A kibbutz called Ein Tzurim was originally established on that land purchased in 1944 but it was destroyed in 1948 when
Gush Etzion fell to the invading Jordanian army. Following the Six Day War, a new kibbutz named
Rosh Tzurim was established in 1969 on the same site.
As reported on
Hebrew language news sites, in 1996 Palestinians from a nearby village claimed ownership of the land and the case went to the district court. In 2016 the Jerusalem District Court ruled that the documents presented by the Palestinians were fake. The petitioners submitted an appeal to the High Court – with their legal counsel provided by the Palestinian Authority. The High Court judges ruled that the district court’s decision should stand.
Not only are BBC audiences highly unlikely to ever hear that story but – despite
being obligedunder the terms of its Charter to provide “impartial news and information to help people understand and engage with the world around them” – the corporation will doubtless continue to describe that area and others as ‘occupied Palestinian land’.
(full article online)
A story BBC audiences are unlikely to be told