Independence Day 2008
03:59
Settlers are celebrating the Israeli Independence Day in the West Bank, while Palestinians are prevented from exiting their homes on their Nakba memorial day.
Filmed by Yfat Doron and Hagar Lipkin
Editing by Yossi Yacov
At the Entrance to the Village of Marda
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The army received a report about stone throwing next to the village of Marda. Two suspected teenagers were arrested and the village was put under curfew as a collective punishment.
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Filmed by Merav Amir
A Road Block at the Jordan Valley
03:41
The State of Israel is trying to force the people of El-Hadidiye'e off their land in the Jordan Valley, and does not allow them to use the water wells on their land. The residents have to buy water from the West Bank and bring it in tanks. The army has blocked all the roads leading from the West Bank and opens one of the gates three times a week for a few minutes.
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Filmed by Merav Amir
Translation from Arabic by Fathiya Akfa
Beit Furik Checkpoint: the Law does not Apply Here
According to army regulations, the instructions of the Israeli military legal advisor of the Occupied Territories and the internat According to army regulations, the instructions of the Israeli military legal advisor of the Occupied Territories and the international law, the army cannot forbid activists of human rights organizations from observing the checkpoints. But all if this is of no concern to the soldiers at the Beit Furik checkpoint, at the outskirts of Nablus.
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Filmed by Merav Amir
Morning at the Palestinian Side of Bethlehem Checkpoint
Every morning thousands of workers who have work permits go through this checkpoint on their way to work in Jerusalem and its vicinity. The checkpoint includes 12 checking booths to ensure the quick and efficient passage of the workers in the morning, but only three or four of them are ever manned. This causes long lines and it take hours to go through this checkpoint. In order to get to their work place around 6:00 or 7:00 A.M. people have to get to the checkpoint around 3:00 A.M. to catch a place in line.
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Filmed by Neta Efroni
Translated from Arabic by Fathiya Akfa
A Settler Attack at Izhar (Burin) Checkpoint
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A settler tried to run over and then attacked Machsom Watch activist at the Izhar (Burin) checkpoint. The settler gave orders to the soldiers at the checkpoint and ignored a police officer who tried to call him in for questioning. Despite witnessing the entire incidence, the soldiers who were present chose not to intervene.
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Filmed by Merav Amir
Dogs in Huwwara Checkpoint
02:47
Filmed at the Huwwara checkpoint, deep inside the Occupied Palestinian Territories, this video shows that the Israeli army is using dogs to check cars of Palestinians. These checks do not only take a long time and have never proven to be of any use, but are also highly offensive to Moslems who view dogs as impure animals.
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Filmed by Merav Amir.
Maccabim Checkpoint
04:12
Maccabim Checkpoint is located inside Occupied Palestinian land on road 443 leading from Modi'in to Jerusalem. Through this checkpoint only Palestinians who were fortunate enough to acquire work permits for working inside Israel are allowed to pass. According to these permits, they have to go back home every evening, so in order to get to their work places on time they get to the checkpoint around 3:00 a.m. every morning.
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Filmed by Neta Efroni
The Israeli Army at the Service of the Settlers
02:57
A group of settlers are trying to prevent Machsom Watch activist from the monitoring of checkpoints of the Israeli Army in Occupied Palestinian Territories.
Filmed by Merav Amir
Machsom Watch activist are prevented from monitoring at Huwwara checkpoint while settlers roam free
02:00
A checkpoint commander at Huwwara checkpoint closes down the checkpoint because he is trying to keep Machsom Watch activist out of the checkpoint, while Jewish settlers walk around freely in and around the checkpoint.
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Filmed by Yudith Levin