The story of Wadi Fuqin, A Palestinian village, carries the inconceivable complexities of the current Israeli\Palestinian conflict. The village is a preserved model of a traditional agricultural way of life.The community has harnessed the water flowing from the valley's springs to nourish their fields. Currently, the agricultural way of life is endangered. To the east, the massive development of the Beitar Ilit Settlement is posing an immediate danger to the springs, two of them already dried out. To the west, the separation wall threatens to harm more springs and close the village in between the wall and the settlement.
The story of Wadi Fuqin, A small Palestinian village, carries the inconceivable complexities
of the current Israeli\Palestinian conflict. The Fuqin Valley is one of the Judean Hill's most impressive natural landscapes.
The village of Wadi Fuqin is a well preserved model of a traditional agricultural way of life,
developed thousands of years ago. The community has harnessed the water flowing from the valley's
eleven springs to nourish their fields. Kilometers of canals direct the spring water to storage pools
and onwards to the many fruit and vegetable fields. Currently, the agricultural way of life and natural landscape is endangered by many threats.
To the east, the massive development of the Beitar Ilit Settlement is posing an immediate danger to the springs, two of them already dried out. To the west, the planned separation wall threatens to harm more springs and close the village in between the wall and the settlement. The villagers are not permitted to cross to Israel nor are they allowed to cross to the settlement. Some of the villagers,
left with no other income possibilities work in the settlement's (with special permission) construction site. Building the threat to their village themselves.
To the west, on the Israeli side, The people of Tzur Hadassa, an Israeli town, Joined forces with the Palestinians to stop the building of the wall. The Palestinians Welcomed the surprising support of the Israelis from the west but mutual suspicion still exists and takes its toll on possible progress.