Az-Za'ayyem
az-Za'ayyem is a Palestinian village in the Jerusalem Governorate, located 3 kilometers east of Jerusalem in the central West Bank. According to the Palestinian [Central Bureau of Statistics], the village had a population of 6,270 in 2017. The healthcare facilities for az-Za'ayyem according to the Ministry of Health are obtained in East Jerusalem.
History
1967, aftermath
After the 1967 Six-Day War, az-Za'ayyem has been under Israeli occupation of [the West Bank|Israeli occupation].After the 1995 accords, 3.8% of the land was classified as Area B, the remaining 96.2% as Area C.
Israel has confiscated land from az-Za'ayyem in order to construct two Israeli settlements:
- 406 dunams for Ma’ale Adumim,
- 138 dunams for Mishor Adumim.