Terms : - Salim said that the word distortion of the word (safe) Syriac sense of the place believed to be buried in this spot worship gods of the Covenant Alkanaani. and named to the Covenant on behalf Alkanaani (Sanim). Rise of 530 m above sea level, covers an area of 360 dunums Urban Village area of 10300 dunums of the land. follow the administrative Salem village, located on the plain extended to the south, located east of the city of Nablus, at a distance of 6 km. Location and boundaries : -

 Salem village is located east of Nablus City, and tracking of Nablus in the northern governorate of the West Bank. It is bordered to the north-west territory of the town of Deir firewood, and the territory south of Beit Furik and Beit territory of the West, The territory of East Beit Dajan and depressions, and all of the territory within the governorate of Nablus. Area and population : - $ territory Salem about 10 thousand dunums, while the residential area hit area of about 700 dunums, The 1922 population of approximately 423 people and in 1945 about 510 m inhabitants and the Zionist occupation after 1967, some 1020 people rose to 2750 in 1987, It has a population of about 2005, 5500 people running the town council villagers. See map In the village schools of all three phases of study : -

1-Salem School monastery firewood Althanohi (literary, scientific)

 2-Salem School Monastery of firewood

3 daughters-Salem Secondary School (literary, scientific) The estimated number of male and female students about 1500 students and the estimated number of students and university students Salim, who are studying at universities in Palestine (Najah National University and the Al-Quds Open University).

A map showing the location of the village of Salem and the surrounding villages The economic situation and living Salem was active agricultural villages where surrounded by vast expanses of woodlands municipal olive trees of high quality,

The famous people of Salem sheep rearing as part of the land is particularly East Rangeland model Under the occupation has become a part of Salem residents worked in the Israeli labour market activity occurred in agriculture. Violations that struck the town of Salem, the impact of the Israeli occupation : - Expropriating land from the village of Salem, a total area of about (500) without, for the establishment of settlements, Ayalon Moret created by the Israeli occupation of the territory of the village of Azmut, Salem, Deir firewood.

In 1996, the Israeli occupation painstakingly Street settler-bypass - introduced about 20 m to reach a colony Ayalon Moret takes the residential village of Salem, where surrounded from the south and east and the north, which isolates most of its territory east of the bypass road, which has become a dangerous threat to the people of the village and neighboring villages where space isolating an estimated (6000) dunums of agricultural land and prevent the owners of sheep grazing in the region, or caring for their land, crops, trees and the olive picking season. Every year the people of the village of Salem to face the problems of the settlers living in the settlement of Alon Moret Ktakhoeffhm their expulsion from their land in addition to the theft and confiscation of the fruits of olive sheep.

See image 1 In 1997, in response to an invitation Ariel Sharon (Israeli Prime Minister now) settlers occupied Palestinian mountains, The series of settlements, Ayalon Moret a hotbed of new settlement on the lands of Salem, east of the colony, consisting of : the number near 2 Berks sheep number 2, a water tank, electricity generator, a military observation tower. The settlers seized about (100) without a new Palestinian families belonging to the following : -

Najib family Salman Bros. about 40 dunums. Nadir Mohamed's family, brothers about 20 dunums. The family of Muhammad Mustafa Bros. about 30 dunums. The focus of such a settlement to isolate approximately 2000 dunums of land Salem, 70% of agricultural land planted with wheat and barley. and 30% of the territory of fruitful trees grow old. See image 2 Citizenship was harvesting olives of her family The settlers confiscated and theft numbers of sheep farmers in the village of Salem Palestinians, The bomb in Brksathm and started arranges addition to the other sheep who have taken Braiha of Palestinian agricultural land without one dares to challenge. The settlers in the focus of the new settler seized approximately (200) without the use Lzeraathm without interfering with the Israeli occupation authorities in spite of all the complaints of the villagers on the attack.

The mid-2001 Israeli occupation of digging a trench that runs a depth of 4 m and the 4 m takes village from the South and West, North and the length of 2 km and thus completed the siege of the village, Since the bypass road with the trench friendship village in all its aspects has become a gateway to one under the control of military and point guard permanently blocked whenever it chooses, leaving dozens outside the village or within. And the trench has destroyed tens of dunums of agricultural and led to some of Qala (200) fruitful olive trees. See picture 3 Olive trees have not been spared from the attacks of settlers On 23 May 2002, the settlers burned fields such as wheat and barley harvest an area of 50 dunums. When he tried to landowners trying to extinguish the blaze were intercepted by the Israeli army in the region.

On 25 May 2002, after only two days of burning incident, The settlers again stoking the fires in the fields of olive and the fire was brought about 300 fruitful olive trees, Also under the custody of the Israeli occupation army. In spite of several complaints from residents of the proven facts of the identity of one of the settlers in place of the incident, but the Israeli occupation authorities did not intervene to stop the attacks. And on Sunday, 16 / 10 / 2005 at around 3 pm, the settlers set fire to the fields of olive picking season. And the fire, but warn people, the destruction of vast tracts of land. See picture 4 Salem village residents are collecting the olive trees that had been chewing them by settlers The recent attack : -

 Location : victory lap / Big Mountain-3 km east of the village of Salim. History of abuse : 26 / 11 / 2005. Aggressor : Settlers Ayalon Moret and focus settlement nearby. Tools of aggression : leaflets, bulldozers. Description of the attack : the dozens of settlers attacked the olive trees age (30 years) belongs to the people of Salem, Ptincher cutters, and the uprooting of nearly 300 trees in a sadistic and guarded by the Israeli army and border guards. The following are the names and farmers affected : Farmers affected : No. Name of farm A number of trees Apploah 1 Adeeb Mustafa Hussein 70

2 Monotonous Mustafa Hussein 60

3 Salary Mustafa Hussein 70

4 Nuer Ahmed Salama 15

5 Khudayr Ahmad Salama 15

6 Salama Ahmed Salama 15

7 Hamed Ahmed Salama 15

8 Salim Ahmed Salama 15

9 Mahmoud Ahmed Salama 15 10 Qasim just return

10 Total 300 And estimated losses of the village of Salem about this latest attack (90) a US $,

The total loss of the town since the establishment of the colony lands estimated at millions of dollars. Containing a village archaeological cemeteries located in the village visible south of desolation (Sheikh Nasrallah) months debris falling around a dilapidated Salem knows these dilapidated name dilapidated house led on behalf of Nasiriyah.