‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Irtah, Jubara (Kafriat), Sun 14.9.08, Morning
Natanya translating.
6.50 The checkpoint is very active. The workers come out angrily because they say there are only 3 out of the 12 checking areas open. The administrator of the crossing says that all the posts worked to the utmost of their ability but after a few hours some of the checkers took a break and also on Sundays there is more activity. Some of those exiting gather in the parking lot and say that they missed their employers because the checkpoint opens too late. It seems that on the Palestinian side the time is one hour early (according to Jordanian time) and this causes confusion. We spoke to one of the employers in Tel Aviv as one of the Palestinians had asked us to do and asked him to fire the worker because of this difference in hours. There was no line of workers at the Tulkarm side and the traffic streamed through.
7.15 Jubara. The checkpoint is being upgraded. There are a number of soldiers and little traffic and the passage is open. The soldiers open the gate with no delay. One of the soldiers says that in the near future the Children's gate at A-ras will close and all the traffic will go through Jubara.
7.25 A-Ras. Little traffic. No detainees but two elderly women are not allowed through to Jubara to sell their Za'atar because their permit is only for the checkpoint at Palama. The checkpoint at Faron is closed and they have to go through the Children's Gate and walk a distance or pay for a taxi. The situation is the same for those who own agricultural land. The children's buses have not yet arrived. That is because the hour is one hour earlier on this side of the border.
8.00 Anabta. Few taxis and no detainees. Few pedestrians, mainly students from Tulkarm also because of the hour difference.
8.15 Beit Iba. Because of the early hour no pressure and the students are only beginning to arrive. Those coming from Nablus take off belts and shoes. No line of cars and the passage is open.
8.30 We leave.
'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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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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Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim)
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The checkpoint is for Palestinians only. It is the main barrier to the passage of workers from the northern West Bank to Israel. Workers with a permit to work in Israel and also for trade (with appropriate permissions), medicine, and visiting prisoners. One can cross the checkpoint only on foot. The checkpoint is located north of Road 557 and south of Tulkarm. Operated by a civil security company, opening hours: between 4:00 and 19:00 on weekdays. As members of Machsom Watch, we began our shifts to this location in 2007. We arrived before it opened at 4 in the morning and report since, on the harsh conditions and the long and crowded queues of workers. The workers who pass by continue their journey by transportation to work throughout Israel. In the first period of its activity, about 3,000 and then 5,000 people passed through this checkpoint every day. Due to the small number of checking points and arbitrary delays for long periods of time in the "rooms", workers feared losing their transportation. Hence workers leave their homes at 2:30 at night to be among the first. Today, 15,000 pass and the transition is faster. Workers are still leaving their homes very early to get past the checkpoint at 7 p.m. In an adjacent compound, there is a terminal for the transfer of goods on a commercial scale, using the back-to-back method.
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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.
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