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‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Jubara (Kafriat), Tue 15.7.08, Afternoon

Place: 'Anabta CP A-Ras (The Children Checkpoint) Jubara (Kafriat)
Observers: : Amit Y., Zehava G., Yael S. (reporting) Translation: Galia S.
Jul-15-2008
| Afternoon

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 The Figs Gate 

14:30 – A few cars at the entrance to Israel.

 

Jubara, the Schoolchildren's Gate

 

A Palestinian carrying a lot of packages is walking in front of us. He is being detained because he has no permit.

 

Ar-Ras

 

14:40 – As we stop we hear the soldier at the checkpoint shouting to the soldier at the watchtower, "notify the advanced command post that MachsomWatch women have arrived".

 

The northern checkpoint

 

About 10 vehicles are waiting.

 

The southern checkpoint

 

Inspections are carried out and there is no line.

 

The questioning concerns the travel destination. Certain destinations seem to require a check of documents.

 

A car driver from Azzun approaches us to complain. According to him, every morning they arrive very early, at about 03:30, in order to be the first to pass at checkpoint 109 to Alfe Menashe. At 05:00, which is the time they are supposed to start passing, a shift's change takes place and it takes between half an hour and an hour until they start to work and let people pass. As a result, they come to work too late. I have handed over the complaint to Elisheva's devoted handling.

 

15:15 – The aforementioned Palestinian with the packages has been released.

 

New "illegals" [in Israel without a residence permit] arrive. They undergo a physical inspection inside a small shed that has been put up opposite the soldiers' post/ when the inspection is done, they are released.

 

15:30 – We are waiting at the village gate for someone to come from the direction of the Figs Gate to open it for us.

 

Anabta

 

15:40 – Four vehicles facing Tulkarm stand here. Eight vehicles from the direction of Tulkarm heading south are waiting.

 

No inspections. Brief questioning.

 

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      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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    •   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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