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When the military unit at the Tayasir checkpoint in the northern Jordan Valley was replaced by Netzah Yehuda, harassment by settlers from nearby outposts intensified. Palestinians say that this time soldiers joined in. Two shepherd communities fled earlier this week. Just one family remains
At 9:30 A.M. last Saturday, soldiers accompanied by settlers arrived at the homes of the Al-Aqaba shepherd community in the Jordan Valley, and not for the first time. In the days preceding their arrival, according to records and locals, they had received several such "visits." That Saturday, the soldiers threatened them, saying that if they did not leave, their lives would be in danger. In the following hours, four of the nine families that make up this community started packing. By Monday, the entire community had left.
