Jinsafut
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Jinsafut is a Palestinian
village in the Qalqilya Governorate
in the northeastern West Bank
, located fifteen kilometers east of Qalqilya, and sixteen kilometers east of Nablus
. It lies at an elevation of around 430 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
, the village had a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Fatah
's Secretary-General Farouk Kaddoumi
was born in Jinsafut.
; The drop was caused by residents fleeing the village to Jordan
. According to a PCBS estimate, the village had grown to 2,122 inhabitants in 2003, then rose to 2,280 in 2006.
, 6% were employed in the Palestinian National Authority
government and 3% worked in commerce. Since the beginning of the Second Intifada, Paletinian workers are no longer employed by Israelis, contributing to 93% of the working population being unemployed.
himself refused to recruit young boys for his raids [against pagans]."
Palestinian people
The Palestinian people, also referred to as Palestinians or Palestinian Arabs , are an Arabic-speaking people with origins in Palestine. Despite various wars and exoduses, roughly one third of the world's Palestinian population continues to reside in the area encompassing the West Bank, the Gaza...
village in the Qalqilya Governorate
Qalqilya Governorate
The Qalqilya Governorate is an administrative area of the Palestinian National Authority in the northwestern West Bank. Its capital or muhfaza is the city of Qalqilya that borders the Green Line.-Towns and villages:* Azzun 'Atma* Baqah...
in the northeastern West Bank
West Bank
The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...
, located fifteen kilometers east of Qalqilya, and sixteen kilometers east of Nablus
Nablus
Nablus is a Palestinian city in the northern West Bank, approximately north of Jerusalem, with a population of 126,132. Located in a strategic position between Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim, it is the capital of the Nablus Governorate and a Palestinian commercial and cultural center.Founded by the...
. It lies at an elevation of around 430 meters above sea level. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics
The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics is the statistical organization under the umbrella of the Palestinian Cabinet of the Palestinian National Authority....
, the village had a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.
Fatah
Fatah
Fataḥ is a major Palestinian political party and the largest faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization , a multi-party confederation. In Palestinian politics it is on the left-wing of the spectrum; it is mainly nationalist, although not predominantly socialist. Its official goals are found...
's Secretary-General Farouk Kaddoumi
Farouk Kaddoumi
Farouk al-Kaddoumi , also known as Abu al-Lutf, born in 1931. Secretary-general of Fatah's central committee and PLO's political department in Tunisia.-Early life:...
was born in Jinsafut.
Demographics
Some families of Jinsafut include al-Ayoub, al-Sukar, al-Saber, al-Allan, al-Nassar, al-Bashir and Eid. Prior to 1967, Jinsafut had a population of 700, which decreased to 550 after the 1967 Six-Day WarSix-Day War
The Six-Day War , also known as the June War, 1967 Arab-Israeli War, or Third Arab-Israeli War, was fought between June 5 and 10, 1967, by Israel and the neighboring states of Egypt , Jordan, and Syria...
; The drop was caused by residents fleeing the village to Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
. According to a PCBS estimate, the village had grown to 2,122 inhabitants in 2003, then rose to 2,280 in 2006.
Economy
Most of the Jinsafut land area is used for agriculture. Before 1967, 99.5% of Jinsafut's labor force depended agriculture, particularly on peach and grape crops, as well as raising livestock. The remainder worked in civil jobs. From 1967 to 2002, 91% of the village residents depended on agriculture or working in IsraelIsrael
The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...
, 6% were employed in the Palestinian National Authority
Palestinian National Authority
The Palestinian Authority is the administrative organization established to govern parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip...
government and 3% worked in commerce. Since the beginning of the Second Intifada, Paletinian workers are no longer employed by Israelis, contributing to 93% of the working population being unemployed.
Suicide bombing controversy
On January 14, 2002, Ayad al-Masri, a 17-year old resident of Jinsafut perpetrated a suicide bombing near a group of Israeli soldiers outside the village. None of the soldiers were injured, but the attack — which was claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — gained controversy as Palestinian news agencies condemned the recruitment of teenagers for militant operations, citing that "the prophet MuhammadMuhammad
Muhammad |ligature]] at U+FDF4 ;Arabic pronunciation varies regionally; the first vowel ranges from ~~; the second and the last vowel: ~~~. There are dialects which have no stress. In Egypt, it is pronounced not in religious contexts...
himself refused to recruit young boys for his raids [against pagans]."