‘Anabta, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Te’enim Crossing, Wed 3.3.10, Afternoon
Translation: Aliya S.
15:35 Anabta:
It was empty and open.
15:45 "Te'enim Crossing"
(There is a new sign up with a new name. It sounds better in Hebrew.)
There were no problems that we could see.
15::50 Irtah (Ephraim Gate)
The gate into the parking lot was open, the parking lot was empty, but no cars were allowed inside! All the vehicles had to let their passengers out outside the gate!
Why! We didn't get an answer. There was a lot of traffic congestion right outside the gate, where as before the traffic flowed quite smoothly in and out of the parking lot.
The turnstile was open and the workers were going through easily and quickly. In the entrance hall none of the windows were manned and the workers weren't checked.
One worker said that the checkpoint coming back to Irtah was fine.
Another worker told us that in the morning the passage went well.
It's good to hear some positive things.
'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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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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