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Last update - 06:42 29/07/2008 In one West Bank village, new barrier route won't help By Avi Issacharoff Tags: separation fence, west bank  Farmers in the village of Jayus, in the northern West Bank, were not overjoyed over the defense establishment's reported decision to move the separation fence, thus giving the villages there easier access to their lands. "Israel's decision is a disaster for us," said Jayus farmer Sharif Khaled. Until now, Khaled would pass through the fence every morning and evening, via a special gate the Israel Defense Forces opens three times a day, in order to access his lands and greenhouses west of the fence. Advertisement He and his wife returned home Monday at 4:30 P.M., as they have been doing since October 2003. He showed the soldiers at the gate his special IDF-issued work pass, and entered Jayus. However, even after the fence is moved, Khaled will have to go through a similar gate in the new fence, he said. Contrary to Israel's announcement that 2,600 of the village's 3,000 dunams will be east of the new fence, another 6,000 dunams of Jayus' land will remain west of it, Khaled said. "We had hoped the new fence would be on the Green Line. It will leave 6,000 dunams west of the fence and only 2,000 on our side. It will still be difficult to reach the land," he said. Khaled has 175 dunams of land west of the fence, where he grows vegetables and fruit. He must renew his permit every few months in order to access his lands. However, he fears that by the end of this month, he may not be able to do so. Related articles: The delays in the fence / Frozen by lawyers, budgets and politics Palestinian tries to topple West Bank barrier using bulldozer J'lem city hall refuses services to area beyond separation fence Bookmark to del.icio.us   Poor sports Here are the top 10 excuses for Israel's poor Olympics showing. Kafka the Zionist Remnants of Kafka's estate found in T.A. raise questions of his belief in Zionism.   1.   valid worries over paying the price 08:03  |  eric 29/07/08   2.   Jayus is a terrorist hotbed 08:36  |  Dani 29/07/08   3.   If you write a talkback u have not political influence 08:43  |  Ivan 29/07/08   4.   #2 eric kill the disease not the symptoms 08:50  |  victor hardman 29/07/08   5.   The wall saves innocent life n/t 10:16  |  JonathanInTelAviv 29/07/08   6.   Paying the Price 11:29  |  Peter 29/07/08   7.   Can we ever trust Israel about land? 14:33  |  Hank N Tennessee 29/07/08   8.   sob story but not mercy in haaretz for Jews 14:36  |  eddie 29/07/08   9.   End the apartheid regime! 15:13  |  Arie 29/07/08   10.   Note to Khaled 15:14  |  Arie 29/07/08   11.   Arie, sounds good....one state solution. 16:11  |  Ibrahim 29/07/08   12.   Arie--build your wall on your own land 16:28  |  Labhras 29/07/08   13.   Transfer him JNF lands on the East Bank 16:40  |  Tom 29/07/08   14.   Never Enough 18:00  |  Jaime Munoz 29/07/08   15.   Jamie-#14 19:13  |  Carter 29/07/08   16.   Carter No 15 18:01  |  jackie 20/08/08

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