‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Mon 13.4.09, Afternoon
Jubara
A soldier from the “Te’enim”
roadblock takes the key and opens the gate to Jubara when we ask him
to. He does not ask any questions or make any remarks. We drive through
the village to the Children’s Gate. Four soldiers at the checkpoint
next to the open gate are waiting for water to be brought to them. There
is no traffic leaving or entering the village. At a distance we see
the cars from Tulkarem and Eliya on the lower road.
Anabta
The bulldozers are busy working
by the roadblock. A car is blocking the road and the cars are driving
on the dirt road, which has been prepared for this purpose. There is
only one lane, and every few minutes the traffic in one direction is
let through. The bulldozer is digging a ditch as wide as the road. We
asked one of the workers: “What are you doing here?” “A roadblock
the way it should be”, was his answer. “Why?” we kept on asking,
and quite amazed he answered: “What’s the question? There are settlements
around here”, and he pointed in the direction of Einav.
14.45
An exchange of soldiers. The
traffic stops for a few minutes. The lines are getting longer. It is
very hot today. Again the soldiers start making signs to the cars to
drive through. When the cars drive towards Tulkarm no check is being
performed. The cars leaving Tulkarm are being checked. The soldiers
stop a cab full with passengers for quite some time on the side of the
road. Evidently, one of the women does not feel well so she gets out
of the car. We approach the cab. One of the soldiers asks if he can
be of any help. “We want to know what has happened to the woman”,
and he says: “She’s waiting for the cab”, and even before we have
time to cross the road the soldiers release the cab together with the
woman. They continue to let the cars through.
15.00
There is a lot of traffic in
both directions and the lines are long. It is impossible to see the
end of the line from the north. The line towards Tulkarm continues
to the south beyond the junction. We counted about twenty cars. Anyway,
two police cars are parking by the narrow road and the policemen are
standing outside supervising the traffic.
Qalqiliya
There is hardly any traffic going
into the town or leaving it. The reason may be the closure that has
been imposed on the West Bank.
'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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Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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