A Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, located southeast of the city of Qalqilia. Est. population in 2007: 394. Ras Tira, along with other Palestinian villages in the area, is almost completely surrounded by the Israeli Separation Barrier. In 2009, this village and others in the area held protests against Israel’s confiscation of their land.  http://www.justvision.org/glossary/ras-tira