Al Nashshash, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Mon 30.6.08, Morning
Road No 60, Nebeh Yunis.
07.00 AM Checkpoint 300: Only a few people are waiting. The soldiers say that there was a lot of pressure early in the morning, but everyone has already passed through. The Palestinians say that today is OK. I had a disagreeable conversation with a policeman whom a soldier alerted because – according to him – I stood in a place where I was forbidden to be. In retaliation, they closed one of the inspection booths, and also closed the passage between the first and last positions.
07.20 AM Husan: Sparse taxi traffic.
07.30 AM Al Nashshash: Quiet, with almost no traffic.
08.10 AM Etzion DCL: Only a few people approach us for help.
09.00 AM Nebeh Yunis: Only a few people here.
10.3 AM Etzion DCL: We returned to Etzion DCL. The queue progresses only slowly and the waiting people are embittered; More than 100 people are waiting and during 2 ½ hours only 25 are allowed to enter. At a rough estimate, this equals about 5 minutes per person. And the people outside are waiting and waiting. People turn to us for help, two of them with problems connected with the building contractors they work for. A few of the people are GSS-denied persons, and others with various police-connected problems.
All-in–all, few requests and little ability to help.
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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Bethlehem (300)
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Located adjacent to the Separation Wall ("Jerusalem Wrap") at the north entrance to Bethlehem, this checkpoint cuts off Bethlehem and the entire West Bank from East Jerusalem, with all the serious implications for health services, trade, education, work and the fabric of life. The checkpoint is manned by the Border police and private security companies. It is an extensive infrastructure barrier and is designated as a border terminal, open 24 hours a day for foreign tourists. Israeli passport holders are not allowed to pass to Bethlehem, and Palestinian residents are not allowed to enter Jerusalem, except those with entry permits to Israel and East Jerusalem residents. Israeli buses are allowed to travel to Bethlehem only through this checkpoint.The checkpoint, which demonstrated harsh conditions of crowding and extreme passage delays for years, started employing advanced electronic identification posts and has upgraded its gates' system as of the middle of 2019 - and conditions improved.Adjacent to the checkpoint, in an enclosure between high walls and another passage, is the historic Rachel's Tomb, which is now embedded within a concrete fortified building. It contains prayer and study complexes for Jews only, as well as a residential complex. updated November 2019 .
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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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