish settlement, one of the biggest in the west bank. sunday israel declared almost 1,000 acres in nearby areas would become state land. making way for the construction of yet another settlement. israeli officials tell cnn the decision is linked to the kidnapping and murder of three vo israeli teenagers in june, although the killers have yet to be found, the trial yet to be held. the decision affects land on the margins of this valley. some cultivated, some not. 66-year-old mahmoud doesn't see why he and other farmers should bear the consequences of the cripes of others. "we're the neighbors of the israeli people, we share water and air and everything, we have to find a way to live together." the civil administration which rules over disciplines in israeli-controlled areas of the west bank has posted no trespassing signs in the valley.