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Esfai, March 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Electricity provides a lifeline in Esfai, under threat of forced displacement inside firing zone 918. Esfai, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
With electricity, the elderly feel more comfortable remaining in the place where they were born and grew up. Esfai, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Water from dish washing is used to grow a small vegetable garden near the kitchen. Maghayir al 'Abeed, February 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Daily reality inside firing zone 918. Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
A cave is also a home. Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
With electricity, the elderly feel more comfortable remaining in the place where they were born and grew up. Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Carrying water from the cistern. Residents spend large sums on purchasing water in recent arid years. Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Manual butter churning takes long hours. With electric butter churns, women have more free time on their hands. Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Maghayir al 'Abeed, January 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Sha'eb el Buttom, January 2012. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum
Water from dish washing is used to grow a small vegetable garden near the kitchen. Maghayir al 'Abeed, February 2010. Photo: Eduardo Soteras
Hajeh Nuzha prepares food for her family. Nuzha's husband was killed by a settler and she is now running the household with the help of her sons and their wives. Sha'eb el Buttom, January 2012. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum
Drawing water from the cistern. Recent years have been extremely arid. Sha'eb el Buttom, January 2012. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum
Hajeh Nuzha preparing Leban cheese, this time with electric machines. Sha'eb el Buttom, March 2012. Photo: Noam Dotan
Sha'eb el Buttom, January 2012. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum
Washing machines save hours of manual work and allow the women to spend more time with the small children. Sha'eb el Buttom, January 2012. Photo: Tomer Appelbaum
