Archive for October, 2006

[Israel-OPT update] At-Tuwani and Masafer Yatta / 1–24 October 2006

Main facts:

During this period the team accompanied shepherds from At-Tuwani grazing their sheep near Humra in the morning. All the mornings were uneventful.

Due to the Palestinian teachers’ strike, there was no school patrol..

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[Israel-OPT update] At-Tuwani and Masafer Yatta / 1-30 September 2006

Main facts of the month

Except the first day that school patrol had happened without problems, teachers were on strike for the whole month and At Tuwani school was closed. Every morning internationals accompanied shepherds in Humra and in Khoruba without problems

Saturday 2, Soldiers stopped a villager accusing him to drive through the roadblock

Tuesday 5, Army bulldozer opened “At Tuwani gate” one day before the court hearing

Wednesday 6, Settlers threatened internationals accompanying shepherds

Sunday 10, Soldiers at a flying checkpoint demanded to stop videotaping and shoved an international. They threatened a Palestinian man to give his ID’s number to the Intelligence.

Tuesday 12, Susya settlers strewed metal spikes on the road and damaged a water truck

Saturday 16, Soldiers kicked a man at a flying checkpoint to force him to sit

Monday 18, Seven settlers attacked a man from Susiya, accompanying soldiers did not interfere

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The peace talks on the 29th September 2006

The peace talks, which are taking place in Juba and which started on the 14th July, are taking the risk of sustain a rest in these days. It seems that the rebels, who should have gathered in the two camps of Ri- Kwangba and Owiny-Kibul in Sudan from the 30th August to the 19th September, [...]

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