‘Azzun
We arrived at the club, invited by L., the women’s coordinator.
The first request we received was for doing handicrafts, apparently women had heard of our initiative from their friends in neighboring villages. As usual, we introduced ourselves and Machsomwatch, spoke a bit about our history, our goals and activities, aided by Nadim as translator, who then continued from there with Nurit F. and Sarah H. to Far’ata.
After some time, M. a more senior coordinator, who also speaks English and is active in various social organizations arrived. We heard from her that there is also interest in learning Hebrew in the village, so they could speak with whoever they must when… they are detained by the army. We promised to look into this possibility. At our request , M. promised to see to it that she or someone else from the village would teach us Arabic.
In the meantime, Ruti and Dafna showed the group – about 15 women – examples of various knitting work, in order to see what would be suitable. The women did not wait for even a moment, but began working along the examples that Ruti showed. We were not prepared for a lengthy activity this time, but promised to come again next week.
Here too we were very warmly received, there was much interest and kindness shown on all sides.
'Azzun
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Azoun (updated February 2019)
A Palestinian town situated in Area B (under civil Palestinian control and Israeli security control),
on road 5 between Nablus and Qalqiliya, east of Nabi Elias village. The inhabitants are allowed to construct and improve infrastructures. The Separation Fence has confiscated lands belonging to the town's people. In 2018 olive tree groves owned by one of its inhabitants were confiscated for the sake of paving a road to bypass Nabi Elias. Azoun population numbers 13,000, its economic state dire. Its infrastructures are poor, neglect and poverty rampant. In the meantime, the town council has completed paving an internal road for the inhabitants' welfare.
Because of its proximity to the Jewish settler-colony of Karnei Shomron and its outposts, the town suffers the intense presence of the Israeli army, especially at nighttime: soldiers enter homes, arrest suspects, trash the house and sometimes ruin it, as they do in numerous places in the West Bank. At times a checkpoint closes the entrance to the town, so no one can come in or get out.
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