‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Azzun, Qalqiliya, Wed 23.4.08, Morning
Workmen are awaiting inspection for
hours, at Qalqiliya passage. They are shamefully exploited by employers
at Alphei Menashe. It's possible to refer wages' and work conditions'
problems to "Kav La'Oved"
(Worker's Helpline).
of the inspections. We spoke to the Military Police commander, second
lieutenant M. He says that the problem is that there is only one
computer. What we observed was one female soldier checking details on
the computer and another soldier writing the details of each worker by
hand.
by inspecting them here, unlike the workers who work in Israel, who are
inspected at the Eyal Passage, a few kms away. But it seems to be done
for different motives – from the Eyal terminal there is no passage for
Palestinians who go to work in Alphei Menashe, because the settlement
Tzufim is in between Eyal passage and Alphei Menashe. There one finds
another checkpoint which is closed to Palestinians, so that they can
only go through Israeli territory, and they have no authorisation to
remain in Israel overnight.
to be called to the inspection booth. When 4 more come out, a border
police woman ( her name I.M. is written on her arm) tells them rudely
to go back beyond the fence. The workers tell us that one day she
stopped a workman with a cellular phone with a camera (she thought he
was taking her photograph), and locked him up in a container until
9:30. The worker refuses to give us his name to complain- "everyone
here is afraid".
employment there are disgraceful: Those who work in the factory receive
8 / 9 I.S. per hour. Those working on building sites, get 12 I.S. at
most. None of them get any social benefits. Hannah reports the matter
to Kav La'Oved (Worker's Helpline).
barbed wire, which has been there for a few months, still exists. A
military vehicle is there too – a symbol of authority. Nevertheless,
people seem to be climbing the earth mound and sneaking through the
fence somehow, for we saw a few waiting for a cab by the road.
been an accident on the road leading from Route 557 to the checkpoint –
a lorry had turned over, and the road has been closed for about 20
minutes. He apologised for not being able to explain the reason for the
delays to the drivers waiting at the checkpoint. After that he let
everyone through very quickly.
blowing. This checkpoint is wide open to the winds in summer and in
winter. The soldiers are there since 06:00 am, and the shift lasts 8
hours.
'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.
Oct-28-2011Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11
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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.
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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).
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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.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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