Mufakara- Hard to get used to daily abuse
Mufakara
The residents of Mufakara constantly suffer from the settlers of Havat (Farm) Maon to the east and Mitzpe Abigail to the west. Especially when they take the flock out to pasture. It was important to hear their stories.
At Lahavim many people have donated toys and clothes and brought them to Smadar, and the kids in these places are happy for any toy and dolls, not to mention the shoes and clothes that are really Tawny
At-Tuwani
We were happy to meet Yuval Avraham, whose articles we read all the time. He and Bassel are working on a film about life there.
They say that since all the breaches in the fence were closed near the Meitar checkpoint, the need to go on living means that necessity is the father of invention. This forces people to somehow go to work in Israel through Jimba, the Judean Desert threshold area, which is desolate and difficult for the army to monitor because of the many dirt trails. Therefore, it is very difficult to catch illegal workers.
The IDF also patrols constantly. Southeast of At-Tuwani is no man’s land. It is not possible to really block the routes there, and those who want to bring bread home find ways to get in despite everything.