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Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Thu 13.1.11, Morning

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal)
Observers: Nava A., Michaela R. (reporting)
Jan-13-2011
| Morning

  

 
Olive Terminal 6:50
 
 
When we passed the checkpoint eastward our impression was that there was no line and all was peaceful.
Two minutes later, the first corridor was closed.  We saw two female soldiers sitting down, one with her feet up on the table.  They didn't seem particularly busy.  In no time, lines formed at the second corridor.
At the thrid corridor mainly pupils were crossing, and there was a constant line.
 
As always, there is little connection between reality and the blinking lines above the turnstile, causing people to turn to the wrong places.
 
A – Zaayyem
 
We arrived by the road passing under Route #1.  Near the booth under the bridge spikes had been placed across the road, preventing the passage of cars from A-Zaayyem to A-tur.
 
 
Issawiya — the eastern entrance near the roundabout
 
A jeep stands near the road leading into the depot.  A vehicle and pedestrians cross without checks.  No one came out of the jeep (perhaps it was a dummy…)
 
 
Issawiya — the entrance from French Hill
 
We stood opposite the gas station.  There was a single soldier at the checkpoint.  Vehicles entered and exited without checks.  There were no pedestrians.
 
 

  • 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.

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