Friday, May 28, 2010




What is the impact the reality of Palestinian political and social life?

Palestine is an occupied country by Israel from sixty- years. After 1948, Palestinians are Diaspora from their land. They went to different cities in West Bank or extremely out of Palestine. Sixty-years passed. People bored their situation. In addition, try to accept the reality and search about works, house, and search about better future to their family. Now people at present are looking for a new life, looking for what people in the world taking, and comparing Palestinian situation with other countries around them. They want to develop their country. I think all people work on become more civilization than before and more educated to be stronger. All of Palestinians, their aim become once all of them in the same dreams peace and freedom. Palestinians people always try to show the world their issue and make attention about it.

Many powers try to share in this fight. Many countries supporting Israel and others which are weakness and powerless were supporting Palestine. The main power is United States, which shared in this fight, until now and supporting Israel in many ways in their issue including a political view. Many countries try to help Palestine or make suggestions about accommodation and peace. I think nobody can change the balance because we all know who the big power in this issue is!
We noticed that especially in this time, people in Palestine need to forget their suffering and live in different reality because they really bored from this situation. History of Palestine it makes us broodiness and wants to forget the past and live in present.

If you go to Ramallah where I live in, you will noticed how the people who live there caring about their business and you defiantly notice how they try to live different kind of living than other cities in West Bank and forget the occupation. Maybe that because Ramallah in the middle and there is kind of peace in this small city. In Ramallah, there are no clashes as compared with Jenin and Hebron. The system is different because most of people who live in Ramallah from another city in Palestine. They come to Ramallah search about new jobs and after that, they involve with this system.

Through my experience when I went to Bettir. I saw their typical. People whom living in Bettir, living in simple way in houses, which build, of stones in old way. When I passed on paths, I noticed the traditional way in living. Paths are small with old houses around it. Bettir it is so small village beside Bethlehem. That everybody knew each other well as they were in the same family. Most of them working in their land beside jobs. The village of Betir’s archaeological site contains the foundations of buildings, pools, floors, paved with mosaics and many of debris. These give the place special and distinctive luster, which is different from the rest of the villages
Battir is an agricultural town. You can tell by seeing the olive trees and the different types of fruits and vegetables, and there are different kinds and forms of water-fed springs. Perhaps the eggplant of Bettir is the most famous thing in this village. Moreover, is provided for visitors who coming from cities and neighboring villages to spend a weekend pretty quiet between farms. Maybe that’s return to Rhodes stipulated agreement which signed by Jordan, like other neighboring countries to Palestine in 1949 with the Zionist occupation to allow the people of Bettir exploit agricultural land occupied without any permission. It is for this the people of Bettir always working on cultivation and care of it. Therefore, they suppose to work in their land to keep up from settlements. I think people in Battir accepted the reality and now they try to keep what they win and never lose again their land.

I really like my experience in walking in Battir and discovery new things about my land. After that, I would have liked to walk in a new area is different from Battir .finally I was selected Turmusayya to be a perfect place to walk .I walk in Turmusayya. I saw the difference between Turmusayya and Battir. Turmusayya is a village around Ramallah. It is also the last village in Ramallah County from the northern side of the region. The closest house from the Jerusalem-Nablus highway is only 100 meters. I think Turmosaya it has different style if we comparing it with others village in Palestine. Maybe that is because 80%form Turmosaya people have American citizen and 66% of the total population are living in the U.S. so the American culture affected on them especially in the village buildings style. I noticed that almost the houses are villa style. Even almost of them out of their home.

I think Turmusayya live style it is more complicated than Battir. Because they search about develop their village. In addition, Turomusayya people, who living in America support their village by sending money to the village; in this way, they help Turmusayya to being more development. Moreover, they come to Turmusayya in the summer for vacation and back to their works in America. Turmusayya is considered one of the best places for summer vacation especially when Turmusaya people established Equestrian Club at the top of a mountain of the village. They are trying to build more buildings. There are many different things.
Actually, When I finished the walk in Turmosayya. I wish I had finished the walk in the Palestinian cities and villages inside Israel. However, this possibility does not exist of the origin because of the Israelis very careful not to allow them to enter their territory, which occupied since 1948 and 1967.

