Jurish, Za’tara (Tapuah)
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15:00 Jurish
: Near Tapuach there was an accident. At the Qusra turnabout there were two army vehicles and a Border Police vehicle. At the entrance to Marda there was a crowd of some youths and Border Policemen. The cause seemed to be that a Palestinian woman had been weeding her field. A settler who happened to pass by accused her of attempting to hurt him with her hoe and called the soldiers..Of course it turned out to be a false allegation.
Many young girls showed up for the lessons, including two new ones. It became crowded, which caused some disturbance at the Yoga class, but the atmosphere was fine. We will need to inquire about a larger space for these lessons. As the Yoga class is conducted in English, we take this as an opportunity to improve their English. Then the proper English class commences, with three-four more advanced students helping the others. The interaction is fine and the mood is full of humor. The lesson this time was about a family picnic and the girls contributed by relating their experiences on similar occasions. Following the class, we celebrated with a tea-party, organized by the students and attended by a number of village ladies too. We left at 17:20 back to Rosh Ha'ayin.
Jurish
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Jurish
An ancient village, of which 62% of the lands were defined after the 1995 agreements as Area B, while the remaining 38% Area C. Israel confiscated 17 dunams of the village's land for the construction of the Israeli Migdalim settlement, in addition to expropriating land for Road 505. In mid-2016, a road was blocked by the IDF (partly paved by the Palestinian Authority) that connected Jurish to Road 505. This is the shortest way to get to Jurish from the main road, without bypassing another 6.5 km through Qusra.
From 2014 to mid-2016, volunteers from the Watch checkpoint in the village held English, yoga and Hebrew classes for girls.
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Za'tara (Tapuah)
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Za'tara (Tapuah) Za'tara is an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, at the intersection of Road 60 and Road 505 (Trans-Samaria), east of the Tapuah settlement. This checkpoint is the "border" marked by the IDF between the north and south of the West Bank, in accordance with the policy of separation between the two parts of the West Bank that has been in place since December 2005. At the Za'tara checkpoint, there are separate routes for Israelis and Palestinians. In the route for Israelis, there are no inspections and the route for Palestinians inspects. The queue lengthens and shortens suits. The checkpoint is open 24 hours a day. The checkpoint is partially staffed and the people who pass through it are checked at random.
Shoshi AnbarSep-27-2023Za'atra (Tapuah Intersection). Signs
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