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‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Thu 7.2.08, Morning

Place: 'Anabta CP A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint) Jubara (Kafriat)
Tags: Arbitrariness, e.g. an arbitrary decision Slow passage
Observers: Nora R., Hanna P. (reporting) Translation: Galia S.
Feb-07-2008
| Morning

Irtah

07:00 – As we have been told, the inspection today is very thorough. A worker who arrived at 04:00 was finished with the inspection at 06:00 and has been waiting for transportation for already an hour.

Anabta

08:50 – A soldier at the checkpoint wolcomes us smiling, asking if we have brought cookies. It turns out he is relatively new and hasn't heard about our organization although he was given a crash course as a preparation for the checkpoint. Later he approaches us to inquire who we are and what it is we are writing. There is a line of about 10 cars on the way out. The average waiting time is 10 minutes. The inspection is random, none and then ID cards are checked and trunks are opened. The entry is almost free.

Ar-Ras

09:40 – Very little traffic. At a certain point, a report about somebody moving around in the area arrived. Two soldiers ran towards the place but found nothing.

Passing the Schoolchildren's Gate on our way, we see a woman who is not allowed to enter Jubara. We came across this story, which is not new, in the past. This woman is from the village of Far'un. She has an entry permit to Jubara through Far'un Gate but the gate is closed. She walked all the way to Ar-Ras in order to enter Jubara but she is barred from entering. The soldiers themselves contacted the advanced command post, which didn't help. We talked both with Tami and with the IDF Humanitarian Center but to no avail.

  • '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.  
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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).

  • 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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