It is a quiet morning in Farsiya, the headquarters for the Israelis who are escorting the shepherds. They come and go for all the tasks they have on shift. Every moment they are called for help somewhere else.

Tal and I drove to Humsa.  We were asked to come because a settler had arrived, but by the time we got there he had already left.  The problem is that the men are far away in the pasture with the flocks and the women and children are left aloneback at home.  They are afraid of the settlers.  They want someone from us to always be there to protect them.   On our way back we saw a settler driving an ATV who was looking for something to do.

We returned to Farsiya and were asked to help in Sakot.  After that we went to Samara to deal with other matters and to meet with people in another community.  We arrived at a community who had decided to leave their homes because of constantly harassment by the settlers.   They had already taken their shelters apart and prepared to go somewhere else.  The sheep were standing outside and did not understand what was going on.  They looked nice and clean after they had been sheared.

Wherever we went the shepherds asked us to get food for their sheep.  The fences that they build for them prevent the flocks from grazing and this makes things extremely difficult.  When we asked them to come and meet with us they asked if we had money to buy food for the sheep.  That is the only thing that matters to them and they looked at us doubtfully.

 In the afternoon we went back to Humsa to talk about the meeting.  We met the  leader of the community.   He was lying on what was either a bed or a chair and explained that he appreciates our coming, but that the sheep have no food.  The settlers harass them and the situation is difficult, but they will be happy to talk to us.