Last week we reported that a man had been threatened that he would be shot if he used the dirt path to his lands. We are glad to announce that the IDF has unlimited resources for harassing the Palestinians and that, in place of the mounds of stone which barred the road, there is now a brand-new yellow gate which probably has cost thousands.

We met two men from Batir  who  are  in charge of a group of 35 men who need a permit to work  at Soroka.  They need to renew their magnetic cards and have come to try their luck.

We also met a man from Deheisha, the refugee camp, who had worked in Israel for many years  at Shlomo Felafel and had come with his son who had been called in for questioning.  He opened a  felafel stand near his house and for 4 shekel which includes pita,   choemoes, felafel, tehina and salad he manages to make a living and also to help the hungry on the side.

Another man who used to work in Israel in the building trade and made a good living…now and then finds a job,  but also gathers  empty aluminum  tins and for a large sack makes 20 shekel a day. As Shlomit says, that is what the state of Israel does to people who are hardworking  and proud.

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