Jurish, Za’tara (Tapuah), Bruqin
On the way to Jurish things were quiet, except that there were more police and soldiers at the Tapuah checkpoint than usual. The road to Jurish is still blocked with large boulders. About 7 students came to the English class. Sarah, Marisol (a friend of Sarah's) and Iman joined our class. We started at about 11:00 because of Ramadan but the girls were very enthusiastic and participated fully. We worked on the past tense, practicing conversation and new vocabulary. I brought in a written exercise where the students had to write in their answers. Then they had to create their own sentences in the past. They really enjoyed this and promised to write sentences for homework using the past and the new words. Having the small board to show examples is very helpful. I asked Iman to get Microsoft Office disks so we can start working on the computers. At 12:15 Sarah took 6 students for Yoga class. The class went well. In the meantime, I worked individually with one girl, Sh. whose English is a lower level and I noticed a real improvement in her speaking ability. She's less shy and ready to ask questions and participate freely. On the way back, we went to Bruqin Village which seemed to be quiet with no visible actions going on.
Bruqin
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Bruqin is a village of about 4,000 residents in Salfit County. 600 dunams of the village's land were expropriated in 1984 for the establishment of the Barkan industrial zone. Small sewage treatment plant This area is regularly flooded. The sewage flows into Baruchin and pollutes the streets of the village. In 1999, the Bruchin settlement was established. The barrier of separation and harassment Settlers keep the villagers away from 30% of their lands (about 4,000 dunams). About half of the village lands are in Area C, on which Israel prevents construction.
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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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