▁having ▁access ▁to ▁the ▁same ▁services ▁as ▁official ▁Isra eli ▁settlement s , ▁according ▁to ▁Human ▁Rights ▁Watch ▁and ▁other ▁political ▁activ ists . ▁Con sequently , ▁almost ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁ 7 0 ▁houses ▁is ▁" il legal ", ▁and ▁many ▁have ▁been ▁under ▁threat ▁of ▁demol ition . ▁ ▁Geography ▁It ▁is ▁an ▁agricult ural ▁land ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ha . ▁The ▁main ▁road ▁entering ▁D ah m ash ▁is ▁the ▁road ▁going ▁to ▁Ram la . ▁ ▁Administration ▁There ▁is ▁an ▁elected ▁chairman ▁named ▁M . ▁A raf at ▁Is may l . ▁There ▁is ▁no ▁administrative ▁council . ▁D ah m ash ▁is ▁under ▁the ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁L od ▁Valley ▁Regional ▁Council . ▁ ▁Dem ograph ics ▁ ▁D ah m ash ▁has ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 6 0 0 ▁inhabitants ▁in ▁ 7 0 ▁houses . ▁Origin ally , ▁they ▁were ▁all ▁Palest in ian ▁refuge es ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 8 ▁Arab - Is ra eli ▁War . ▁ ▁The ▁culture ▁of ▁D ah m ash ▁is ▁Palest in ian ▁with ▁Bed ou in ▁influ ences . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁D ah m ash ▁is ▁Muslim , ▁from ▁the ▁Sun ni ▁branch . ▁ ▁Econom y ▁D ah m ash ▁village ▁is ▁composed ▁of ▁houses ▁and ▁of ▁one ▁shop . ▁The ▁inhabitants ▁used ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁agricult ure ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s . ▁Then ▁they ▁started ▁working ▁in ▁small ▁business es . ▁ ▁Education