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Abu Dis, Sheikh Saed, Thu 25.11.10, Morning

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Sheikh Sa'ed
Observers: Ora K., Michaela R. (reporting)
Nov-25-2010
| Morning

  

 

 
7:00-7:30  Sheikh Saed
 
Mostly children passing through; the youngest generally cross unimpeded, but six 14-year-olds with permits and school authorizations were not allowed to cross without a special permit.  According to the driver who shuttles them, they cross every day with the same documents.
Here and there a youngster is required to display the contents of his school bag.
 
 
Wadi Nar
 
We arrived via Sawaharra and were able to see the long line.  Work to expand the road from Bethlehem is at its peak. Remember Barak's promise to open the Kedar road?  It's still closed. There will be a highway in front of and behind the checkpoint, but the part in between remains steep and uneven. 
Two vehicles were detained when we arrived.  One was released after a few minutes, the other a little later.  According to the c.p. commander, S., there was a problem with the first vehicle, a policeman was summoned, a discussion and repeated checks took place, and the vehicle was allowed to continue.
 
The length of the line depends on the soldiers' performance.  Most of the vehicles crossed quickly but once in a while, the soldiers "forgot" to wave them through.
 
On the way back we saw a border-police jeep at the eastern entrance to Issawiya.
 

 

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  • 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.

  • 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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