‘Anabta, Eyal, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Qalqiliya, Te’enim Crossing, Mon 8.6.09, Afternoon
Translator: orna B.
14:30 Qalqiliya
The checkpoint is not manned by soldiers and vehicles enter and leave Qalqiliya without delay. The road to Azzun is open, without earth piles.
15:15 Anabta
The southernmost check post is still placed near the junction. New asphalt covers the road that has been built in the past few months. Three reserve soldiers are in the booth. Vehicles go through with no interruption. One of the soldiers gestures clearly to the cars to go through. A lieutenant approaches us for a friendly conversation.
15:30 Figs Passage
The soldiers inspect every car that passes in the two lanes which are open on the exit side.
Two queues of cars are formed but after a few moments the queue is released. A large contingency of military men, officers of different ranks, gather on the traffic island.
15:45 Irtach
The only carousel at the entrance to the installation is closed. More than 100 workers, returning from their day's work, are standing, waiting. A security guard emerges from the installation and is dealing with the turnstiles. There must be a technical fault.
15:50 The turnstile is working for a short time and locks up again for a few moments. About 30 workers have gone through. When the turnstile starts moving the workers start pushing in, and at times two enter the narrow section of the revolving turnstile together. An older woman overtakes the queue. Quietly and politely the men let her through. A few moments later a young woman arrives with two boxes of strawberries – one on her head, the other in her hands. Again – they let her through and help her to cross the carousel.
Now that the turnstile has been fixed the passage is quick and no queues are formed.
16:30 Eyal Passage
Along the fence, to the west of the installation, flowers have been planted and they bloom among the filth, the carrier bags, papers, cups. Cars arrive one by one, returning workers after their day's work. The workers alight and hurry towards the checkpoint. The passage is quick. We followed an individual worker from the moment he entered the installation to the time he exited. It took him less than a minute.
'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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Eyal Checkpoint / Crossing
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Eyal Checkpoint is intended for pedestrians and Palestinians only. This is the main barrier for workers to cross from the center of the West Bank. Workers with a work permit to enter Israel can pass through it for trade, medicine, and visiting prisoners. The checkpoint was built on the Green Line north of Qalqilya in the separation barrier that surrounds the city. The checkpoint began operating in 2004 by the military. Opening hours on weekdays from 04:00 to 19:00. We started holding shifts there in 2007. We arrived at the checkpoint before it opened at 4 in the morning. We reported on the difficult conditions and the long and cramped queues of workers who must continue their journey by commuting to work throughout Israel. At the end of June 2009, the checkpoint was operated by a civil security company, The transit time has been gradually shortened, today it is faster, but the Palestinians still have to arrive very early to make it to the transportation. Usually, about 15,000 people pass through.
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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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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.Karin LindnerOct-28-2011Etz Ephraim settlement. Nurit overlooks Siniriya
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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.
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