‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Wed 16.4.08, Afternoon
Micky B. is a new member of MachsomWatch with an impressive family connection
Our driver was Nadim's son who took his place very well.
Qalqilya
14.20
We made a trip around the checkpoint of Qalqiliya where the parking lot
was very full and the traffic streamed. We then stopped next to the
main entrance so as to show our guests how the entrance to a village is
blocked with all the exisiting measures. By the way it seemed to me
that there was more barbed wire which is not legal according to
international law. We went by Ami Shvut…the evacuated? The entrance to
Jit was open and also the checkpoint there.
16.30 Anabta where the shift was changing and no line and the traffic flowed.
We
spoke to the commander, sergeant R, and asked him why he makes problems
for the coffee maker. He said he had not problem so long as he stood
next to the taxis and did not go back and forth. After all we are the
conquerors.
Jubara
17.00
After a short wait (until the commander opened the gate for us) we went
into Jubara where the view was magnificent. At the children's gate we
stopped to say that we were going on to Ar-Ras but the soldiers asked
where was Nadim's son's permit. We said we all had IDs and so did not
have a permit but this did not interest these deaf and dumb soldiers.
We went on to Ar-Ras where the soldiers were calm and said they had
been there 16 hours. While we were there the checking was carried out
without harassment and at the entrance to Tulkarm there was no
checking. When we went through again a group of workers who were coming
home from work were standing there and a man came up to us. He said
that he did not have a permit but he had bad packpain. We asked the
soldiers to let him through without delay and they did so. Sometmes we
manage to do something which is small comfort. As we left we stopped as
the commander and key were missing. We phoned the brigade commander who
opened it.
'Anabta CP
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'Anabta CP
The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.
Oct-28-2011Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)
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A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)
On Tulkarm-Qalqiliya road (574), east of Hirbet Jubara. tia checkpoint is dedicated to residents traveling to and from Tulkarm, so they should not cross apartheid road 557 (only permissible for settlers).
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Jubara (Kafriat)
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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.
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Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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