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‘Anabta, Irtah (Sha’ar Efrayim), Wed 20.1.10, Afternoon
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'Anabta CP
Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim)
Observers: Sara F., Shlomit B., Aliyah S. reporting
16:00 Anabta
No soldiers. The vehicles were passing freely.
A lone young Palestinian woman stood by the side of the road waiting for a ride. Nadim picked her up and we drove her into Shufa.
16:20 Irtach
As we drove into the parking lot we could see a large crowd of workers waiting outside the turnstile, while many more workers were running toward the gate. When we approached the gate the line was already moving. The green light above the turnstile was on all the time. Is it possible that when those in charge of this passage see the Machsom Watch women arriving they quickly add more workers and open more windows???
A lone young Palestinian woman stood by the side of the road waiting for a ride. Nadim picked her up and we drove her into Shufa.
16:20 Irtach
As we drove into the parking lot we could see a large crowd of workers waiting outside the turnstile, while many more workers were running toward the gate. When we approached the gate the line was already moving. The green light above the turnstile was on all the time. Is it possible that when those in charge of this passage see the Machsom Watch women arriving they quickly add more workers and open more windows???
There was only one door into the hall open so we couldn't see how many windows for checking the workers' ID cards were open, but while we were there the line moved very quickly. When we could see into the hall it looked as though 2-3 windows were working. A few women were among the workers. One young woman, wearing modern clothes, said that there should be a separate line for the women, and asked us to request that in our report.
'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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