‘Anabta, Eyal, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Wed 13.5.09, Afternoon
14:30 Qalqiliya
The parking lot is full with
cars and cabs. 20 cars are waiting in line at the entrance. The line
is moving forward quite slowly and the drivers are complaining. At the
exit there are few cars and the traffic is flowing. We call the District
Coordination Office in Qalqiliya and ask them to do something about
the traffic jam, but the answer is that they can do nothing.
15:05 Anabta
It is windy and dusty. The construction
work continues. Yes, the barbed wire fence is also shining in the sun.
The traffic is moving forward at a slow pace, and the soldiers ignore
us. What’s important is that they do their job. The commander agrees
to answer us about the construction of the checkpoint. He says that
it is going to be for cars only with 4 lanes. It is not intended for
pedestrians.
15:25 Jubara
At our request the soldiers open
the gate to the village and we drive up to “The Children’s Gate”
(753). There is hardly any traffic. Five bored soldiers are letting
an illegal through. He has been waiting to receive a permit to go to
his home on the West Bank. Workers with permits are checked before they
move on. Other cars on their way home to Jubara drive through after
having been inspected. After a short conversation with a soldier who
wonders where we come from and what we are doing at the checkpoint,
we understand that he has no idea of what he is doing here. We drive
back, wait for the gate to be opened and go on to Eyal.
16:00 Eyal
When we arrive at Eyal the place
is almost empty. Some workers are walking up to the checkpoint on their
way home. We stop one of them, who seems to be in a hurry, to give him
our phone number. After 14 minutes he informs us that he has been let
through. We meet a worker with a permit to stay the night in Israel.
He is ill and has decided to go back, so he will not have to get up
so early in the morning. He tells us that he works in Petah Tikva and
that he is very pleased with his salary and with his employer. We ask
what happens when people want to go through the exit. He answers that
he was the only one.
'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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Jubara (Kafriat)
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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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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.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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