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Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Silwan, Wed 9.3.11, Morning

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal) Silwan
Observers: Anant Toeg, Dafna Shafir (reporting)
Mar-09-2011
| Morning

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6:45 Sheikh Saed
 
Few children crossing.  All moving swiftly, no waiting in the cold wind.
 
Silwan
 
Our impression is that the various constructions are advancing… we did not see any untoward activity.
 
Zeitim  Terminal
 
Only one corridor is open and at least 25 people are waiting.
 
A female soldier is screaming,  Anat asks her to stop, and lo and behold, she does!!!
 
We call the checkpoint commander to ask why only one corridor is open, and why there is so much shouting at people.  At that very moment, another corridor is opened.
 
The kindergarten in moving again… A morning stroll from Al-Ezariya to Abu Dis.

 

 

 

 

  • 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.

  • Silwan

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    • Silwan is south of the Old City of Jerusalem and has become one of the main confrontation areas with settlers.

       

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