עין אל שיבלי: ליווי רועים
Ayn al Shibli 04.11.2021I drove to the home of Mueen and Amal, accompanied by Shahar; we arrived at 6:30 in the morning. After meeting an older couple, Mueen’s closest neighbors, and then a short errand delivering Mueen’s mother-in-law and a child to their ride for the henna and wedding of Mueen’s sister in town, we set out with the herd around 7:00. We herded in what I know as the ‘usual’ pasture lands – west of the gravel road which leads to Mitzpe Leibo, the illegal outpost of Moshe. Mueen explained that he was buying almonds to feed the animals because there is no longer enough food available at pasture due to Moshe’s presence, and because hay is too expensive. He explained that the milk they produce when eating almonds is nearly the same as it is on their usual diet, but that the almonds make the animals thirstier. Mueen twice pointed out a military vehicle driving on the roads below us, but we did not experience any confrontation with or direct interference from anyone. We were back at the house by 9:30. We ate, drank and talked with Mueen, Amal, and their youngest son, then headed home.
Jordan Valley
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Jordan Valley The Jordan Valley is the eastern strip of the West Bank. Its area consists of almost a third of the West Bank area. About 10,000 settlers live there, about 65,000 Palestinian residents in the villages and towns. In addition, about 15,000 are scattered in small shepherd communities. These communities are living in severe distress because of two types of harassment: the military declaring some of their living areas, as fire zones, evicting them for long hours from their residence to the scorching heat of the summer and the bitter cold of the winter. The other type is abuse by rioters who cling to the grazing areas of the shepherd communities, and the declared fire areas (without being deported). The many groundwaters in the Jordan Valley belong to Mekorot and are not available to Palestinians living in the Jordan Valley. The Palestinians bring water to their needs in high-cost followers.
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