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‘Anabta, Abu Dis, Container (Wadi Nar), יום ה’ 15.1.09, בוקר

Place: 'Anabta CP Abu Dis / Lazarus gate (formerly The Wicket) Container (Wadi Nar)
Tags: Detainees
Observers: Ora K., Michaela R. (reporting)
Jan-15-2009
| Morning

 

Anata

 
An enormous line of vehicles; purposeful checking takes place in two lanes.

 
In the pedestrian crossing, a jostling line of 80-100 persons, mostly schoolchildren.  The spectacle of little ones crushed between metal fences is a sorry sight.  Some of the children are not allowed to cross.

 
Two little ones who tried to cross at the entry lane were pursued by a female soldier and sent to the official crossing.

 
In the parking area, large numbers of children and buses come and go.  The ushers manage to control the chaos, and somehow or other everyone finds their destination without getting run over.

 
Wadi Nar

 
When we arrived there was a long line from the direction of Sawahara, and 6-7 transits facing north were detained.  Facing south, a truck was unloaded and meticulously checked.  The check was completed  20 minutes after out arrival, but we have no idea when it began.

 
Southward, the line reaches beyond the bend in the road, spilling towards the wadi.

 
Vehicles were stopped at random all the time, and delayed for anything between a few minutes and half an hour.

 
The metal arm which was carefully kept closed last week, was open today.
Around 8:30 the lines grow shorter.

 
Az-za'ayyem

 
Sample checks of trucks.

Minibuses: young men disembark, women and the elderly remain in their seats.  The check is quick on the whole. 

  • 'Anabta CP

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    • 'Anabta CP

      The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.  
      Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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  • 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.

  • Container (Wadi Nar)

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    •  Wadi Nar Checkpoint ("Container", "The Kiosk") - a barrier for vehicles in Area B that is regularly manned - east of Abu Dis between Sawahra A Sharqiya and Bethlehem and its daughters. Controls Palestinian movement between the north and south West-Bank. Includes driving routes, access roads, spikes, traffic lights and signs. There is no pedestrian crossing. Open 24 hours a day with random checks enhanced on security alerts. The checkpoint is in Palestinian territory, allowing for separation between the north and the south Palestinian areas when necessary.

      In 2015, the leading road from Azaria to Bethlehem was renovated, as well as the steep and narrow ascent to the Wadi Nar checkpoint, which was dangerously travelled in both directions! The temporary checkpoint was renovated and expanded, and pedestrian traffic was banned. From 2016, traffic travelling from the south bank to Azaria was directed to a one-way road near the Southern Keydar Jewish settlement.

      Machsomwatch shifts visit this far-fetched checkpoint only occasionally.

      (updated to July 2019)

       

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