Last Saturday some ten activists, Israelis and Internationals, went to Bir al-id in order to help the residents with local repair work. On this Saturday work was concentrated on two cisterns which had to be emptied of the dirt which had collected in them over the years, when the residents had not been allowed to live in this place. The work proceeded with no problems except for sweat, sore muscles and the growing exhaustion from filling baskets with obstinate muddy earth.
However, the ...Saturday, December 26 2009 Water-wells renovation and escorting shepherds
On Saturday morning a group of Ta’ayush activists were vigorously working on cleaning and renovating a water well in Bir al’Id.
Another group was cleaning and renovatin a well in Susya.
A number of activists accompanied shepherds in Mufakara.
Saturday, December 5 2009 Road clearing in Bir al’Id During the day we cleared a mountainous road to facilitate access for vehicles and tractors. At about 13:30 a single settler from Havat Ya’ir tried to expel the shepherds from one of their grazing zones. The Palestinian shepherds refused and we joined the altercation, as well as the army and The Civil Administration. When things calmed we returned to the road work, but some remained with the shepherds . At this stage a military patrol arrived and demanded that we leave the area. We explained that as long as there is no ...
Saturday, November 7 2009 Planting, herding and settler violence in Umm al-Khir Today 13 Ta’ayush activists set out to the South Hebron Hills. One group accompanied shepherds in the area of the outpost of Avigail. The herding went quietly and upon completion the activists visited Umm al-Khir, where they helped in renovating a gravel road. Most of the activists went to Susia. The planting began quietly but was delayed by a technical problem with the tractor. At this point an army jeep arrived from the direction of the settlement. Four reserve soldiers exited their polite commander asked us what we were doing there ...
Saturday, September 26 2009 Water Convoy to South Mt. Hebron
Some 100 Israeli activists left Tel Aviv and Jerusalem today to bring water to several isolated villages in the South Hebron Mount. These villages suffer more than anywhere else from Israel’s racist water policy, as they lack connection to water pipes, and suffer from army attacks on what few water wells and deposits they have. Buses where harassed several times on the way, and stopped completely near the Carmel illegal settlement, where soldiers claimed the area was a closed military zone, though no warrant was shown. Activists got off the ...Saturday, August 22 2009 Escorting Shepherds and Improving Access Roads Condition At Umm al-Kheir After peacefully escorting shepherds early in the morning at Umm Zeituni (South Hebron Hills), we resumed our work to improve the inner access road in Umm al Kheir. Soldiers arrived shortly thereafter and ordered us to stop. As we did not comply with this strange demand, and insisted on proceeding with the work at least until the arrival of Israel Land Administrations officials with an explicit written order, they prepared a ‘closed military zone’ order on the spot and ordered us to leave. Since staying on would have subjected the ...
Sunday, August 9 2009 Work Days in the Isolated Villages of the South Hebron Hills Ta’ayush activists participated in three work days organized by ICAHD (Israel Committee Against House Demolitions) and shared with international volunteers and ‘Combatants for Peace’ activists, at isolated hamlets of the South Hebron Hills. We repaired water holes, terraces and goat- and sheep-pens in Susya, Qawawis and Umm al-Kheir, and prepared the infrastructure for continued works to improve living conditions there and enhance the local residents’ hold on their localities. The original plan for these work days was to construct several outhouses in Umm al-Kheir, but for the Occupation authorities, apparently, ...
Saturday, August 18 2001 Voluntary Work Camp in the Unrecognized Village of Dar el-Hanun
On Saturday evening, 18/8/2001, a Ta’ayush summer work camp at the unrecognized village of Dar el-Hanun in Wadi ‘Ara was completed. For three incredible days (16-18.8.2001) we worked together, Arabs and Jews, to pave some 100 meters of the access route to the village, previously a dirt track, as well as the village square. We cleared the remains of three houses demolished since 1997 and constructed a children’s playground. We were all extremely excited to see the road and the playground, shortly after their ...
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