The situations in Palestine force us to live in specific way. Moreover, maybe all political views planned to make us feel in this way. I talk about Bettir and Turmusayya to support my idea what Palestinian society has a different kind of disparities even between small villages and that kind of style way. The Israel’s occupation forwards us to this kind of regime.

Sunday, May 16, 2010




What is the impact the reality of Palestinian political and social life?

Palestine is an occupied country by Israel from sixty- years. After 1948, Palestinians are Diaspora from their land. They went to different cities in West Bank or extremely out of Palestine. Sixty-years passed. People bored their situation. In addition, try to accept the reality and search about works, house, and search about better future to their family. Now people at present are looking for a new life, looking for what people in the world taking, and comparing them with other countries around them. They want to develop their country. I think all people work on become more civilization than before and more educated to be stronger. All of Palestinians, their aim become once all of them in the same dreams peace and freedom. Palestinians people always try to show the world their issue and make attention about it.

Many powers try to share in this fight. Many countries supporting Israel and others which are weakness and powerless were supporting Palestine. The main power is United States, which shared in this fight, until now and supporting Israel in many ways in their issue including a political view. Many countries try to help Palestine or make suggestions about accommodation and peace. I think nobody can change the balance because we all know who the big power in this issue is!
We noticed that especially in this time, people in Palestine need to forget their suffering and live in different reality because they really bored from this situation. History of Palestine it makes us broodiness and wants to forget the past and live in present.

If you go to Ramallah where I live in, you will noticed how the people who live their care about their business and you defiantly notice how they try to live different kind of living than other cities in West Bank and forget the occupation. Maybe that because Ramallah in the middle and there is kind of peace in this small city. In Ramallah, there are no clashes as compared with Jenin and Hebron. The system is different because most of people who live in Ramallah from another city in Palestine .They come to Ramallah search about new jobs and after that, they involve with this system.

Through my experience when I went to Bettir. I saw their typical. People whom living in Bettir, living in simple way in houses, which build, of stones in old way. When I passed on paths, I noticed the traditional way in living. Paths are small with old houses around it. Bettir it is so small village that everybody knew each other well as they were in the same family. Most of them work in their land beside jobs. The village of Betir’s archaeological site contains the foundations of buildings, pools, floors, paved with mosaics and many of debris. These give the place special and distinctive luster, which is different from the rest of the villages

Battir is an agricultural town. You can tell by seeing the olive trees and the different types of fruits and vegetables, and there are different kinds and forms of water-fed springs. Perhaps the eggplant of Bettir is the most famous thing in this village. Moreover, is provided for visitors who come from cities and neighboring villages to spend a weekend pretty quiet between farms. Maybe that’s return to Rhodes stipulated agreement which signed by Jordan, like other neighboring countries to Palestine in 1949 with the Zionist occupation to allow the people of Bettir exploit agricultural land occupied without any permission. It is for this the people of Bettir always working on cultivation and care of it. Therefore, they suppose to work in their land to keep up from settlements. I think people in Battir accepted the reality and now they try to keep what they win and never lose again their land.

I really like my experience in walking in Battir and discovery new things about my land. After that, I would have liked to walk in a new area is different from Battir .finally I was selected Turmusayya to be a perfect place to walk .I walk in Turmusayya. I saw the difference between Turmusayya and Battir. Turmusayya is a village around Ramallah. It is also the last village in Ramallah County from the northern side of the region. The closest house from the Jerusalem-Nablus highway is only 100 meters. I think Turmosaya it has different style if we comparing it with others village in Palestine. Maybe that is because 80%form Turmosaya people have American citizen and 66% of the total population are living in the U.S. so the American culture affected on them especially in the village buildings style. I noticed that almost the houses are villa style. Even almost of them out of their home.

