‘Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Tue 3.3.09, Afternoon
Translation: Galia S.
Qalqiliya checkpoint
14:15 – The soldiers check the vehicles rather superficially.
Anabta
16:00 – In both directions the soldiers let the cars pass without any checking. There are some 20 cars in each direction, but the line was much longer when we arrived. We wondered whether a break that the soldiers may have taken had caused the long line.
Jubara checkpoint
16:25 – The soldiers, one of whom ultra Orthodox, open the gate for us politely and without delay, but when we get to the next checkpoint, 753, a soldier stands in front of us at "the blue point" blocking the passage (It's the bigger of the two soldiers standing guard at the gate, and later we are told his name is Avishai from platoon 1).
We tell him that we are allowed to pass and go as far as "the red point" at the checkpoint but he claims that he has an instruction that forbids our passage. When we inquire who gave this instruction, he is unwilling to say and also refuses to give us his name. We call the Tulkarm DCO [District Coordination Office of the IDF Civil Administration that handles passage permits], where they promises to contact the soldiers and tell them to let us pass.
A few minutes later we see the other soldier take the call and then talk to the fat soldier (Avishai?) who replies saying he is not talking to anyone, they are not allowed to pass and would they leave him alone. It seems that the soldiers have turned off the communication equipment. We call the DCO again and they promise to talk to them again and get back to us. When nothing happens, we are forced to leave and go home.
On the way out (at the Figs checkpoint?) the soldiers come to open the gate and ask us what has transpired (maybe because we spent a long time there ). When we tell them that a soldier has blocked our way, the commander (we couldn't see his rank but we got the impression he was the commander) wants to know who exactly is there and promises to take care of it.
It seems to us he means it. We should hope so, although reprimanding that soldier won't change the reality of the military practice in which soldiers of all ranks keep lying to the whole world.
'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.Karin LindnerOct-28-2011Etz Ephraim settlement. Nurit overlooks Siniriya
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