Sansana (Meitar Crossing), South Hebron Hills

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Observers: 
Semadar, Ariela (reporting and photographing) and Muhammad; Translator: Natanya
Jun-1-2021
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Morning
הרועה חוזרת מן המרעה

The Meitar checkpoint had a high presence of police and border guards.

In the morning Muhammad received a phone call that the army and the Civil Administrationinfo-icon had arrived at Amer's family from Maktal Umm Salem. The translation of the name of the place is "Kill Salem" but probably the more correct is "They have killed the peace ". I wrote about the place a few months ago. It is on Road 317 between the settlements Shima and Asael. Two families of shepherds live in this place.

In the month of Ramadan Amer received a paper with the title "the holder" without mentioning his name. So much so that the people here are transparent, without a name, without a title and without a place. The details of the goods stated: 3 units of iron constructions. The truth is that these were the tents of the family, their home and that too was taken from them. Adam, a boy about two years old, has already experienced the demolition of his house. I understand that Adam has never experienced a wall of a house from the inside. The only houses he has probably seen are the houses of the settlement Shima, which stand at the top of the hill in front of his tent.

From there we continued to Abu Safi in Wadi Radim. Our friend Paula, who was very impressed by the paintings of Rania, Abu Safi's daughter, and even purchased some of her works that are displayed in the living room of her home, told me that her friend Nitza saw the paintings and bought her paints and blocks for painting. Of course I went to Paula to pick up the equipment and so we returned to his house - Abu Safi's cave.

The road to it is spectacular in its beauty, only the access to it requires SUVs and for those who do not one, then a donkey or a tractor will also do the job. The smile that lit up in Rania's face when she saw the things Paula sent was amazing, and I thought to myself about  the equal opportunities for other young people which Rania does not have and probably many more talented young people like her. Meanwhile, Rania's sister has returned from grazing. Abu Safi told me that everyone who is big enough works because otherwise there will be nothing to eat.

When we got there were problems. One of Abu Safi's cows gave birth to twins and there was a complication in the calving. A veterinarian arrived who performed emergency surgery in very difficult conditions. Hope the cow and calves will survive.

As  I have not seen horses and donkeys at Abu Safi, I realise the tractor is the only vehicle that Abu Safi has to travel. In the yard he has spare parts. If I were to see these scraps elsewhere, like a kibbutz for example, I would say I am in the kibbutz's tractor museum. But no, I'm seeing of Abu Safi's and his friends' real life.