Arriving at the Palestinian Jordan Valley at 8 a.m., we split into accompanying teams and protective presence ones. Two of us accompanied A. to grazing in Ein Shaq, where the flock could be watered during grazing. The flock came back safely at 3 p.m. Two remained for protective presence in Farisiysa, which passed unhampered. The families spent of the time at home because of the Ramadan fast.

Two teams joined the shepherds from Ein Al Hilwa and their skinny cattle. Because of the scant grass which is dry anyway, the cows give very little milk which does not satisfy the calves. Grazing was quiet, and at the end the shepherds took the flock down to drink at the Hilwa spring. Here too there were no colonist harassments and the cows returned to their sheds near the shepherds’ homes around 2 p.m.

At 2:30 we received a call from a shepherd – a colonist went through their home. The accompaniers drove there but the colonist had already left and the scary harassment stopped.

Most of the accompaniers left at 4 p.m. and only the night shift remained. A team of two drove to Ein Al Hilwa to spend the night at S.’s, whereas two remained at Farisiya.

At 10:30 p.m. we had an urgent call from shepherd Q. from Ein Al Hilwa: colonists were seated on the bench right above the village! We drove there quickly, picking up the other accompanying couple on our way. On the path passing very close to the locality, about 15 meters away, we saw two ATVs going up and down as well as a car. The inhabitants were afraid the colonists would invade their homes or beat them up. We called the army via our contact person to warn that a colonist attack night follow. We estimate that Ein Al Hilwa is the next locality the colonists intend to evict, after expelling the inhabitants two weeks ago.

The army arrived within half an hour. Since there was no attack, only harassment by ATVs, the soldiers refused to intervene. Harassment should be grounds for a complaint lodged with the… police.

In spite of this, the soldiers had a talk with the colonists or whoever sent them, and they sent back to their outpost. We remained there for about an hour. When we were sure that the event ended, we got back to our sleeping quarters at Farisiya and Ein Al Hilwa. The rest of the night passed quietly.

Sunday, March 16^th
I – Miki- remained for protective presence at Farisiya until 12 noon, and accompanied W. joined me. We spoke peacefully with one of the families. From afar we saw the flock belonging to the colonist from Tene Yaroq outpost coming down to the Palestinians’ private fields. Around 10 p.m. we went out and saw that same shepherd on the private land of shepherd B. The latter said there was no point in chasing away the Jewish flock (although it is legitimate) because it has already eaten all the green wheat, and he has no energy to bargain again with the Israeli police who does not look out for him nor answer his complaints. We consulted our friends and still lodged a complaint with the police, against the colonists who violated the law by invading the Palestinian’s land. As we expected, the policeman refused to look at the official Palestinian documents, etc.

That’s how it is under occupation – no law nor justice. The lord of the land decides it all.