‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Thu 3.1.08, Afternoon
14:00 A windy rainy day in the territories. There is a police car waiting at the entrance of the checkpoint at Jubarrah. We often see a police car there .We are told the police are always on the look out for stolen cars entering the territories.
We enter the village of Jubarrah by opening the gate. It is always a surprise that we can just go in like that when opening that gate is forbidden to the villagers themselves. They can only go out by way of the "Children's Gate" which is on the Ar Ras side of Jubarrah.
Donkey driven wagons seems to be the most prevalent mode of transportation in Jubarrah, other then walking. Once a Palestinian in this area told us that all the restrictions of movement and need for permits has caused the Palestinians to return to a more primitive type of life style.
The soldier checking IDs at the Children's Gate took a long time to check the ID of the driver in the car in front of us. He didn't even bother to look up as we passed by.
There is a change of guard at Ar Ras. The army carrier bringing the new soldiers and picking up the ones going off duty is parked at the CP. The commanding officer informs us there are no special regulations today.
Before the change of guard is complete the soldiers start some kind of combat exercise where one soldier runs off into the field and all the others squat in the booth, point their guns in his direction, and shout "Ash, ash, ash"( fire, fire, fire”this is suppose to represent the fact that they are shooting). While they are doing this the number of cars from Tul Karm is lining up but the vehicles from the direction of Qalqilyia are not stopped and can pass through freely.
14:22 The combat exercise is completed, the change of guard is over, the army carrier leaves and the checking of vehicles continues. There are now 10 cars on line. As we watch for a few minutes, only one vehicle is stopped to be checked thoroughly. The ID's of the passengers and driver were checked against a list and the back of the vehicle is inspected. The other vehicles are stopped just to ask where they are going and are then waved on.
14:30 We leave.
Anabta 14:44
At this moment in time there is no line up of cars in either direction. Vehicles are waved on to pass through without checking
'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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