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Hebron

Place: Hebron
Tags: Water Problems
Observers: Ariela, Smadar, Michal (photographing and reporting); Translator: Natanya
Jul-23-2019
| Morning
The prepared water pipeline and meter
The prepared water pipeline and meter
Photo: Michal Tsadik

This time we focused on visiting Ata Jaber.

A reminder: All vineyards around Kiryat Arba belong to the family. All of  Kiryat Arba was built in 1968 on expropriated family land and the scenic Mamre neighborhood “sits” just above the family home. It is a neighborhood that is cut off from the entire city area because in the valley are their vineyards. It is quite obvious therefore why Mekorot does not want to supply him with water and he buys them at an overpriced price from a broker. And he is still accused of stealing water.

For many years they came from the Civil Administration and tore up the plumbing and took the equipment.

We have written about this many times.

The picture shows the plumbing and water clock he made as an infrastructure are waiting in vain for Mekorot.  

Every piece of land is utilized to grow vegetables and grapes. Ata is helpless and asks who can help him in his fight with the Administration and Mekorot.

We ask, too.

If anyone has an idea then how to help him, we really need to know.

Before Dov Hanin retired, I contacted him and his team and they began contacting the family.

But now? To whom to turn or  refer to?

Atta shows us a video of a physical fight he had with Ofer Ohana who came there just to harass and ended up with Ofer being sent away by the police. 

Apparently, police sometimes knows how to act honestly..

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    • According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.

       

      Checkpoints observed in H2:

       

      1. Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
      2. Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      3. The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      4. Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
      5. The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      6. Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      7. Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
      8. Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station

      Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs

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      Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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