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‘Anabta, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Jubara (Kafriat), Wed 3.2.10, Afternoon

Observers: Sara F., Aliyah S. reporting
Feb-03-2010
| Afternoon

 


15:40 Anabta:
    The red light was on but the checkpoint was open and there were no soldiers in sight. The traffic was flowing in both directions smoothly. At the turn to the road to Jubarra we picked up a young woman and an older man. The man had two heavy sacks with him. He said they were his tools and that he is a plasterer. He complained, "I work and work, but I get very little money." He sighed. We took them both to Shufa.


15:55  Jubarra, Border Crossing:
    There were 2 long lines in the lanes going into Israel; we counted 18 vehicles in the lane near us. We went through in the open settlers' lane and had no problem this time.
 
 
16:00  Irtach:
    The workers were going through the turnstile and the passage freely; there was no checking. A guard stood on the beam above the hall facing the entrance and watched all the workers going through. As usual, the workers hurried through the hall to get to their rides outside, but 2 workers seemed to be waiting for something or someone in the hall. In sign language I asked if everything was OK, and one gave me a sign that they were fine and we could go.

 

  • '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.  
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  • Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim)

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    • The checkpoint is for Palestinians only. It is the main barrier to the passage of workers from the northern West Bank to Israel. Workers with a permit to work in Israel and also for trade (with appropriate permissions), medicine, and visiting prisoners. One can cross the checkpoint only on foot. The checkpoint is located north of Road 557 and south of Tulkarm. Operated by a civil security company, opening hours: between 4:00 and 19:00 on weekdays. As members of Machsom Watch, we began our shifts to this location in 2007. We arrived before it opened at 4 in the morning and report since, on the harsh conditions and the long and crowded queues of workers. The workers who pass by continue their journey by transportation to work throughout Israel. In the first period of its activity, about 3,000 and then 5,000 people passed through this checkpoint every day. Due to the small number of checking points and arbitrary delays for long periods of time in the "rooms", workers feared losing their transportation. Hence workers leave their homes at 2:30 at night to be among the first. Today, 15,000 pass and the transition is faster. Workers are still leaving their homes very early to get past the checkpoint at 7 p.m. In an adjacent compound, there is a terminal for the transfer of goods on a commercial scale, using the back-to-back method.  
  • 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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