Sansana (Meitar Crossing), South Hebron Hills
At the Meitar checkpoint, Sunday morning, there was a workers' strike, holding protest signs, and the masses of workers were not allowed to pass to Israel. The strike took place because in Israel they decided to pay the workers through the banks and the workers oppose this ! They fear taxation by the authorities and other difficulties in receiving the salary.
When we arrived, there were no more workers, and few cars in the parking lots.
We went to Zenuta where most of the families are from Dahariya, and are engaged in agriculture, mainly sheep farming. There are 28+14 families in Zenuta, on both sides of the road.... There is a well-fenced school and it is obvious that they are trying to nurture it.
We met Nasser and Fares.
The village sits near the settlement of Havat Yehuda (near Shim’a), and Nasser says that the settlers raise a drone, which scares the sheep.
On the other side, there is another farm, Anon. which they are forbidden to approach and the sheep do not have enough grazing space in which to move about.
Army patrols pass through the village several times a week, day and night.
Settlers also pass by with the Israeli flag, in the village, from time to
time, to show their presence!