The sun shines on Nahalin’s jasmine bushes that welcome visitors
to this village close to Bethlehem. With a population of 7,000,
it is situated on a small fraction of its former 17,000 dunams,
about 6,000 dunams. Since the Oslo Accords, only 1,000 dunams of
Nahalin is located in Area B, the rest is under the harsh
restrictions of Area C. Eleven thousand dunams of land have been
lost to the four settlements surrounding Nahalin: Betar Illit,
Neve Daniyel Rosh Tzurim, and Jabout. Today, a high-pressure
electricity system is being built. On both sides of the 6 – 7
kilometer line surrounding the village, an area 60 meters on
each side will be confiscated. Nahalin's main water source comes
form Ein Faris near Rosh Tzurim. To the west of the village
there are sewage pumps flowing from the settlements. Rosh
Tzurim's sewage pump often spills into Nahalin's natural spring
nearby, making this water source completely unusable. The
village council has brought attorneys to fight the case for the
owners of land in Nahalin.