Adel Shadid

“The occupation aims to gain complete control over the airport adjacent to the institute to establish a massive settlement comprising over 9,000 settlement units in addition to a Jewish heritage centre and to erase the historical and geographical Jordanian landmarks of the airport,”

Adel Shadid · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Shadid explained the occupation's aim to gain control over Qalandiya Airport to establish a massive settlement and erase Jordanian landmarks.

“The institute is directly adjacent to the historic Qalandiya Airport, which was built more than 106 years ago,”

Adel Shadid · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Shadid told Al Jazeera that the assault on the Qalandiya facility serves a larger geopolitical scheme involving a historic airport close to the training centre.

“By controlling these two areas and annexing them to the occupation municipality, the pillars of the ‘Greater Jerusalem’ project are completed. This project alone will carve out between 12 to 13 percent of the total area of the West Bank,”

Adel Shadid · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Shadid described how annexing the areas to the occupation municipality would complete the 'Greater Jerusalem' project and carve out a significant portion of the West Bank.

“The ultimate goal of the occupation exceeds preventing the establishment of a future Palestinian state. Rather, it aims explicitly to prevent the establishment of any independent Palestinian entity or presence on this land,”

Adel Shadid · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Shadid said the ultimate goal of the occupation is to prevent any independent Palestinian entity or presence on the land.