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Abu Dis, Sheikh Saed, Olive Crossing,

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal) Sheikh Sa'ed
Observers: Michaela R., Yehudith S. (reporting)
Nov-04-2010
| Morning

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
06:40 Sheikh Saed
 
Very few crossing — passage flows.
 
 
07:20 Zeitim Crossing
 
Traffic flowing rapidly, crossing time a few minutes. There were no lines at the entrance to the corridors.
 
 
From Zeitim Crossing we drove to Az-za'ayyem
 
From the Zeitim Crossing we turned right, then right again, and reached the tunnel under the main road to Ma'aleh Adumim where there is a checkpoint for vehicles.  We turned right again to reach behind the checkpoint (the direction from which Az-Za'ayyem residents arrive).
 
It appears that the entire team has been changed: border police, civilian security guards, and military police.  Traffic of trucks and minibuses is lively.  Passengers descend, two security personnel board and do a quick check.  The passengers return and the minibus sets off. 
 
Today the checks were short and business-like with no harrassments either of Palestinians or of ourselves (contrary to our experience of recent weeks, when the attitude was arrogant and contemptuous, as they tried to send us back from our regular observation point, or prevent us from filming).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

   

  • Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket)

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      Abu Dis / Lazarus Checkpoint/Gate (east of the former “wicket”)

      Construction of the wall in the Abu Dis area blocked all the gaps that allowed people to cross from al-Ezariya to the neighbourhoods of Abu Dis and Ras al 'Amud that are located within Jerusalem’s municipal boundary. The Lazarus checkpoint is a gate in the wall adjacent to the Lazarus Monastery. Until 2011 it had a door for pilgrims to al-Ezariya and for the monastery’s kindergarten pupils from al-Ezariya. The crossing is currently closed, but the site has infrastructure for conducting inspections.

  • Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal)

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    • A large checkpoint/crossing to the area of a-Tur, Abu Dis and the Old City; only for pedestrians. Located on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.

      One of the major crossings in Jerusalem’s central sector. It is located on the separation fence between the northern portion of the al-Ezariya neighborhood and the neighborhood of a-Tur and the rest of East Jerusalem. It is manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than permanent residents of East Jerusalem (holders of blue ID cards) and holders of work and commercial permits who are allowed through only on foot.

  • Sheikh Sa'ed

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    • A checkpoint limited to pedestrians, located on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.

      The checkpoint sits on the separation fence at the entrance to Sheikh Sa’ad, dividing it from its neighbourhood of Jabel Mukkabar. It’s manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of Jabel Mukkabar or Sheikh Sa'ad who have permits. Both groups are permitted through only on foot. Residents of East Jerusalem who don’t live in Jabel Mukkabar are also allowed to cross to Sheikh Sa’ad, but not in the opposite direction; they must return through the Sawahira ash Sharqiya checkpoint.

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