Kafr Jamal, Kafr Sur - wish to live peacefully
On the way to the Kafr Sur, we stopped at the Kafr Jamal and visited our friend Z. and his wie in their grocery. They told us that there was no Corona at Kafr Jamal. The army does not arrive to pester. (in the past we reported on serious harassments during the nights). All they aspire to is a quiet and peaceful life, a good income and health. On their land in the village, they have built a large building holding 5 flats for their five sons. For their daughters their husbands will care. However – for the plot, on which they grew hyssop (za’atar) they received only one single authorization to pass at the Falamiya CP. One person alone is unable to master all the work, so they decided to leave the plot devoid of plants. Why? The answer lies with the DCO god. Or not…
Kafr Sur – a small village situated east of the settlement Sal’it. The geographical distance between the two communities is small, but from every other aspect the distance if enormous. Sal’it was established as a Nahal Settlement in 1977, 3 kilometers east of the green line, and two years later, the place was settled by the members of the Herut-Beitar movement.
At the beginning, there were acceptable relations between the inhabitants of Kafr Sur and those of Sal’it, but in 2003, with the building of the wall between the two settlements, the problems began. The fence was established in order to separate between A-Rass and Kafr Sur, which are situated to the east, and Kafr Jamal and Falamiya which are situated in the south. In the separation fence is located the agricultural gate No. 839.
From the end Kafr Sur path one can see the roofs of the Sal’it houses. Extend your hand and touch them.
Falamiya North (914)
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Falamiya North (914) Opens 3 times a day for about 40 minutes each time. This checkpoint has extremely important for all farmers in the area since the previous, Falamya checkpoint opening routine of continuously open for 12 hours has been discontinued. This took place after the separation fence was moved westward following the High Court of Justice.
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Falamiya South (935)
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Kufr Jammal This village, rising about 200 meters over sea level, is located about 14 kilometers south of Tul Karm town and about 17 kilometers from the Mediterranean Sea. The families living there since the mid-18th century number about 3,000 persons at present. The village has lost thousands of dunams of its northern and western lands due to the construction of the Separation Barrier, leaving the lands themselves behind the barrier. After the Israeli Supreme Court ruling in 2011, the barrier was moved to the west and many farmlands were returned to their owners. It is a quiet village, its relations with the nearby settler-colony of Sal’it are favorable, and many of the villagers work in the colony’s industrial plants. Farmers cross the agricultural checkpoint close to this settler-colony in order to tend their fields unhampered. However, there are numerous acts of harassment and disorder taking place when the village farmers cross the other agricultural checkpoints: gates do not open at hours suitable to the farmers’ needs, and for a short period of time only; the Civil Administration usually prevents all kinds of crops except olives; tractors and other farm equipment are forbidden entry; only a single permit is issued per family, and occasionally such permits are confiscated and their re-issue is delayed – the common excuse is usually “security reasons”. How do the villagers make their living? Holders of work permits inside Israel travel at 3 a.m. to Eyal Checkpoint near Qalqiliya town in order to make it on time to their workplace at Sal’it (close to their village) and elsewhere. Owners of vegetable patches who hold permits are allowed to reach their fields beyond the Separation Barrier through the distant Falamiya Checkpoint. Importantly, fields returned to the village show amazing improvement intending, irrigation and farming variety – and instead of the neglected olive tree groves that were accessible only to holders of transit permits through agricultural checkpoints usually closed, farming has now flourished. (updated Jan 2021)
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