‘Anabta, Deir Sharaf, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Tue 13.10.09, Afternoon
Barrels checkpoint
14:45 – Vehicles pass without inspection.
Anabta checkpoint
15:00 – The cars pass without inspection.
Irtah
15:40 – As we arrive, we see buses putting down women at the checkpoint and we anticipate the chaos that will follow. And indeed, there is a long line both outside and inside. We go straight away to the guard at the entrance who tells us that two posts are open. We tell him that the line is huge and that he should report about it to the people in charge. He promises to do it, but 15 minutes later we see no change and we call the IDF Humanitarian Center, where they refer us to the DCO [District Coordination Office of the IDF Civil Administration that handles passage permits].
Here, too, they promise to look into the matter. Fifteen minutes later we return to the DCO and find out that the person sitting there has no idea what we are talking about. He starts asking questions and wants to know where Irtah is, the number of the gate etc. we realize that we can expect no help from this man and we go back to the guard at the entrance. This time the security officer is there and he promises to take care of the matter. Within a short time, there are additional posts and the line is getting shorter fast.
Huge lines in the afternoon hours are a repeated sight, especially when buses arrive bringing women who return after visiting prisoners.
'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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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.
Nina SebaFeb-28-2024Deir Sharaf - the entrance to the village
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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.
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