‘Izbet alTabib, Far’ata, Habla, Imatin, Nabi Ilyas
10.00 Nabi Elias
The activity instructors were: Rivka, Dafna and Shiraleh.
Twelve women and a young fellow arrived at the local council
building. Dafna and Shireleh organized a small party to celebrate the completion of the sock-knitting project, and it included a conversation, and discussion of future plans. Towards the end, there was a “dance of the socks” accompanied by the song “Salam” of the “Sheva” ensemble.
A group of five women completed their first cardboard project. It was decided that also in the future the size of the group working with cardboard will be limited to five participants. They must equip themselves with the appropriate equpment : knives and cardboard cutting patterns. Next week, work on a simple three-dimensional object will start. Another group of women will continue to knit or thread beads, with Rivka’s guidance.
10.20 Imatin
Six women received us. Two of them were new and three girls joined their mothers due to a school holiday. All of them, including the girls, were waiting for me sitting down in a half-circle. We started with an introductory chat with the newcomers. Afterwards,we repeated the material learned in the previous meetings. Two of the girls aged 11 took an active part in the conversation, repeated the sentences that had been learned and answered questions. After a bit more than an hour, they informed me that it was time to eat. One of the women brought tea and pitas which she had got-up early that morning to make. The pitas had a genuine taste with a lot of spinach and za’atar. During the meal, the talk turned to food.
Far’Ata Nirit reported
We ascended to the observation point with a view of the Gilad farm, and afterwards continued to travel in the direction of the southern slopes of Far’Ata. Apparently, work is being done there to build a new “residential neighborhood”. Nadim exchanged a few polite words with them in order to allay their suspicions about us. It was nice to see the expansion of a village and not a settlement for a change.
11.50 Izbet El Tabib
It was quiet and there was no-one in the streets or the protest tent.
12.45 Habla Gate
The gate was closed and there was no traffic. A man and
'Izbet a-Tabib
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'Izbet a-Tabib
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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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Habla
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Habla CP (1393)
The Habla checkpoint (1393) was established on the lands of the residents of Qalqilya, on the short road that
connected it for centuries to the nearby town of Habla. The separation barrier intersects this road twice and cut off the residents of Qalqilya from their lands in the seam zone.(between the fence and the green line).
There is a passage under Road 55 that connects Qalqilya to the sabotage This agricultural barrier is used by the farmers and nursery owners established along Road 55 from the Green Line and on both sides of the kurkar road leading to the checkpoint.
This agricultural checkpoint serves the residents of Arab a-Ramadin al-Janoubi (detached from the West Bank), who pass through it to the West Bank and back to their homes. The opening hours (3 times a day) of this agricultural checkpoint are longer than usual, about an hour (recently shortened to 45 minutes), and are coordinated with the transportation hours of a-Ramadin children studying in the occupied in the West Bank.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Habla: The gate is in the process of closing
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Imatin
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Imatin This village lies in the West Bank, 19 kilometers southwest of Nablus city and 23 kilometers east of the city of Qalqiliya. Its inhabitants' number 799, all members of four families from the neighboring village of Imatin. Far’ata is identified with the Biblical Far’atoun, and an archeological survey has identified findings on a timeline from the Second Iron Age until the days of the Ottoman Empire. After the Oslo Accords, the built-up area of the village was categorized as Area B, but 80% of its farmlands were classified as Area C. In 2002, settlers founded the outpost of Havat Gil’ad, which they claim is located on privately-owned land purchased by the Zar family. The Palestinians claim they own the land. The Civil Administration has issued demolition orders for all the structures in this outpost and they were declared illegal, but nothing was done about it. On February 4, 2018, the Israeli government unanimously ruled to regulate this outpost by defining it as a new settlement or by erecting a new settlement next to it. Beginning in 2012, the Palestinian Authority ruled to include Far’ata in the local council of Imatin, a larger community. For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/qalqiliya/pdfs/vprofile/immatin_vp_en.pdf
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