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‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Mon 3.11.08, Afternoon
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'Anabta CP
Jubara (Kafriat)
Observers: Bilha A, Yonah A Translator: Orna B
13:45 Jubara
We wait by the locked gate for a soldier to come and open it for
us. The soldier Shiran , the Figs Gate's commander enquires and is
told that the entrance to Jubara is totally forbidden. There are Blue
and White flags on the checkpost windows at the Figs' Gate.
us. The soldier Shiran , the Figs Gate's commander enquires and is
told that the entrance to Jubara is totally forbidden. There are Blue
and White flags on the checkpost windows at the Figs' Gate.
14:35 Anabta
On the asphalt surface just beyond the left turn in the direction
of Anabta we meet Piras who had gotten off a cab. He tells us that he
had been born in Jenin, and that he lives with his wife and 4 children
in Umm el Fachm for 11 years. He is a professional hairdresser and has
a Supreme Court order forbidding his expulsion from Israel. His mother
in Jenin fell ill and was hospitalised , and she asked him to come and
help her. This morning he went to Jenin. He had gone through the
checkpoints with no problem. Now on his way back the soldiers at the
checkpoint tell him that the court order does not grant him the right
to return. He decided to wait for the change of shifts at the
chckpoint, in order to try his luck again. There is a very long queue
of vehicles, especially lorries and cabs trailing from the direction of
Tulkarm and one cannot see its end. A cab driver who had gone through
the checkpoint shouts to us , gesturing very angrily "I have waited for
an hour and a quarter to go through the checkpoint, an hour and a
quarter!" Later at Deir Sharef a cab driver will stop next to us and
protest about " problems at Anabta checkpoint. I was there today for 2
hours".
of Anabta we meet Piras who had gotten off a cab. He tells us that he
had been born in Jenin, and that he lives with his wife and 4 children
in Umm el Fachm for 11 years. He is a professional hairdresser and has
a Supreme Court order forbidding his expulsion from Israel. His mother
in Jenin fell ill and was hospitalised , and she asked him to come and
help her. This morning he went to Jenin. He had gone through the
checkpoints with no problem. Now on his way back the soldiers at the
checkpoint tell him that the court order does not grant him the right
to return. He decided to wait for the change of shifts at the
chckpoint, in order to try his luck again. There is a very long queue
of vehicles, especially lorries and cabs trailing from the direction of
Tulkarm and one cannot see its end. A cab driver who had gone through
the checkpoint shouts to us , gesturing very angrily "I have waited for
an hour and a quarter to go through the checkpoint, an hour and a
quarter!" Later at Deir Sharef a cab driver will stop next to us and
protest about " problems at Anabta checkpoint. I was there today for 2
hours".
Two soldiers man the south checkpost and two others man the north
checkpost. A military jeep stands south of the observation tower. In
the jeep sits a civilian and a soldier with a gun is standing by. North
of the tower stands a cab and a few youths stand next to it. One of the
soldiers passes on to the soldier by jeep the ID papers of the youths.
Ten minutes later three youths are summoned one by one for a short
conversation with the civilian in the jeep, their IDs are returned to
them and the cab continues on its way to Tulkarm at 14:55.
checkpost. A military jeep stands south of the observation tower. In
the jeep sits a civilian and a soldier with a gun is standing by. North
of the tower stands a cab and a few youths stand next to it. One of the
soldiers passes on to the soldier by jeep the ID papers of the youths.
Ten minutes later three youths are summoned one by one for a short
conversation with the civilian in the jeep, their IDs are returned to
them and the cab continues on its way to Tulkarm at 14:55.
15:00 It took 20 minutes for a lorry to go through from the moment
it appeared to us until it reached the checkpoint. At the entrance to
Tulkarm a soldier stops each and every car, exchanges a few wods with
the passengers, says 'Thank you' and summons the next car. Traffic is
lively. Now one can see the end of the queue at the exit from Tulkarm.
it appeared to us until it reached the checkpoint. At the entrance to
Tulkarm a soldier stops each and every car, exchanges a few wods with
the passengers, says 'Thank you' and summons the next car. Traffic is
lively. Now one can see the end of the queue at the exit from Tulkarm.
'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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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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