"Recently hundreds of dunams of land eere declared State property inabout 15 villages, and I have a list of viLlages that I should like to appearln the records. The oeners of Ehe land came betore the objections comnitteeand unfortunately' to our great regret, aa r said earller, to all. inlents and Purposes $e rere unable to get this land back for its rightfur owners. Thtspas in Jaloub, iranaeen, Deir Barlut ,.. r mention these villages because thishappened recently, eithin the rast year. over a thousanal dunans were seizedln the viLlages r have Just quoted, depriving farners of their tivelihood. on^/40/702English Page 3l behalf of these farners, then, aa I said, I aPpealed to the objections connitteet hundreds of farmers were involved. They eere in a state of revolt, but unfortunately, up to noo I have not been entitely succeagful in producing Proof of oenership of this land. It ls not poEslble to find proof of that kind. tlhen the obiection connittee viglt6 the land and they realize that there is a tree. that there is sone croP groning, wheat, oatB, etc., then after the visit in the field it is easier to convlnce the objections comnlttee that the land is in fact being cultivated by its rightful ooner. 'After 1978 Palestinian aqriculture on tbe ttleat Bank becane a secondary source of livelihood, gomethlng you could no longer count upon to feed your fanily, and because of the situation, becauee of aqriculture ln IEraeI, many Palestinian tarners had to leave their tand and aeek Pork on Israeli-held Iand, or sonetlnes have had to give up agrlculture altoqether and do scmething else, rork in restaurants' for instance. so a great nany farners have been unable Co cultivate their laDd for nany, many yearai that ls ehy it 19 so difficulf Eo find proof of oonershiP, because there ls none. If there is no docunent proving ownersttiFi, and if the land has not been cultivated for 15
**Analysis**
The text appears to be a personal account of a person's struggle to reclaim land that has been seized from Palestinian farmers. The focus is on the impact of this seizure on the farmers' livelihoods and the challenges they face in proving ownership of the land. The text mentions agriculture, farming, and the difficulties in cultivating the land, which suggests that the issue is closely tied to the agricultural sector.

**Category**
Agriculture, forestry and fishing, Humanitarian aid and relief