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Aboud

Aboud. Aboud. Two thousand two hundred People live in Aboud. 900 of them are Christian, the rest are Muslim. Below the village is a Roman Road linking Jerusalem with the Galilee. Jesus and the Holy Family would have used this road. Protestant Church. Fr. Abdallah Sumrein

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Aboud

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  1. Aboud Aboud

  2. Two thousand two hundred People live in Aboud. 900 of them are Christian, the rest are Muslim.

  3. Below the village is a Roman Road linking Jerusalem with the Galilee Jesus and the Holy Family would have used this road

  4. Protestant Church

  5. Fr. Abdallah Sumrein The Orthodox Priest

  6. Catholic Church

  7. Midnight Mass

  8. The Green Line = Border with Israel Aboud Line of THE WALL Note the locations of the Beit Arye and Ofarim Settlements

  9. The occupying power shall not deport or transfer part of its own civilian population into the territory it occupies Fourth Geneva Convention Article 49, Paragraph 6

  10. Beit Arye Settlement Built on land confiscated from Aboud and neighbouring Palestinian villages

  11. Settlements are not located in areas of large Arab population, not because I shied away from this but because the Arabs did not settle in areas that were of interest to us--because they are difficult regions. Were there Arabs in Beit Arye? Did someone live in the area of Ofarim? Not today or ever. Ariel Sharon interview in the Israeli newspaper Davar, July 14, 1995

  12. Spring fed swimming pool in the Lemon Valley, Aboud village. A ‘difficult region’ according to Sharon! On a major aquifer and with relatively high precipitation (700mm of precipitation annually)Aboud sustains cultivation of fruit and olive trees, cereal grains and grapevines.

  13. Home in Aboud Village Were there Arabs in Beit Arye? Did someone live in the area of Ofarim? Not today or ever. Ariel Sharon

  14. The Catholic Church is built on the Site of the ancient church of St. Simon

  15. Remains of St. Simon’s below the modern church

  16. Orthodox Church

  17. Aramaic Plaque

  18. A ruined aisle of St. Mary’s Church has been excavated

  19. Revealing a mosaic floor

  20. Remains of other Ancient Churches in Aboud • Messiah Church – Located where tradition says Jesus preached • Saint Anastasia Church • Saint Abadia Church • Knnasieh Church • Saint Todros Church • Dare Al-Kawkab Church

  21. Al-Maqati an area with ancient tombs

  22. Carvings of grapes were cut from this tomb In Palestine it is common for archaeological sites to be raided for Israeli collectors

  23. On a hillside facing Aboud are extensive 4th-7th Century remains of St. Barbara’s Monastery

  24. At St. Barbara’s cave a small church remained in good repair It was in regular use and the centre of festivities on St. Barbara's feast day

  25. On 31st May 2002 the Israeli Army blew up the ancient Church of St. Barbara

  26. Aboudis viewing the destruction

  27. It has now been rebuilt

  28. In November 2000 Settlers and the Israeli Army cut or burnt 4000 Aboud Olive Trees. In October 2005 Settlers uprooted 500 vines.

  29. Road Block Only one access road is now open into the village Aboud used to be a thriving centre, providing a secondary school, shops and services for neighbouring villages. Now it is a quiet cul-de-sac with shutters closed on most businesses.

  30. Aboudies want to live in tranquillity. But they are slowly being crushed by expanding Israeli settlements, military occupation with restrictions on movement, and construction of Israel’s land confiscation wall.

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