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Huwwara North & South

Place: Hebron
Observers: Ninette B.,Aharona M.,Dina A.,Nurit V.,Yona A.,Tal A.,Etti P.
Feb-01-2005
| Morning

Huwwara North & South, Tuesday, 1.2.2005 AMObservers: Ninette B., Aharona M., Dina A., Nurit V., Yona A., Tal A., Etti P. (reporting) Both checkpoints, south and north, were almost empty. A small number of Palestinians go through, most of them without problems. On the south side, Staff Sergeant Y. tries to explain the importance of checkpoints for security. The soldiers and MPs are calm and quiet. One detainee was released immediately after our arrival.At 8:35 there were 2 more detainees, one a student from an-Najah and the other a young man from Hebron who wants to study at an-Najah but doesn’t have a student card yet. The sergeant conveys their details and discusses their cases over the phone.North checkpoint – similar picture, even less people. The soldiers are quiet, there is a table beside the checking device, and no dogs or dog trainers.9:35 – we left, defeated by the cold and the inactivity.

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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:

       

      1. Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
      2. Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      3. The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
      4. Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
      5. The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      6. Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
      7. Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
      8. Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station

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