Al Jib, Qalandia
05:15 When arrived we immediately saw that the lines stretched out to the parking lot and even the inside area was crowded. At 05:30 all five inspection windows opened and the stream of workers continued to go through the checkpoint . At 05:35, we heard through the microphones that those workers who came from the area of Hebron were not permitted to pass through the checkpoint that day. Obviously, the Civil Authority and the army had decided to carry out “collective punishment” against those Palestinians from Hebron because of the kidnapping of the three young men at the hitch hike place near Hebron. Those workers who were already at the checkpoint had to return home and as a result, they lost a day of work and a day of pay.
When we were certain that the lines were continuing to move, we left Qalandiya and drove in two cars to the Jib checkpoint at Givat Zeev. Yaara and Gili arrive before us (Ronny and Marcia) and were told that they could not go into the village of Jib. When Ronny arrived, she told the officer that women from MachsomWatch are allowed to cross into the village and that we have been doing so for 13 years. The officer did not argue and allowed us (unhappily) to go through to the village. The passageway through the checkpoint from Jib to Givat Zeev was long, but the workers, who were used to the conditions, stood in line patiently, even when the line moved very slowly. Although one of the men worked in the gas station situated immediately as one left the exit of the checkpoint, he had to wait in line for a very long time. The four of us also had to stand in line for almost half an hour until we were able to go through the inspection. At the exit, the officer in charge of the checkpoint complained that we disturb the work of the police. We left Jib at 7:40.
Al-Jib CP Givat Zeev (Jerusalem)
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Al-Jib CP GivatZeev (Jerusalem)
It is located on the separation fence, west of the al-Jib enclave. The checkpoint is regularly manned by Border Police and private security companies. Palestinians are not allowed to cross except for residents of the al-Khalaila neighborhood of the village of al-Jib, residents of al-Jib who own land on the western side of the fence, residents of a-Nabi Samuel, which is their only access road to Ramallah and the villages in northwest Jerusalem, as well as Palestinians with work permits in the Givat Zeev settlement and UN workers passing through UN vehicles.
(Updated January 2020)
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Qalandiya Checkpoint / Atarot Pass (Jerusalem)
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Click here to watch a video from Qalandiya checkpoint up to mid 2019 Three kilometers south of Ramallah, in the heart of Palestinian population. Integrates into "Jerusalem Envelope" as part of Wall that separates between northern suburbs that were annexed to Jerusalem in 1967: Kafr Aqab, Semiramis and Qalandiya, and the villages of Ar-Ram and Bir Nabala, also north of Jerusalem, and the city itself. Some residents of Kafr Aqab, Semiramis and Qalandiya have Jerusalem ID cards. A terminal operated by Israel Police has functioned since early 2006. As of August 2006, northbound pedestrians are not checked. Southbound Palestinians must carry Jerusalem IDs; holders of Palestinian Authority IDs cannot pass without special permits. Vehicular traffic from Ramallah to other West Bank areas runs to the north of Qalandiya. In February 2019, the new facility of the checkpoint was inaugurated aiming to make it like a "border crossing". The bars and barbed wire fences were replaced with walls of perforated metal panels. The check is now performed at multiple stations for face recognition and the transfer of an e-card. The rate of passage has improved and its density has generally decreased, but lack of manpower and malfunctions cause periods of stress. The development and paving of the roads has not yet been completed, the traffic of cars and pedestrians is dangerous, and t the entire vicinity of the checkpoint is filthy. In 2020 a huge pedestrian bridge was built over the vehicle crossing with severe mobility restrictions (steep stairs, long and winding route). The pedestrian access from public transport to the checkpoint from the north (Ramallah direction) is unclear, and there have been cases of people, especially people with disabilities, who accidentally reached the vehicle crossing and were shot by the soldiers at the checkpoint. In the summer of 2021, work began on a new, sunken entrance road from Qalandiya that will lead directly to Road 443 towards Jerusalem and Tel Aviv. At the same time, the runways of the old Atarot airport were demolished and infrastructure was prepared for a large bus terminal. (updated October 2021)
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