Al Nashshash, Beit Ummar, Etzion DCL, Halhul, Nabi Yunis, Mon 28.11.11, Morning
7:30 Hussan – People come to the police station to inquire about matters affecting them.
7:45 Al Nashshash – Ditto.
8:00 Etzion DCL – About 50 people waiting on line to obtain a magnetic card. The policeman is at the DCO.
8:30 Beit Ummar – People come to make inquiries about matters involving the police.
9:00 Nabi Yunis – Ditto.
On the way, as usual, a soldier or two scattered along the road, armed and helmeted like on a battlefield. Jeeps and Hummers also peek from fields, vineyards and alongside houses.
An observation balloon floats above Carmei Tzur, and the police also make their contribution: police officers sit in a car bearing civilian plates, lying in wait for cars making an illegal turn north from Halhul. Reminder: 50 meters of a new, wide road have been paved at the northern entrance of Halhul, but people leaving the town are allowed only to turn south. To reach Beit Ummar – half a kilometer to the north – they have to drive two kilometers to the first entrance to Hebron (Nabi Yunis) and then drive back north.
When we drove by we saw that two Palestinian cars had been caught by the police.
A-Nashshash
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A-Nashshash
Junction on Road 60 from leading to the southern outskirts of al-Khader, to Salomon pools and to Bethlehem. Until 2015, a blockade at the junction prevented the passage of vehicles from the south (from Hebron) to Bethlehem and from there to the north of the West Bank and vice versa, and a small market developed at the junction, with taxis serving both directions on two sides of the blockage. Until 2015, Members of MachsomWatch police reports team would come to the scene to receive and return traffic violations reports for payment (possible only in Israel).- from Palestinians without a entrance permit to Israel. There is usually no military or police supervision i n place.
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Beit Ummar
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Beit Ummar
The Gush Etzion-Hebron road - which is the main axis of the southern Hebron Mountains - passes through the boundaries of the village. Many incidents of stone throwing occurred on this section of road. There is a checkpoint at the entrance to the village.
In March 2006, a 25-dunam land seizure order was issued around the settlement for the purpose of establishing a "special security area" (SHBM) and a warning fence around the nearby settlement, Carmei Tzur. In April 2019, 401 dunams of the land of the villages of Beit Omer and Halhul were expropriated for the purpose of paving a road that bypasses the house of Omer to the east. Demonstrations are held by the villagers against the seizure of land with the participation of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists.
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Etzion DCO
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serves residents of Bethlehem and surrounding villages who need magnetic cards, work permits for Israel, permits for one-time entry for religious or health reasons, various police permits, etc.
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Halhul-Hebron Bridge
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Generally allows free flowing traffic, except for sudden checks by soldiers stationed permanently in the pillbox, on Route 35 in the southern West Bank.
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Nabi Yunis
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Nabi YunisA meeting place at the junction of Route 60 and the road leading to the eastern entrance to Hebron.
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