‘Anabta, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Jubara (Kafriat), Mon 16.11.09, Afternoon
15:55 Anabta:
There were 5 or 6 cars coming out from Tul Karem, moving through easily. Most of the vehicles going into the city went straight through; a car with an Israeli license plate was stopped for a minute and then went on.
On the road to Jubarra Checkpoint as we passed the settlement Enav, we noticed two large water sprinklers watering a field at the foot of the hill. One sprinkler was not working right, was not turning, and the heavy stream of water was simply running into the same spot and forming a rivulet. It seems that the settlers have plenty of water to waste!
16:10 Jubarra Checkpoint:
The checkpoint was almost empty. There were 2 Israeli busses stopped at the side to go out to Israel; we could see Arab women and girls in the busses. Nadim said it was most likely an outing of Israeli Palestinian women to Nablus for shopping.
16:15 Irtach Checkpoint:
The line of workers waiting to go through the turnstile was not too long, about 30 men. A few women came to the turnstile and were allowed by the men to go straight through. Two terminals were working inside, but there was no crowding or pushing. Then many more workers arrived and the crowding began. At 16:30 a third terminal was opened inside and more men went through, but the line was now at least a hundred people. "Is this logical? Is this fair?" they asked us. "All we want is to go home to eat and rest after a day's work." But most complaints were about what happens in the morning. They have to be at the checkpoint at 4:00 am in order to get to work by 8:00 am!
'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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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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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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