{"id":69572,"date":"2025-10-12T09:30:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/69572\/"},"modified":"2025-10-12T09:30:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-12T09:30:11","slug":"bureaucratic-antics-for-three-west-bank-villages-show-how-an-israeli-annexation-began-long-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/69572\/","title":{"rendered":"Bureaucratic Antics for Three West Bank Villages Show How an Israeli Annexation Began Long Ago"},"content":{"rendered":"

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An Israeli army checkpoint near Nabi Samwil in the West Bank. Credit: Yahel Gazit<\/p>\n

A military decree has brought the villages of Nabi Samwil, Beit Iksa and Khalaila under ‘seam zone’ rule, from which all Palestinians but local residents are banned. But actually, for 20 years a raft of edicts like this one have been harassing locals, who now fear for their fate<\/p>\n

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Piles of garbage and ruined cars with flat tires stand between new cars welcoming visitors to a small village northwest of Jerusalem, Nabi Samwil. A peek through plywood panels shows small houses’ withered yards that were once well-groomed. <\/p>\n

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