on a clear day you can graze far away
On a good clear day – no Jews harassing – Palestinians can access their far-away grazing grounds…
06:00 – 11:00
We continued to escort Palestinian shepherds in the area of Uja near , the the Omer Farm, who suffer from constant harassment on the part of settlers from the illegal farm. It has been quiet lately and the shepherds have been able to let their flocks graze quietly until they have had enough to eat.
This week several soldiers arrived with maps showing the areas where Palestinians allow graze their flocks. Hopefully there will be enough grazing land until the rains begin and there will be additional areas where the flocks can feed close by. The rumor has spread among the shepherds in the area that it is now quiet little more and shepherds are bringing their flocks to graze in the area.
At the end of the shift we drove to route 90 and learned that according to the soldiers “All the stores in the Uja business center will be closed today from 08:00 – 12:00 following an incident in which a rock was thrown at a Jewish bus yesterday evening. One of the soldiers explained that if a child sees that his father’s store is forced to close for several hours he would think twice before throwing stones at busses.” We attempted to explain the futile nature of collective punishment and its ineffectiveness, but without success.
Jordan Valley
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Jordan Valley The Jordan Valley is the eastern strip of the West Bank. Its area consists of almost a third of the West Bank area. About 10,000 settlers live there, about 65,000 Palestinian residents in the villages and towns. In addition, about 15,000 are scattered in small shepherd communities. These communities are living in severe distress because of two types of harassment: the military declaring some of their living areas, as fire zones, evicting them for long hours from their residence to the scorching heat of the summer and the bitter cold of the winter. The other type is abuse by rioters who cling to the grazing areas of the shepherd communities, and the declared fire areas (without being deported). The many groundwaters in the Jordan Valley belong to Mekorot and are not available to Palestinians living in the Jordan Valley. The Palestinians bring water to their needs in high-cost followers.
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