Jinsafut

Infobox Palestinian Authority muni
name=Jinsafut


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latd=32|latm=10|lats=43.35|latNS=N
longd=35|longm=07|longs=46.45|longEW=E
population=2,357
popyear=2007
area=9,335
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Jinsafut ( _ar. جنصافوت) is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located fifteen kilometers east of Qalqilya, [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=402 The Segregation Wall hits more Palestinian lands in Qalqilyia district] Land Research Center (LRC) & The Applied Research Institute-Jerusalem (ARIJ). 2004-06-15.] and sixteen kilometers south of Nablus. It lies at an elevation of around 430 meters above sea level. [ [http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Jinsafut_1230/index.html Welcome To Jinsafut] PalestineRemembered.] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006. [ [http://www.pcbs.gov.ps/Portals/_pcbs/populati/pop04.aspx Projected Mid -Year Population for Qalqiliya Governorate by Locality 2004- 2006] Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS)]

Fatah's Secretary-General Farouk Kaddoumi was born in Jinsafut. [ [http://middleeastreference.org.uk/palbiograph.html#FaruqalQaddumi Biographies of Palestinian political leaders] Middle East Reference.]

Demographics

The clans of Jinsafut are al-Ayoub, al-Sukar, al-Saber, al-Allan, al-Nassar, al-Bashir and Eid. The latter two make up 65% of the village's residents. [http://www.poica.org/editor/case_studies/view.php?recordID=1169 Hundreds of olive trees burned by Israeli settlers in Jinsafut Village] Land Research Center. 2007-10-01.] Prior to 1967, Jinsafut had a population of 700, which decreased to 550 after the 1967 Six-Day War; 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.

Economy

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 Israel, 6% were employed in the Palestinian National Authority government and 3% worked in commerce. Since the beginning of the Second Intifada, vehicle movement in Jinsafut has been constricted by Israel, contributing to 93% of the working population being unemployed.Verify credibility|date=May 2008

According to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem, Jinsafut has a land area of 9,335 dunams; 31.8% is used for growing crops, 4.3% are for heterogeneous agricultural areas, 1.9% for herbaceous vegetation associations, 5.2% is designated as arable land, 3% is built-up area, 8% is used for land for Israeli settlements and the remainder is forest area.Verify credibility|date=May 2008

uicide 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 Muhammad himself refused to recruit young boys for his raids [against pagans] ." [ [http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Terrorism-+Obstacle+to+Peace/Terror+Groups/Palestinians+exploit+children+for+terror+-+March+2004.htm Palestinians exploit children for terror - Background] Foreign Affairs Ministry of Israel. 2004-03-10.]

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