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‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Shave Shomron, Te’enim Crossing, Za’tara (Tapuah), Sun 13.1.13, Morning

Observers: Tamar S., Anna S., Dalia G., Aliyah S. (reporting)
Jan-13-2013
| Morning
10:00    We started at Irtah to show and explain to the new  members of our group one of the gates through which the Palestinians who work in Israel have to go twice each day. All the families who visit those Palestinians who are imprisoned in Israel also have to go through these gates. At that hour the gate was almost empty; just a few people came through.
We then went through the Te'enim checkpoint and there was an explanation about Jubara, Abu Khatem's house, and the children's gate. The fence and gate to the road into Jubara is gone but the road is blocked by a low barrier of large stones and we could see only Abu Khatem's lonely house.
We drove to the 'Anabta checkpoint which is open, and explained how it once was blocked. Then we went on Road 60 to Shavei Shomron. There was a long line of cars going in the direction of Jenin, and we could see another long line coming from Jenin. The checkpoint was manned by soldiers from the Border Police Force, and they were checking all the cars. An officer didn't allow us to get too close to the checkpoint and also refused to answer any questions about the meaning of it. We saw one Palestinian who had been taken out of a car and was standing at the side. We called the Moked and were told that the Shomron Unit of the IDF had not put up a checkpoint. I explained that there was a working checkpoint there. The speaker from Moked called back to say that it was an action of the Shabak (Security Service) and no other information could be given to us.
We visited Jamal at his Mini-market in Deir Sharaf and went to see where the Beit Iba checkpoint had been. From there we drove to Huwarra and saw the closed checkpoint there. At the checkpoint on the road out of Nablus the cars were moving very slowly. Although there was no checking of the cars, the road is in such bad condition that the cars were moving one by one very carefully.At the large traffic circle where the road goes west to Bracha there is a lot of work going on. The circle is being redecorated, perhaps there will even be a fountain in the center. Isn't that lovely!
At Za'atra, Tapuach Junction, we saw two soldiers talking to to each other in the central enclosure. That's all. We left at 13:00 through the Shomron Gate

  • '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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  • Deir Sharaf checkpoint

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    • Deir Sharaf checkpoint is located west of Nablus and south of the settlement of Shavei Shomron, at the entrance to the village of Deir Sharaf on the road leading to Nablus. The checkpoint was activated in early March 2009 after the Beit Iba checkpoint was closed. Palestinians are allowed through the checkpoint , but not for Israelis. Unlike the checkpoints leading to Qalqilya and Tulkarm, crossing of Israeli Palestinians is only allowed on Saturdays.

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  • Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim)

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    • The checkpoint is for Palestinians only. It is the main barrier to the passage of workers from the northern West Bank to Israel. Workers with a permit to work in Israel and also for trade (with appropriate permissions), medicine, and visiting prisoners. One can cross the checkpoint only on foot. The checkpoint is located north of Road 557 and south of Tulkarm. Operated by a civil security company, opening hours: between 4:00 and 19:00 on weekdays. As members of Machsom Watch, we began our shifts to this location in 2007. We arrived before it opened at 4 in the morning and report since, on the harsh conditions and the long and crowded queues of workers. The workers who pass by continue their journey by transportation to work throughout Israel. In the first period of its activity, about 3,000 and then 5,000 people passed through this checkpoint every day. Due to the small number of checking points and arbitrary delays for long periods of time in the "rooms", workers feared losing their transportation. Hence workers leave their homes at 2:30 at night to be among the first. Today, 15,000 pass and the transition is faster. Workers are still leaving their homes very early to get past the checkpoint at 7 p.m. In an adjacent compound, there is a terminal for the transfer of goods on a commercial scale, using the back-to-back method.  
  • Shave Shomron Checkpoint

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    • The checkpoint is on Route 60 (the main road to the northern West Bank), opposite settlement. Has been blocked to Palestinians since disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
  • Te'enim Crossing

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    • Te'enim Crossing The Figs checkpoint, located on Road 557, east of the Green Line and the Ephraim Checkpoint  (Road 444), is a vehicle crossing, open 24/7 all year round. It serves the Israeli population, including those authorized to enter the Palestinian Authority. The passage of foreigners holding international passports recognized by the State of Israel is approved. In exceptional cases will the passage of a Palestinian be allowed here.  
  • Za'tara (Tapuah)

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    • Za'tara (Tapuah) Za'tara is an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, at the intersection of Road 60 and Road 505 (Trans-Samaria), east of the Tapuah settlement. This checkpoint is the "border" marked by the IDF between the north and south of the West Bank, in accordance with the policy of separation between the two parts of the West Bank that has been in place since December 2005. At the Za'tara checkpoint, there are separate routes for Israelis and Palestinians. In the route for Israelis, there are no inspections and the route for Palestinians inspects. The queue lengthens and shortens suits. The checkpoint is open 24 hours a day. The checkpoint is partially staffed and the people who pass through it are checked at random.  
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