‘Anabta, Ar-Ras, Qalqiliya, Mon 11.2.08, Morning
Overall
"Apartness" for residents of Jenin aged 18-35 in effect. [Apartness is a ban that stops residents of a particular West Bank area from traveling to another.] Long lines at Anabta early in the morning.
"Closure" on Qalqiliya during the night. [Closure is a blanket restriction of passage regardless of permits.]
Eliyahu Passage
07:05 – Only few workers are waiting, perhaps on account of the closure at night/
Qalqiliya
07:10 – The checkpoint is open. The closure had been lifted some 20 minutes before we arrived and there is, therefore, a long line of vehicles at the exit from Qalqiliya.
A lot of pedestrians, workers, for the most part, are on the way out of the city and they are not too happy to be waiting in line. Pedestrians don't undergo any inspection.
There is no line at the entrance. Entry permits of Israeli vehicles are checked. The soldiers here are reservists and the inspections of those who leave is matter-of-fact and relatively brief, about 10 minutes for 25 cars.
The checkpoint commander tells us that on Wednesday the conscript soldiers will be back at the checkpoint.
07:30 – The line is still long but its end can already be seen.
07:40 – We leave.
Anabta
09:40 – There are now no long lines at the exit from Tulkarm. It seems that Tami's scores of phone calls have helped or, maybe, it is just the result of the time that has passed.
On the other hand, the line at the entrance is very long and it gets as far as the junction. When we come closer, we realize that the reason is the soldiers' indifference who just work very slowly because, actually, there are almost no inspections. However, when we come closer, they start speeding up the checks and the line gets shorter and shorter.
10:05 – There are no lines in both directions.
Ar-Ras
10:45 – No lines. Here, too, apartness is in effect. There is one detainee at the checkpoint, a taxi driver whose entry permit to Jubara has expired. According to the soldiers, they have to wait for the company commander because he is the only one authorized to confiscate the permit.
Inspections are carried out only at the exit. ID cards and cargo are checked. A woman dog trainer is here, but we haven't seen the dog in action, not even when the vehicle is checked thoroughly.
'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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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.
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