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Basic Facts about the Arab Village Called Susiya


(Regavim) The State Department and EU have been misled to believe that an old Arab village called Susiya existed, as asserted by the Nawajah family - Arab herders. However Israel's High Court found that these assertions were demonstrably false. Historical aerial photography, detailed mandatory maps, travelogues from the 18th and 19th centuries, and the population registry all established that no such village ever existed. The Arab herders have permanent homes in West Bank town of Yatta and frequented the area near the ancient Jewish town of Susiya only seasonally while grazing their flocks.
2015-07-28 00:00:00
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