Ein Samiya | |
|---|---|
| Arabic transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | عين سامية |
| • Latin | Ein Samiya (unofficial) |
 Ein Samiya | |
  Ein Samiya Location of Ein Samiya within Palestine | |
| Coordinates: 31°59′21″N 35°20′00″E / 31.98917°N 35.33333°E | |
| Palestine grid | 181/156 |
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Elevation | 430 m (1,410 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0−300 |
| Name meaning | "the lofty spring[2] |
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Ein Samiya, also known as Ain Samia (Arabic: عين سامية, meaning "the lofty spring"),[2] was a Palestinian village in Area C of the Ramallah and al-Bireh Governorate, on the eastern plains of the village of Kafr Malik.[3]
Due to its large water spring, considered to be the strongest and purest in the region, the Ein Samiya valley is an important archaeological area containing the remains of settlements dating back to the ancient Bronze Age/Canaanite era, as well as Roman and Islamic periods. In modern times, Ein Samiya's spring water is the main local ingredient of Taybeh beer, Palestine's first local beer.[4][5]
In May 2023, the village was forcibly evacuated, having been home to 178 people.[6] Acting Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory, Yvonne Helle, noted that: "These families are not leaving by choice; the Israeli authorities have repeatedly demolished homes and other structures they own and have threatened to destroy their only school. At the same time, land available for the grazing of livestock has decreased due to settlement expansion and both children and adults have been subjected to settler violence... We are witnessing the tragic consequences of longstanding Israeli practices and settler violence."[7][6]
The persistent harassment of the Palestinian villagers, leading to their evacuation in 2023, is considered to be part of the Israeli expropriation of Palestinian springs in the West Bank.[6]
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- ^ ""عين سامية".. مياه وتاريخ في مواجهة الاستيطان". Anadolu Ajansı (in Arabic). 2019-10-04. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Palestinian beer: Taybeh on tap". The Jerusalem Post. 2012-10-18. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
- ^ Meneley, Anne (Winter 2014). "Resistance Is Fertile!". Gastronomica. 14 (4). University of California Press: 69–78. doi:10.1525/gfc.2014.14.4.69. ISSN 1529-3262. JSTOR 10.1525/gfc.2014.14.4.69.
- ^ a b c "Palestinian community forced to evacuate Ein Samia - UNOCHA". The Jerusalem Post. 2023-05-26. Retrieved 2023-05-26.
- ^ "Occupied Palestinian territory - Palestinian community compelled to relocate amid Israeli settlement practices" (Press release). United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. 2023-05-25. Retrieved 2023-05-26.