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Kufr alDik, Qira, Wed 8.5.13, Morning

Place: Kufr a-Dik Qira
Tags: Activity with Palestinian women and children in the West Bank
Observers: Harriet G., Nitza, Ruth B.Z., Naomi B.Z. (Reporting), Nadim (Driver), Translation Bracha B.A
May-08-2013
| Morning

09:00– We met at the Rosh HaAyin Train station and drove to A–Dik.  The road was quiet and there was little traffic of military vehicles.  When we reached the village Ruth and Naomi remained there while Harriet and Nitza continued on to Kira.  

There were about 20 women in the recreation hall in the village.   Ruth presented the women with material and sewing materials she had brought, and the women decided what they would sew and began working.  The women worked and helped each other under Ruth's direction, with the objective of creating handicrafts to sell.

When we spoke with the women, they expressed interest in learning English, cosmetics, and makeup.  It appeared that the cooperation between the women in the village and the women from Machsom Watch was successful.   They are looking forward to the day at the beach (in Israel).  Approximately 100 women and children will participate in the trip.

12:30– Nadim arrived with Harriet and Nitza to pick us up.  Their day in Kira was also successful.   There were two army jeeps on the road back to Rosh Ha'Ayin demonstrating their military presence.  We returned to Rosh HaAyin at 13:00.

  • Kufr a-Dik

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    • Kufr a-Dik This is a Palestinian village in the Salfit district of the West Bank, located 8 kilometers east of the Green Line. The village population numbers 4,494 (as of 2007). 14.5% of the village were included in Area B (supposedly under Palestinian civil control) and 86% categorized as Area C – meaning both civil and military Israeli control, which severely affects the state of the village and its inhabitants. Over the years Israel has robbed 1,448 dunams from the village’s farmlands for the sake of building the settler-colonies of Penuel, Alei Zahav, Yoezer, Har Alei Zahav, and the industrial zone next to Penuel. Lands were also sequestered for the paving of Road 446 whose length stretches over 4 kilometers and includes a buffer zone 75-meters wide on both its sides. Following the paving of the road, the village has suffered not only landgrab but home demolitions and the destruction of water wells as well. Rates of unemployment in both the private and the public sectors reach 60%. In the years 2010-2013 creative activity was held by members of MachsomWatch and women of the village. For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/salfit/pdfs/vprofile/Kafr%20ad%20Dik_tp_en.pdf

  • Qira

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    • Qira

      This village is located in the Salfit district of the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers south-west of Nablus. The village population numbered 1,387 as of 2016. 97.6% of the village lands are categorized as Area B, whereas the 2.3% remaining are in Area C. The Separation Fence erected around the settler-colony city of Ariel separates Qira from its local town Salfit, and necessitates a detour of about 20 kilometers.

      In 2010-2015, the women’s center in the village held meetings and workshops shared by the village women and children with members of MachsomWatch.

      For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/salfit/pdfs/vprofile/Qira_vp_en.pdf

       

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