Far’ata – Hebrew and Crochet lessons
13:30: Paid a visit to Z.'s shop in 'Azzun. We brought him loads of men's clothing and shoes as well as kitchen utensils. His shop was full of merchandise. He told us that he had acquired merchandise from a person in Rosh Ha'ayin. He refrained from going to TA last week – although he had a permit – due to lack of money.
2:00: Reached Far'ata and awaited our students, who were slowly gathering. We met in the kindergarten, located high up on a hill. Difficult access. Finally, some 10 students arrived for the Hebrew lesson and five for the crochet. I had been meaning to go ahead with my planned lesson but once the students heard about my trip to Romania they were eager to hear more and then they asked me to start teaching them writing. They were very excited and eager. Some of them had a Hebrew book and were following the lesson well. Progress was very good, thanks to Lilly's (my mother) assistance as well as to H., who participated. This charming woman, around 60 yrs old, had self-taught herself. I warned them that there would be an exam in two months, to which they responded like kids.
The crochet class was very impressive as they seem to be either very gifted or experienced and have wonderful accomplishments. Neither they nor Yehudit wished to part.
One km east of Azzun we noted the command car that was usually there, facing the road, and the soldiers standing nearby. At the exit (east side) from Nabi Ilyas there were three command cars, perhaps a surprise CP, but there were no cars waiting to be checked.
'Anabta CP
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'Anabta CP
The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.
Oct-28-2011Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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'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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A-Nabi Elias
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A-Nabi Elias this is a Palestinian village in the northern West Bank, east of Qalqilia on Road 55, north-east of Alfei Menashe colony and west of Karnei Shomron colony and the Palestinian city of Nablus. As of 2016, the village was populated by 1,458 inhabitants.
Near the village is a maqam (holy site memorializing a sanctified person) - the prophet Elisha. Until 2021 Road 55 crossed the village. Then a bypass road was paved through olive groves that were sequestered from the villagers. Consequently, the farmers were left with small olive groves that they could not access nor cultivate. Inhabitants protested against the road for weeks, supported by peace activists, but nothing helped and the road is now a given fact.
The village's main street had been a shopping center for all residents, including colonists. We even saw a Kashrut (kosher food) inspector in a butcher shop close to the falafel stand… The bypass road, according to tradesmen, has impacted their businesses and clients, while others claim that there are customers now for parking has become easier.
Alfei Menashe and Tzofim colonies nibble at the village lands from the north and south and get closer to it all the time. Colonists of Alfei Menashe have outdone themselves, sending their surplus sewage from the oxygenation pools toward a-Nabi Elias land, even reaching the houses.
The villagers are known as seekers of peace. For years there was no hostility towards Israelis. On the contrary, we were always welcomed warmly and stopped there to enjoy their delicious, inexpensive falafel.
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Far'ata
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Far'ata
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