I think Turmusayya live style it is more complicated than Battir. Because they search about develop their village. In addition, Turomusayya people, who living in America support their village by sending money to the village; in this way, they help Turmusayya to being more development. Moreover, they come to Turmusayya in the summer for vacation and back to their works in America. Turmusayya is considered one of the best places for summer vacation especially when Turmusaya people established Equestrian Club at the top of a mountain of the village. They are trying to build more buildings. There are many different things.
The situations in Palestine force us to live in specific way. Moreover, maybe all political views planned to make us feel in this way. I talk about Bettir and Turmusayya to support my idea what Palestinian society has a different kind of disparities even between small villages and that kind of style way. The Israel’s occupation forwards us to this kind of regime.

Sunday, May 9, 2010

What the consequences of the spatial regime that affected in Palestinian society?
Over sixty years, Palestine is an accepted country by Israel. Palestine faced a several times of ramblings and loose in this occupation. Palestinian forced to leave from their land, home, and property. Sixty years from suffering .Palestinians still try to do not remembering their loose to building a new future for their children. Over more than a generation passed on this sorry state of Palestine. Every generation dreams of the liberation of Palestine. Moreover, build a better future for the generation that after them. Now before and after this is our dream. We are still dreaming in live in free Palestine without settlements around us, and cheek points in our path. Without scaring if, we heard Voice of the bullets that come out of guns.
After 1948, Palestinians are Diaspora from their land. They went to different cities in West Bank or extremely out of Palestine. By the way, sixty-years passed. People bored their situation. In addition, try to accept the reality and search about works, house, and search about better future to their family. Now people at present are looking for a new time, looking for what people in the world taking, and comparing them with their case. They want to develop their country. I think all people becomes more civilization than before and more educated. Regime become once with Palestinians peoples all of them in the same dreams peace and freedom.
We noticed that especially in this time, people in Palestine need to forget their suffering and live in different reality because they really bored from this situation. History of Palestine it makes us broodiness and wants to forget the past and live in present. If you go to Ramallah where I live in, you will noticed how the people who live their care about their business and you defiantly notice how they try to live different kind of living than other cities in West Bank and forgotten the occupation. Maybe that because Ramallah in the middle and there is kind of peace. In Ramallah, there are no clashes as compared with Jenin and Hebron. The system is different because the most people who live in Ramallah from another city in Palestine .They come to Ramallah search about new jobs and after that, they involve with this system.
Through my experience when I went to Bettir. I saw their typical life. They live near a settlement and they know that, Israel will build a new one in the future. People whom living in Bettir, living in simple way in houses, which build, of stones in old way. When I passed in their paths, I noticed the traditional way in living. Paths are small with old houses around it. Bettir it is so small village that everybody knew each other well as they were in the same family Most of them work in their land beside jobs. The village of Betir’s archaeological site contains the foundations of buildings, pools, floors, paved with mosaics and many of debris.
Battir is an agricultural town. You can tell by seeing the olive trees and the different types of fruits and vegetables, and there are different kinds and forms of water-fed springs. Perhaps the eggplant of Bettir is the most famous thing in this village. Moreover, is provided for visitors who come from cities and neighboring villages to spend a weekend pretty quiet between farms.
This traditional way in living make, those more comfortable and I think they will do not change their style of living. That’s became a spatial regime for them specially after Rhodes stipulated agreement which signed by Jordan, like other neighboring countries to Palestine in 1949 with the Zionist occupation to allow the people of Bettir exploit agricultural land occupied without any permission. It is for this the people of Bettir always working on cultivation and care of it. Therefore, they suppose to work in their land to keep up from settlements. I think people in Battir accepted the reality and now they try to keep what they win and never lose again their land.

