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‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Thu 26.2.09, Morning
Observers: Nina S. Shosh Z. Natanya translating.
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7.05
The Children's gate. A school bus is waiting at the gate. The soldiers
say they are checking. In the village we did not see children waiting.
After a while the bus was sent to wait at the side.
The Children's gate. A school bus is waiting at the gate. The soldiers
say they are checking. In the village we did not see children waiting.
After a while the bus was sent to wait at the side.
7.15
Another bus arrives from Jubara and is also detained. We phone the
civilian centre to complain that children on their way to school are
being detained and are told that the buses have been freed and we
explain to them that this is not so. At 7.30 The first bus was freed
but not allowed to enter Jubara and had to go back and a few minutes
later the second bus was allowed to go on its way.
Another bus arrives from Jubara and is also detained. We phone the
civilian centre to complain that children on their way to school are
being detained and are told that the buses have been freed and we
explain to them that this is not so. At 7.30 The first bus was freed
but not allowed to enter Jubara and had to go back and a few minutes
later the second bus was allowed to go on its way.
7.40
A-Ras. All cars from Tulkarm are checked. 3 children of about 10 years
of ages arrive on foot from Tulkarm. The soldiers detain them but after
a few minutes they slip through to Jubar. Now the soldiers don’t care
so why were they stopped in the first place.
A-Ras. All cars from Tulkarm are checked. 3 children of about 10 years
of ages arrive on foot from Tulkarm. The soldiers detain them but after
a few minutes they slip through to Jubar. Now the soldiers don’t care
so why were they stopped in the first place.
7.50
At the gate of Jubara the soldiers again detain children. We did not
see the end of the story. All the time cars at the exit from Jubara are
detained.
At the gate of Jubara the soldiers again detain children. We did not
see the end of the story. All the time cars at the exit from Jubara are
detained.
8.15 Anabta A large area of olive next to the checkpoint had been uprooted. We
were surprised as the army had announced that soon the way from Tulkarm
to Nablus would be without checkpoints and here we see that they are
planning to build along the road a new and bigger checkpoint than there
had been. It seems the right hand does not know what the left hand is
doing.
were surprised as the army had announced that soon the way from Tulkarm
to Nablus would be without checkpoints and here we see that they are
planning to build along the road a new and bigger checkpoint than there
had been. It seems the right hand does not know what the left hand is
doing.
10.00
Qalqiliya. Pedestrians are not allowed to pass on the path at the side
of the road and they are sent though the muddy field and pools. People
arrive in their good clothes and with beautiful and polished shows and
beg the soldiers to let them pass on the dry lane but the soldiers are
keeping this only for wheel chairs. As if there are any. The
pedestrians are sent hundreds of metres through the mud. Now and again
a line of cars forms and the soldiers bother those entering the city.
The policy of random and easy checking is forgotten. When we left
there were 15 cars at the entrance to the city and this at an hour when
there is not much traffic.
Qalqiliya. Pedestrians are not allowed to pass on the path at the side
of the road and they are sent though the muddy field and pools. People
arrive in their good clothes and with beautiful and polished shows and
beg the soldiers to let them pass on the dry lane but the soldiers are
keeping this only for wheel chairs. As if there are any. The
pedestrians are sent hundreds of metres through the mud. Now and again
a line of cars forms and the soldiers bother those entering the city.
The policy of random and easy checking is forgotten. When we left
there were 15 cars at the entrance to the city and this at an hour when
there is not much traffic.
'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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