‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Sun 18.5.08, Afternoon
13:45 Qalqiliya
At the entry point to Israel (though many kilometers behind the Green Line),
30 vehicles lined up in two rows at the “terminal” like building.
13:50 Qalqiliya Checkpoint
No line of vehicles coming out of Qalqiliya, no line entering the city. Everything flows smoothly.
16:45 Anabta
At the junction with the apartheid road, going up the hill towards Enav and westwards, a Hummer is parked at the side of the road where “back to back” used to take place.
At the checkpoint itself, a large Safari and a row of stones placed across the roadway, halving the width. Nevertheless, traffic flows freely, as a party – of soldiers — seems to be taking place behind the wall, out of sight of the checkpoint.
From Tulkarm, about 12 vehicles stand waiting, allowing the coffee man, for once, to have a clientele. Checking exists, but it’s quick. Still, the line is never less than ten.
17:10 Jubara
No problem getting a soldier to open the gate: he ambles over, swinging the key!
17:15 Gate 753
For the first time in a while, nobody waits, no vehicles in line to cross the separation barrier. On the way back, IDs of people in a truck coming from Jubara are checked by the soldiers at the slowly growing checking area.
17:20 A-Ras
It’s so quiet, one can almost enjoy the bucolic atmosphere! Still, a car is checked including its trunk, as the passenger continues to drink his can of soda. The commander isn’t even around at first but emerges from the coolness of the awning, behind the concrete barrier, to take his place in the center of the road as trucks wobble across the deep pot holes in the roadway, one by one — a peaceful Occupation — an oxymoron, if ever there was one.
'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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