I walk in Turmusayya. I saw the difference between Turmusayya and battir. Turmusayya is a village around Ramallah. It is also the last village in Ramallah County from the northern side of the region. The closest house from the Jerusalem-Nablus highway is only 100 meters. I think Turmosaya its have different style if we comparing it with others village in Palestine. Maybe that is because 80%form Turmosaya people have American citizen and 66% of the total population are living in the U.S. so the American culture affected on them especially in the village buildings style. I noticed that almost the houses are villa style. Even almost of them out of their home.
I think Turmusayya live style it is more complicated than Battir. Because they search about develop their village. In addition Turomusayya people, who living in America support their village. In addition, they help Turmusayya to being more development because they back to it in summer to marriage. Moreover, back to their works in America, that what I called it regime. All people and village attended in Especial regime. They do it usually maybe it is time to makes people live in their way. and not constraint in specific shape from suffering and occupation. It is time to makes people decide their required and allow to them to work it. Turmusayya is considered one of the best places for summer vacation especially when Turmusaya people established Equestrian Club at the top of a mountain of the village. They are trying to build more buildings. When I walk there, I noticed different things there.
The situations in Palestine force us to live in spatial regime. Moreover, maybe all political views planned to make us feel in this specific regime. I talk about Bettir and Turmusayya to support my idea what Palestinian society has a different kind of disparities even between small villages and that kind of regime the Israel’s occupation forward us to this kind of regime. Especially in West Bank and Gaza. I think there’s no civil life

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Turmusayya



Tormusayya is one of small villages in Palestine is located northeast of Ramallah which is almost 22Km away. Turmosayya nearly size is about 18,000 acres. It is also the last village in Ramallah County from the northern side of the region. The closest house from the Jerusalem-Nablus highway is only 100 meters away.
On the west, the village of SINGIL surrounds Tormusayya, to the east is ABU FALAH, south is AL-MAZRA'A AL-SHARKEEAH, and to the north is KARIUT, which is located in Nablus County.
Fifty years ago, there was a town called “Turmosaya” a small village in Palestine. It was so small that everybody knew each other well as they were in the same family. Time goes by, everything has changed so much that you may not believe that “Turmos aya ” was once surrounded new buildings . Now, the town is considered one of the best places for summer vacation especially when turmusaya people established Equestrian Club at the top of a mountain of Turmosayya village.
When we said Turmusayya few of people really understand what it mean or Sense of the word in the original but it's good to know its meaning Because it popular story and enjoyable. Because of its meaning to a person who was called "Trmus" and was responsible for collecting taxes for the village but when it came his turn refused to pay. For that named the village of his name “ Turmosayya village " Trmos refused
I notice as the entire student do Turmosayya is a beautiful village and it had special situation. I could saw many empty lands without any buildings or people that are make me felt comfortable. Maybe the most things I like in this pretty land grass with lighting and trees with flowers. I think they really know how to use their land. They build many houses “beautiful houses” but also they have a lot of farmland.
I think turmosaya its have different style if we comparing it with others village in Palestine. Maybe that is because 80%form turmosaya people have American citizen and 66% of the total population are living in the U.S. so the American culture affected on them especially in the village buildings style. I noticed that almost the houses are villa style.
When I walk there, I touch the old men there more than younger maybe because the young travel to America to work or study. In addition, I noticed when I walk there, most of them old people and when you ask anyone there about his family, he answer there is some of them in America. Maybe that’s bad thing affecting in Turmosaya population so you can saw the difference in Turmosaya population between winter and summer .and in the same time, you can touch the benefits of traveling in how trmousaya developed in a short time.
In my way to Turmosaya I through at Israel’s settlement and that has caused real problem to Turmosaya. Israel’s settlement took about 800 kilometers from Turmosaya. In addition, I think that is makes many barriers in transitions.
When you go to Turmosaya the most important situation there is Equestrian Club in the top of the village. It is nice and considers how Turmosaya people try to develop their village. I really like the Arabian horses there with different color. I saw different kind of them and more one size .I love horses look when it looking to us from the window in the second level. I advice everyone who love riding horses to go there and try this public club and saws how much Turmosaya people kind.
In conclusion, I would to tell everybody we have to care about our village as turmosaya people do even almost of them outside their home but in the same time, we have save our culture and keep it from losing or any mixing in another culture.

