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Revision as of 09:50, 2 December 2007
Template:Infobox Palestinian Authority muni Beita (Arabic: بيتا, translit. Home) is a Palestinian town in the Nablus Governorate in the northern West Bank located 13km southeast of Nablus. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the town had a population of 8,800 in mid-year 2006. It consists of five clans which branch out to thirty families. There are many houses and prisons dating back to the Roman era.[1] The current mayor that was elected in 2004 is Arab ash-Shurafa.[2]
The town is considered a Fatah stronghold.[3] Beita was the one of the first to participate in the First Intifada uprising and a confrontation with Jewish settlers occurred on June 6, 1988. A settler was fending off Arab stone throwers and killed two residents (Munira Da'ud and Musa Salih) as well as another Jewish settler, Tirza Porat.[3][4] The Israeli Defense Forces responded by demolishing thirteen houses and in clashes they killed three residents.[1]
References
- ^ a b Beita Municipality: Beita Town
- ^ Beita Municipality: Municipality
- ^ a b Intifada: The Palestinian Uprising Against Israeli Occupation Lockman, Zachary. Joel Beinin. pp.81
- ^ In Separate Gestures, a Mosaic of Intentions] Friedman, Thomas L. New York Times 1988-04-17