South Hebron Hills
Hebron & Southern hills of Hebron Tuesday 28.2.06 AMWatching & Reporting: Yael Z. (Hebrew) Bruria R. (english)Abstract: Many military cars on the roads, we saw also Plestinian cars along the way. Sansana: The seperation barrier has been copleted and a detour road was built, what a waste. Road 317: Before the entrance to Amasa there was a car which stoped on the block beside the road, there was no nomber plate on it. Tawani, Maon Carmel: quiet.Zif junction: The gate was open, big rocks on the road to prevent cars coming from the side.On the road a road block and soldiers checking the people who are passing.Hebron: We met a group of PCT volunteers near the cave, they told us that from their apartment they could see civillans, adults and children inside the army camp they asked us to check it and joined us. We arrived at the camp together with a women’s group called ” Hebron Friends” they went inside to complain that the CPT women took photos of the camp , while they went in we could see children trough the open gate, the soldiers confirmed that they are gourding the settlers. Kordova school: there were no soldiers, a police car was patrolling btween Shneorson house and the school.Tarpat pedestrien checkpoint: Empty bored soldiers.Pharmacy pedestrien checkpoint: Not many people, the soldiers said that they don’t like elderly women looking at them.The cave army check point: As we arrived we heard the soldiers shouting at an Palestinien woman, they stoped an young man took his identity card and telephoned, they let him go after a short while.Halhul East: The check point was ope and cars went trough.Humanitarian checkpoint: closed.Road 60: On the road crossing was a rolling checkpoint the soldiers pointed the guns toward Hebron there were no people held.Dura el Fawar: The checkpoint open, car went in both directions.Opposite Shima was a temporary checkpoint the soldiers stopped an Palestinian car.
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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Zif Junction
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Zif Junction located on the crossroads that directs towards Road 356 to Yata. Yata is the district city of the southern Hebron Mountains. Usually, this junction is open to traffic. The nearby pillbox is unmanned. But the army and police are present occasionally, sometimes setting up a checkpoint and sometimes detaining residents from the big city. Often, the Israeli policemen inspect vehicles and distribute driving reports to Palestinian vehicles. s
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