Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Thu 15.8.13, Morning
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Observers: Rachel M., Michaela R. (reporting)
Olive Terminal
It's 5:15, two checking positions are open, with short lines in front of each.
Around 5:30 many arrive and a third checking station is opened, but the lines grow longer, winding along the metal railing. Waiting time until entrance for inspection is around 10 minutes.
Throughout our shift it was quiet, we could see that most of the people are accustomed to the inspection procedures.
Two men are carrying a large oxygen container. They pass through the turnstile, but wait in front of the magnometer. They wait and wait and wait, and finally turn back — no entry for oxygen into Israel.
Also a young man is seen to turn back.
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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.
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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.
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