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Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Sheikh Saed, Thu 18.3.10, Morning

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal) Sheikh Sa'ed
Tags: Slow passage
Observers: Ora K., Michaela R. (reporting)
Mar-18-2010
| Morning
Lines longer than usual

 
Sheik Saed

 
A line of 10 waiting in the freezing wind and rain. One of them declares: "they sit inside, where it's nice and warm."  And indeed the security personnel stand around in different spots inside the checkpoint, holding cups of coffee, only one of them sitting inside the booth and doing all the checking, the rest drinking their coffee and staring, but not checking.

 
And the Palestinians?  A tin roof rattling in the wind provides "shelter" from the rain for the two at the front of the line.

 
Checking was slow.  The magnometer beeped almost incessantly.  One of those crossing held a bag which beeped.  Inside it was a package of coffee.  A package of coffee activates the magnometer?  Can its definitions not be adjusted?

 

After 6:30 children started to arrive.  Although they did not have to stand in line, they were checked slowly — opening bags, examining documents, and once in a while a reprimand from the person checking.

 
7:00 Zeitim Terminal

Many leaving the checkpoint and moving towards the bus-stop.  Inside a crowd of people waiting.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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