Al Nashshash, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Nabi Yunis, Wed 25.3.09, Morning
O6.40 AM, Bethlehem – Rachel’s crossing: four inspection stations are open. An ecumenical volunteer from Bethlehem tells us that a large crowd is waiting on the other side, and ten minutes ago the soldiers stopped people from coming in. We speak to the humanitarian office and they promise us that they will ensure that the crossing will be re-opened.
08.15 AM, Al Nashshash: there is more traffic than last week. A coffee vendor who abandoned the place long ago has returned and placed his coffee-boiler on the concrete barrier.
O7.45 AM, Etzion DCL: only twenty people are waiting for the DCL to open; and it does so at exactly 08.00., and everyone enters. A GSS denied Palestinian asks for our help.
08.30 AM, Nabi Yunis: there is a lot of traffic at the crossroads. A driver who has to pay some fines and cannot reach the police-station asks for our help. We refer him to Chia. On our way, at Beit Ummar, we see soldiers in jeeps at the road-side next to the manned position, but they are not stopping any vehicles. On our way back from Nabi Yunis they had already left.
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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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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