‘Azzun ‘Atma, Qira
10:15: Kira
Only a few of the women and lots of kids – boys and girls – of varied age, came to the centre, probably the result of the schools' winter vacation. We began with dance and movement with the adult ladies – they always enjoy activities. Simultaneously, Michal and the girls created collages, using magazines, glue and cardboard combined with origami creations that had been the topic of their previous activity. Following the physical activities, the ladies retired to their homes to cook and look after their kids. Michal and the girls continued and decorated the walls of the class beautifully. Due to the lack of electricity we could not continue. Next time we'll purchase an "electricity card" which will provide light and improve the situation.
12:45: Salfit CP(near Ariel), open as usual. No evident military movement.
13:00: 'Azzun-Atma CP: Few passers-through, the soldiers idled their time away.
Can't understand the logic of constructing a new wall, simply enabling the settlers to travel on a separate road.
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'Azzun 'Atma
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'Azzun 'Atma
A Palestinian village of about 1,800 residents. The settlement of Sha'arei Tikva was established on its land adjacent to it, and the settlement of Oranit was established on its agricultural lands. By 2013, the separation fence had passed through the village and a checkpoint staffed by the army allowed the residents to cross from side to side. After building a massive wall surrounding the village and some of its agricultural lands, the residents went daily for five years to their lands that remained in the Seam Zone through the Oranit agricultural checkpoint (4). Since 2018 it has only opened during the olive harvest and the farmers have to pass daily at the Beit Amin / Abu Salman checkpoint (1447), about 3 kilometers north.From a report from March 24, 2021: "The farmers from Beit Amin and Azon Atma are happy that since February 21 the Oranit checkpoint .is going to be open 3 times a day, The farmers are really developing the place."
Report from July 14, 2024: "Ornit checkpoint is closed . The Beit Amin/Abu Salman agricultural checkpoint is closed (there is no contact with the military to check if it opens rarely), the Ezbat Jaloud checkpoint was opened once a day before the war.
Updated for July 2024
Apr-11-2019Azoun: The main entrance to village blocked now for several weeks
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Qira
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Qira
This village is located in the Salfit district of the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers south-west of Nablus. The village population numbered 1,387 as of 2016. 97.6% of the village lands are categorized as Area B, whereas the 2.3% remaining are in Area C. The Separation Fence erected around the settler-colony city of Ariel separates Qira from its local town Salfit, and necessitates a detour of about 20 kilometers.
In 2010-2015, the women’s center in the village held meetings and workshops shared by the village women and children with members of MachsomWatch.
For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/salfit/pdfs/vprofile/Qira_vp_en.pdf
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