Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Sheikh Saed, Sun 23.12.07, Morning
Both of us have not been to Sheikh Saed checkpoint for a few months, and were surprised by the changes. A regular checkpoint is being built in the place and it includes a building to protect the soldiers, two stick-blockers for the cars that are being blocked in the neighborhood for three years, and may get permits to come and go in the future, a carousel. A checkpoint.
There is a very polite soldier who helps an old lady and her escort, and he even opens the stick-blocker, so she can walk through the short way, and does not have to go around, in the usual way of pedestrians,A Jeep with a high officer inside stops by, interested in our well-being, asks whether everything is fine in "his" checkpoint? Indeed, everything is fine, if one accepts the assumption that there needs to be a checkpoint there…
As we got our heads out of the car, and shouts for help were heard from the Palestinian side. About five man were shouting to us, from two fences, one gate, and about ten meters away, that a young student who lives near by was caught a short time ago on his way to Abu Dis and to the university, According to them the commander told them that the young man will not be released for about three hours.
Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket)
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Abu Dis / Lazarus Checkpoint/Gate (east of the former “wicket”)
Construction of the wall in the Abu Dis area blocked all the gaps that allowed people to cross from al-Ezariya to the neighbourhoods of Abu Dis and Ras al 'Amud that are located within Jerusalem’s municipal boundary. The Lazarus checkpoint is a gate in the wall adjacent to the Lazarus Monastery. Until 2011 it had a door for pilgrims to al-Ezariya and for the monastery’s kindergarten pupils from al-Ezariya. The crossing is currently closed, but the site has infrastructure for conducting inspections.
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Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal)
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A large checkpoint/crossing to the area of a-Tur, Abu Dis and the Old City; only for pedestrians. Located on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.
One of the major crossings in Jerusalem’s central sector. It is located on the separation fence between the northern portion of the al-Ezariya neighborhood and the neighborhood of a-Tur and the rest of East Jerusalem. It is manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than permanent residents of East Jerusalem (holders of blue ID cards) and holders of work and commercial permits who are allowed through only on foot.
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Sheikh Sa'ed
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A checkpoint limited to pedestrians, located on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.
The checkpoint sits on the separation fence at the entrance to Sheikh Sa’ad, dividing it from its neighbourhood of Jabel Mukkabar. It’s manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of Jabel Mukkabar or Sheikh Sa'ad who have permits. Both groups are permitted through only on foot. Residents of East Jerusalem who don’t live in Jabel Mukkabar are also allowed to cross to Sheikh Sa’ad, but not in the opposite direction; they must return through the Sawahira ash Sharqiya checkpoint.
Tamar FleishmanAug-31-2026Kfar Aqab (Jerusalem). Signs on the fence at the UNRWA compound
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