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 ...Continue
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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, ...Continue
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