‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Mon 2.2.09, Morning
Translation: Galia S.
Eliyahu Passage
06:55 – In the parking lot workers are waiting for transportation. Many workers who haven't passed yet are waiting among the trees outside the fence for their turn to pass.
Qalqiliya
07:00 – In both directions the passage of cars is quick. Actually almost only Israeli cars are checked. When we arrive there are 5 cars at the exit from Qalqiliya and at the entrance there is no line at all as cars pass without inspection.
07:20 – Azzun checkpoint is open.
Anabta
09:30 – There is a line of 10 cars at the entrance in the direction of Tulkarm. Two detained taxis are parked near the pillbox. A dog trainer with a dog checks the taxis. A military jeep is parked on the other side of the pillbox young men from the detained taxis are sent there. Today is probably an enlisting day for the "Shabak" [Israeli General Security Service] (See the Beit Iba report). A third taxi that comes from the direction of Tulkarm is also detained and the young men that are in it are sent to have a "talk" with the civilian sitting in the jeep.
Everything is done quietly and politely and the people come and go as if they are on their way to see the doctor… A taxi that had already been detained when we arrived hasn't been released yet. After more than 15 minutes it is still there. The soldier who handles the passage of vehicles stops each Israeli driver who dares come close without waiting for his hand gesture to teach him a lesson. The line gets longer with 15 cars in it, but then the soldier lets them all pass without inspection. A convoy of 10 huge trucks with trailers that have Israeli licence plates comes from the direction of Tulkarm. They are escorted by a UN car which waits beside the road until all the trucks have passed. The carry flour bags to Gaza. The soldiers check the papers of each driver with great care, which, of course, causes the line to get longer and delays the truck convoy. Two UN persons try to speed up the passage but the soldier, unwilling to pay any attention to them, waves them away.
Twenty cars are at the exit from Anabta and 25 at the entrance. Palestinians pass quickly while Israelis are being taught a lesson…
10:00 – The situation is unchanged and 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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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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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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