| Jinsafut | |
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| Other transcription(s) | |
| • Arabic | جنصافوت |
| • Also spelled | Jensafut (official) |
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Jinsafut
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| Coordinates: | |
| Governorate | Qalqilya |
| Government | |
| • Type | Village Council |
| Area | |
| • Jurisdiction | 9,335 dunams (9.3 km2 / 3.6 sq mi) |
| Population (2007) | |
| • Jurisdiction | 2,357 |
Jinsafut (Arabic: جنصافوت) is a Palestinian village in the Qalqilya Governorate in the northeastern West Bank, located fifteen kilometers east of Qalqilya,[1] and sixteen kilometers east of Nablus. It lies at an elevation of around 430 meters above sea level.[2] According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, the village had a population of approximately 2,300 inhabitants in mid-year 2006.[3]
Fatah's Secretary-General Farouk Kaddoumi was born in Jinsafut.[4]
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Some families of Jinsafut include al-Ayoub, al-Sukar, al-Saber, al-Allan, al-Nassar, al-Bashir and Eid.[5] Prior to 1967, Jinsafut had a population of 700, which decreased to 550 after the 1967 Six-Day War; The drop was caused by residents fleeing the village to Jordan. According to a PCBS estimate, the village had grown to 2,122 inhabitants in 2003, then rose to 2,280 in 2006.[1]
Before 1967, 99.5% of Jinsafut's labor force depended agriculture, particularly on peach and grape crops, as well as raising livestock. The remainder worked in civil jobs. From 1967 to 2002, 91% of the village residents depended on agriculture or working in Israel, 6% were employed in the Palestinian National Authority government and 3% worked in commerce. Since the beginning of the Second Intifada, vehicle movement in Jinsafut has been constricted by Israel, contributing to 93% of the working population being unemployed.[1]
According to the Applied Research Institute - Jerusalem, Jinsafut has a land area of 9,335 dunams; 31.8% is used for growing crops, 4.3% are for heterogeneous agricultural areas, 1.9% for herbaceous vegetation associations, 5.2% is designated as arable land, 3% is built-up area, 8% is used for land for Israeli settlements and the remainder is forest area.[1]
On January 14, 2002, Ayad al-Masri, a 17-year old resident of Jinsafut perpetrated a suicide bombing near a group of Israeli soldiers outside the village. None of the soldiers were injured, but the attack — which was claimed by the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad — gained controversy as Palestinian news agencies condemned the recruitment of teenagers for militant operations, citing that "the prophet Muhammad himself refused to recruit young boys for his raids [against pagans]."[6]
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