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‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Azzun, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Mon 21.4.08, Morning

Observers: Frances T. Osnat R. Translator: Orna B.
Apr-21-2008
| Morning

06:45
Jubara – A-ras
At the village there are pupils on their way, waiting for their transportation.
At the Children's Gate a few workers are waiting to enter Jubara.
A Palestinian vehicle reaches Jubara via the system road, from the absurd sights of the seamline.
At Ar-ras there are no queues.
07:07 A bus loaded with children goes through; hardly any inspections, neither at the Children's Gate nor at Ar-ras.
07:35 Anabta
No queues; hardly any inspections.
09:40 Azzun
Blocked. We saw a movement of departing cars via the western entrance.
09:50 Qalqiliya
About 15 vehicles at the exit. Hardly any inspections. The queue
is caused mainly by the behaviour of the inspecting soldier, who
constantly turns his head away so that he does not see the queue at
all. Occasionally he signals lazily to a vehicle to advance. He barely
asks a question and waits awhile between vehicles. To our comments he
replied:" I can't take these enquiries in the morning". In the end I
decided to film the situation, and at least the filming caused a
movement- the checkpoint commander approached us and then an officer
who seemed to have been resting in the booth. Of course we were
forbidden "to film the soldiers", and they explained to us how hard it
was for the soldiers to stand in the heat for 8 hours. But at least
they approached the inspecting soldier and while we were there he
behaved properly, and in no time at all there was no queue.

10:30 They stop a cab, they take the papers of
some youths for inspection, and 2 minutes later they release them The
scenario repeats itself with another cab a few minutes later.

  • '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.  
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  • 'Azzun

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    • Azoun (updated February 2019)

      A Palestinian town situated in Area B (under civil Palestinian control and Israeli security control), 

      on road 5 between Nablus and Qalqiliya, east of Nabi Elias village. The inhabitants are allowed to construct and improve infrastructures. The Separation Fence has confiscated lands belonging to the town's people. In 2018 olive tree groves owned by one of its inhabitants were confiscated for the sake of paving a road to bypass Nabi Elias. Azoun population numbers 13,000, its economic state dire. Its infrastructures are poor, neglect and poverty rampant. In the meantime, the town council has completed paving an internal road for the inhabitants' welfare.

      Because of its proximity to the Jewish settler-colony of Karnei Shomron and its outposts, the town suffers the intense presence of the Israeli army, especially at nighttime: soldiers enter homes, arrest suspects, trash the house and sometimes ruin it, as they do in numerous places in the West Bank. At times a checkpoint closes the entrance to the town, so no one can come in or get out.

       

  • A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)

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    • A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint)
      On Tulkarm-Qalqiliya road (574), east of Hirbet Jubara. tia checkpoint is dedicated to residents traveling to and from Tulkarm, so they should not cross apartheid road 557 (only permissible for settlers).

  • Jubara (Kafriat)

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    •   The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.  
  • Qalqiliya checkpoint

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    • Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
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