Zanuta – the settler ploughs the lands as if they were his

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Observers: 
Muhammed, Daphna and a guest. Editor: Mira Balaban; Translator: Natanya
Feb-5-2023
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Morning
זנותא - עם פארס

Route 60:

Meitar: on the Israeli side, the road and parking lots are being widened. On the way, we saw the green fields, mainly growing wheat and barley... According to Muhammad, who was in the area early in the morning, at almost every intersection there were checkpoints with soldiers and flags.

At the exit from Al Fawwar, the soldiers literally stopped every vehicle and checked.

Ali Abu Sharch from Dahariya, told Muhammad that recently, on Sundays, the Meitar checkpoint is fuller than usual, and there are very long queues to enter the country.It is possible that this has to do with the fact that the Palestinians are being given more permits to look for work in Israel, permits  which last for two months...

According to Mahran from Dahariya, who works at the Red Cross, the visits to prisoners are going on as usual for the time being, only there are more stringent checks and searches.

Zanuta - near the intersection of Route 60 with Route 317

We met Fares and his son, with the sheep in the pasture. We drove with him to his house. The lambs are in the shed . The new born sheep are in the enclosure.  Their home  is near the farm of Yinon Levy, (Meitarim  Farm, according to the map of the topographical application Amud Anan, Pillars of cloud). They complain that Yanon ploughs the lands next Zanuta as if they were his and does not allow them to go out with the sheep to graze near their house. Because of this, they are forced to go far with the sheep to the other side of road 60 , relatively far, in the direction of  Shweika. In addition, there are also other settlers who come to help him at his farm. These go around with their weapons as a matter of course.

Some time ago, soldiers arrived at Fares’s house, and they wanted to confiscate a tractor, which is their tool for cultivating the land!!! Finally, they gave up.

At another time, the army arrived and announced that the settlers would have a party in the area, so they were warned not to leave the village, so as not to disturb!

A routine of life in the south of Mount Hebron.