‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Wed 19.11.08, Afternoon
Translator: Louise L.
16.50
Anabta – We stop the car before the red sign indicating that from there on it is Palestinian territory. A soldier at the road block quite far away waves both hands indicating that we should turn back. We remain in the car. He walks up to us saying that we are not permitted to park this close. We point at the sign telling him that only from there on is the territory closed to Israelis. He: “And are you Israelis?” Before we understand his question and have time to respond his commander comes up and takes him away.
Since there are only a few cars passing through without being stopped, and since the soldiers came up to us (instead of us approaching them) we remain in the car.
16.55We leave.
On our way out through the “Te’enim Gate” at Jubara we are asked to show our ID cards. These are soldiers from the reserve forces, so maybe they do not know the procedures. I tell them that we have been passing through this gate for years and this is first time our ID cards have been requested. The answer: “Those are our orders.”
We should check, but whom can we turn to and who will give us an answer?
'Anabta CP
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'Anabta CP
The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.
Oct-28-2011Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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Jubara (Kafriat)
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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.
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