Beit Iba
Beit Iba Jbara, Saterday 30/7/05 AM Odelia S., Adi B., Ruthi W., Tami P. (reporting)8:45 By a signed order we were not allowed to enter through Jbara . So we turned around and entered a little further south in ZUFIM. They did not hear about such an order and let us in easily.9:00 a temporary roadblock due to a bus on which a wanted person was arrested. They were looking for bombs on the bus. 10 minutes later it was removed and open to traffic.9:45 Beit IbaAlmost empty from Shchem out. A bit more people going in. It’s a very very hot day. The soldiers are cordial. ID’s are checked.The officer told us that our reports are sent by fax to soldiers to read and learn(!!). A leaflet of WOMEN IN BLUE was stuck to the door. Ours was also stuck to the door only under a pile of others.One civilian told us the the road to Beit Iba was blocked without apparent reason for 3 hours in Shavey Shomron. He was furious. Is there anything we can do with this kind of information?10;30 Antba – open, empty.10:45 Beit Iba The place looks almost deserted. Hardly any taxis. On our way we asked whether the order was still valid. Yes, it was. Still we could move there freely, we said – Well, replied the soldier – they do it sometimes; no reason given.
Beit Iba
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A perimeter checkpoint west of the city of Nablus. Operated from 2001 to 2009 as one of the four permanent checkpoints closing on Nablus: Beit Furik and Awarta to the east and Hawara to the south. A pedestrian-only checkpoint, where MachsomWatch volunteers were present daily for several hours in the morning and afternoon to document the thousands of Palestinians waiting for hours in long queues with no shelter in the heat or rain, to leave the district city for anywhere else in the West Bank. From March 2009, as part of the easing of the Palestinian movement in the West Bank, it was abolished, without a trace, and without any adverse change in the security situation.
Jun-4-2014Beit-Iba checkpoint 22.04.04
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