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Battir



Battir





The village of Battir is located west of Bethlehem, through my researches I read that it’s from the Canaanite era. naming: There are several explanations for naming the village of Battir this name, some historians have attributed the name to the Canaanite origin is the house - Air and means house of birds, birds here are intended eagle was a bird nest in nests high mountains, and for that which is being called the valley next to the name Valley Eagles , or that the name is derived from the word Canaanite is also a "bit - Terra", meaning the fold of sheep, sheep to the large pool is located in the plain at the foot of a small village called the room (bottom) or it may be that the name is derived from the verb "amputation "Arab High, which means cutting or separation.

The village of Batir’s archaeological site contains the foundations of buildings, pools, floors, paved with mosaics and many of debris. It has a lot of beautiful landscape, and it combines civilization and nature in a different way. I saw different kinds of flowers of iris, jasmine. In addition, and many trees, which run through the ground and make it fresh and very beautiful like, carob Butm, Hawthorn , and the mountains that are full of rocks and stones, and the small old caves that been there for hundreds of years. There is a difference between walking in Ramallah where I live in, and walking in Battir, when I was walking in the village I noticed the nice smell of the olive and pine trees, I also noticed that there are many types of rocks like sedimentary rocks and other rocks that are shaped differently, and while I was walking there I saw some wells and springs that irrigate the plants, and pass between the rocks and stones and they’re considered one of the sources of water, which benefits people in their daily lives .and I also found a cave called "Kherbat" and saw some bones of animals that died from a long time.
Crossing the territory of the village is a railway which connects Jerusalem with Lod, and can then move them to many of the Palestinian territories through a network of railways company carried out by France in favor of the Ottoman government ,and gained a reputation for the village as the last stop of the train to Jerusalem, was having its center of a neighboring villagers who wish to travel to Jerusalem to visit, work or sell their products in the same way and then return to the village and from there to the neighboring villages. And now it passes beside a school for children. and through walking we saw the fountains around the village it almost gives life with water to this village.
I remember while we were walking there, I saw many children swimming in fountains water they looked very happy with pure water to swim in, and I will never forget the most beautiful moment I had there when I was planting trees in some areas there, I felt like I was doing something important and useful for my land .
Rhodes stipulated agreement signed by Jordan, like other neighboring countries to Palestine in 1948 with the Zionist occupation to allow the people of Battir exploit agricultural land occupied without any permission. It is for this the people of Battir always working on cultivation and care of it.

Battir is an agricultural town, you can tell by seeing the olive trees and the different types of fruits and vegetables, and there are also different kinds and forms of water-fed springs, perhaps the eggplant of battir is the most famous thing in this village and is provided for visitors who come from cities and neighboring villages to spend a weekend pretty quiet between farms.
When I walked in Battir, I saw many trees, hawthorn trees and the beautiful oak trees(evergreen) and pine trees, towering mountains and make shadow on the heads of pedestrians and cypress trees, and mountains which high up the sky adorn the village of Battir either with olive that you see around them and everywhere which reflects the history of Palestine and the other kinds of trees, such as apples, oranges and Tamarisk which is used for wood and sycamore, and they purify the air from dust, I also saw the juniper trees and wild thyme sage and other wild plants and how they’re spread among the trees and there is also the anemones, and narcissus and jasmine and short grass, I also saw many strange plants in Batter Some types of forks and some other types of wild plants in certain areas in the valleys and mountains which are grown in wet cold or even hot areas in the wild, including useful and noxious plants. The most things drew my sight to the strings and how they are separated from each other as levels in order to prevent soil erosion and give it space so plants absorb food and water from the soil. I saw a lot of wildlife there, such as lizards or turtles, or even insects on the plants, that was an amazing landscape of nature.
Battir is a beautiful area and contains many relics of the Canaanite, Romanian, which must be preserved from any damage that might be inflicted by the occupation and to beware of schemes of the Jews by building a new settlements, therefore there must be rules and regulations to prevent this from happening and to save Battir and not allow any abuses occurred by occupation and they always should work and plant and save the historical sights continuously in order to keep the rights to Palestine and it’s people to keep the village and avoid any of this to happen as a result of any future conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis, and we must keep the solidarity between all the Palestinians and Arabs in order to keep this village or any other village in Palestine from any harm made by the Judaism threats and avoid what happened to many cities and villages back in 1948 and 1967.