In November 2010, The Economist wrote about the political situation in the Jordan Valley - 'A dry bone of contention'.

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Palestinian Bedouins shift through their family's belongings after their shacks and tents were destroyed by Israeli army bulldozers in the village of Fasayel, in the Jordan Valley, located in the so-called Area C, a closed military zone where Israel exercises full control, on June 14.