‘Anabta, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Wed 17.2.10, Afternoon
Translation: Aliya S.
16:05 Anabta:
It is completely open.
A flock of sheep and goats filled the road, while 2 shepherds were moving them across. One shepherd was holding a plastic bag.
As he came near the car Nadim called to him and we saw he was carrying a new born lamb in the bag. He explained that the mother had just given birth to it in the field and he was carrying it back to the sheepfold. At that point we saw the mother sheep, standing not far from the car, spread her back legs as the placenta slowly came out. Isn't nature wonderful!
16:25 Irtah
On the way to Irtach we picked up one lone worker walking along the road. He gave us the whole story of what had gone on that morning.The first group of 20 workers who went through the gate stopped inside and prevented all the other workers from crossing. They blocked the gates and didn't let anyone through. Then they negotiated with the administration of the passage for 2 hours. The agreement includes: more stations being open in the morning; opening the passage half an hour earlier; and the workers from Jenin will not go through Irtach. After that 11 workers went through but all the others had gone home.
The passage was empty; we didn't even get out of the car.
'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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