Al Nashshash, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Mon 7.1.08, Morning
Road no 60, Beit Anun, Etzion DCL
Hussan : People apply for help with the usual police-related problems
08.00 AL Hashash : No activity
Beit Omer :A few people ask for help with police-related problems.
09.00 Beit Anun :People tell us that their situation is hard, as usual. An army jeep is standing at the entrance. The Palestinians relate that the soldiers stop and search people every morning when they leave their homes.
09.30 Nebe Yunis: This is our main stop. There are problems connected with police paper-work, and a few people approach us with requests for assistance.
10.00 Etzion DCL: People wait for the general security service. No-one is waiting for a magnetic card or for the police. According to a taxi-driver, the reason that there are no people waiting for a magnetic card is that they are now valid for four years. As he says, this is good for the Palestinian civilians but bad for the taxi-drivers. A young man from Wallaje received a card for female citizens which is not recognized and he is in trouble. The matter is being handled by a lawyer.
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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