BETHLEHEM, West Bank — Hosh al-Yasmine park is located on a hilltop overlooking Wadi al-Makhrour between Bethlehem and Beit Jala in the West Bank, in an area with many Israeli settlements and checkpoints. The park's visitors marvel at the details of the place, from furniture and decor to the food it serves. The sunsets are especially spectacular.

Hosh al-Yasmine is located on 36 dunams (9 acres) of land in the middle of the park in a house dating back to the 1940s. Since 2011, the Saadeh family has been renting the house from its owner — who left the area and settled in nearby Beit Jala — and has turned it into an organic farm and park, offering traditional foods with organic crops and meat.

The Saadeh family has not made many changes to the farm and house, since it is located in Area C, where Israel forbids any construction. Bashar Saadeh, who helps his father, Mazen, at the park, told Al-Monitor, “Israeli forces forbid any construction in this area. [We] renovated the house and tried to reorganize it to better suit visitors without building anything new.”

Renting land in the Palestinian territories generally consists of paying a sum of money yearly for the use of the land for a period of time that both parties agree to, which does not involve a direct profit for the original landlord. The lease agreement is a legally binding contract between the landlord and the tenant.