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South Hebron 4/5/2004 Watchers: Dana L., Haya H., Tali L. (reporting) We arrived at the Dura–El Fawar crossing at 7:00. There were no soldiers at sight, and pedestrians were crossing regularly, but the road was still closed to vehicles. We continued to the Sheep’s crossing between Yata and Hebron, and stood there. No army, regular pedestrian crossing, but after about 15 minutes a Hummer pulled over next to us and soldiers came out. One of them explained that the order is to close the crossing at the minute we get there and to guard us, as it is a dangerous place. The soldiers were expecting us, it seems, and knew when to arrive to the place. They said they were going to close it if we didn’t leave – so we left. Haya called Liraz but there was no answer, so she tried the Lavi battalion’s number. A soldier named Erez answered. It took him some time to realize who we were, but then he explained quite plainly that this was an order of the brigade commander, and neither he nor the soldiers at the checkpoint could do anything about it. We decided not to stop at El Fawar and continued to Shoket. We arrived there at 8:00. In conclusion: the good part is that until we arrived there was no army presence at the place. The bad part is obvious and frustrating. It seems that as long as the brigade commander doesn’t change his new order, there is no point for us getting there.
Hebron
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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.
Checkpoints observed in H2:
- Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
- Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
- The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
- Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station
Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs
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