Modern era Bani Zeid

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mosque of bani zeid, 2012


sheikh salih succeeded son umar salih al-barghouti, aligned bani zeid nashashibi clan of jerusalem against al-husayni clan in contest political dominance in palestine during british mandate period. in 1936, during arab revolt in palestine, british air force struck group of 400 local militiamen gathered outside of deir ghassaneh, killing 130 of fighters. later, in september 1938, local rebel leadership held meeting in village decided abd al-rahim al-hajj muhammad , arif abd al-raziq each serve general commander of revolt on rotational basis. deir ghassaneh subsequently attacked british forces backed fighter planes when informed of conference. rebel commander, muhammad al-salih, killed in ensuing firefight. british mandate antiquities authority noted in january 1947 report deir ghassaneh built on medieval site, , on hill 500 meters (1,600 ft) west of village two-domed shrine dedicated sheikh khawas.


deir ghassaneh , beit rima merged , granted municipal status in february 1966 during jordanian rule, partially due efforts of kassim al-rimawi, rural affairs minister @ time , native of beit rima. first mayor, adib mohammed rimawi, appointed king hussein. municipality building located in beit rima. in june 1967 israel occupied west bank after defeating arab forces in 6 day war. in 1972 first municipal polls held , fa eq ali rimawi elected. in 1978 bani zeid 1 of several palestinian localities append municipal seal memorandum masses , institutions of west bank executive committee of palestine liberation organization in display of unity palestine liberation organization (plo). memorandum rejection of solution, regardless of origin, not containing clear recognition of right of palestinian people self-determination , establishing independent palestinian national state. in 2000 bani zeid incorporated area giving palestinian national authority (pna), palestinian governing body established after oslo agreements israel in 1993, full control on security , civilian affairs in town.


in late night hours of 24 october 2001, during second intifada, israeli army (idf) launched incursion beit rima in became first major israeli military raid palestinian-controlled territory, according human rights watch (hrw). idf stated intent of raid capture alleged killers of israeli tourism minister rehavam ze evi, shot dead members of popular front liberation of palestine (pflp) in retaliation israel s assassination of party s leader mustafa zibri (abu ali mustafa) in august. 50 people beit rima detained , brought israeli settlement of halamish interrogation. released before day s end, eleven men remained in israeli custody, 2 of whom israel alleged directly involved in ze evi s assassination. in course of raid, israeli forces killed 6 palestinians, including 3 members of palestinian national security forces , 2 officers civil police, , wounded 7 others. palestinian authorities in beit rima stated had not received prior warning idf , slain men had been resting in olive grove near local police station, while israeli military officials stated killed had either fired on israeli forces or approached them threateningly , members of various armed groups. hrw stated red crescent prevented treating injured men until 7:00 am, delay resulted in death of 2 of police officers. israeli forces demolished 3 homes in town, alleging belonged family members of ze evi s killers.








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