Abu Safi South Mount Hebron: The rain has finally arrived

A shift to Abu Safi, south of Mount Hebron

In front of the Meitar checkpoint, an extension is being opened for parking for Israeli drivers. Inside the checkpoint, a large shed is being erected, perhaps for the examination of men and women.

Palestinian parking lots are crowded on both sides. In the parking lot are three buses of visitors to Palestinian prisoners. The visitors are transported by Israeli transportation to the prisons.

We continued to the area of Abu Safi. Noris, his wife, with the herd and little girls. Abu Safi plows his plots. We joined the pasture.

Not far away is a cave. It turns out that their neighbor houses his herd there during the winter.

When Abu Safi finished plowing, we met at his house. He says that a few days ago, when his daughter Ranin was grazing near their well, a settlers' ATV arrived there and she was terrified and returned home. It was interesting to talk to their two daughters - one 18 years old and the other 16 years old. Every day they get up at 6.00 and at 7.15 they are picked up by a shuttle to the high school in Dahariya, a long ride. Samu' is closer and the rest of the children study there. This is a decision of the Palestinian Ministry of Education

Abu Safi is very proud that he has an autarkic farm and that he is not dependent on others. He has already  sown wheat and barley and later will sow, okra, beans, fakus and corn. As usual any encounter with him is fascinating. He told of the demolition of his house in 1990. He was determined not to move away and rebuilt.

In the evening, Muhammad called him to find out if it was raining by them  which they were hoping for . It was and he was very happy and so were we.