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Abu Dis, Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal), Thu 5.5.11, Morning

Place: Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Ras Abu Sbitan (Olive Terminal)
Observers: Michaela R., Shosh H.
May-05-2011
| Morning

  

Zeitim Crossing
 
Lively traffic of people crossing, no delays — a maximum of 5 minutes.
 
On the way to Wadi Nar we noted progress in construction to expand Kedar.  In addition, the start of a high barbed wire fence around the expansion, biting seriously into the valley with the only fertile soil in the area.  The road continuing in the direction Wadi Nar, near the old Kedar, has been thoroughly repaired.  We wonder to what end. Concrete blocks form a sort of partial separation between those continuing to the old Kedar and those turning towards Wadi Nar.  If the separation is completed, it will be impossible to reach the checkpoint or the houses east of it by this route.
 
Just before the Wadi Nar checkpoint the blocks have been oddly shifted; for anyone on a wheelchair access will be difficult.
 
One of the soldiers at the c.p. said the blocks had been shifted ahead of a visit by the DCO.
He said that once in a while the checkpoint is opened from the Kedar end to let through the transport of prisoners.  He did not know from where to where.
 
Crossing at Wadi Nar was fast and unimpeded.
 

Olive Terminal
 
Lively traffic of people crossing, no delays — a maximum of 5 minutes.
 
On the way to Wadi Nar we noted progress in construction to expand Kedar.  In addition, the start of a high barbed wire fence around the expansion, biting seriously into the valley with the only fertile soil in the area. 
 
The road continuing in the direction Wadi Nar, near the old Kedar, has been thoroughly repaired.  We wonder to what end. Concrete blocks form a sort of partial separation between those continuing to the old Kedar and those turning towards Wadi Nar.  If the separation is completed, it will be impossible to reach the checkpoint or the houses east of it by this route.
 
Just before the Wadi Nar checkpoint the blocks have been oddly shifted; for anyone on a wheelchair access will be difficult.
 
One of the soldiers at the c.p. said the blocks had been shifted ahead of a visit by the DCO.
He said that once in a while the checkpoint is opened from the Kedar end to let through the transport of prisoners.  He did not know from where to where.
 
Crossing at Wadi Nar was fast and unimpeded.

 

  • 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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