‘Awarta, Beit Furik, Jit, Shomron Crossing, Za’tara (Tapuah), Thu 22.9.11, Afternoon
Translator: Charles K.
Significant days; the attempt to achieve UN recognition of a Palestinian state.
It’s moving to see occasionally a Palestinian flag flying over private homes.
15:05 Shomron crossing – No police. No congestion on either side.
15:25 Za’tara checkpoint – Soldiers in the guard towers. No soldiers in the inspection booths.
No congestion.
15:51 Massive military presence on the firing range next to the Huwwara DCO. The firing range has been moved from its previous location (near the Huwwara checkpoint) – and it’s now right next to the entrance to the Huwwara DCO
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15:55 Beit Furik checkpoint – We saw no soldiers at the checkpoint.
16:35 Jit junction – Two soldiers, weapons drawn, check a Palestinian.
16:37 A little past the villageof Jitan army vehicle comes toward us.
16:45 An army jeep parked opposite the entrance to Azzun.
We’re told: Yesterday university and high school students marched in Azzun. As they neared the main road the Palestinian police prevented them from continuing. Israeli soldiers fired at them. No one was injured.
'Awarta
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Awarta, an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, is located east of the Hawara checkpoint, at the junction of Roads 555 (which was forbidden for Palestinian traffic in this area) and the entrance road to Nablus. It was one of the four checkpoints that surrounded Nablus until 2009. We used to watch it at Huwwara shifts because it was the only one where goods could be transferred to and from Nablus, using the back-to-back method. It was operated by the army, from 06:00 to 20:00. Until 2009.
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Beit Furik checkpoint
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One of the three internal checkpoints that closed on the city of Nablus - Beit Furik to the east, Hawara to the south, Beit Iba to the west. The checkpoint is located at the junction of Roads 557 (an apartheid road that was forbidden for Palestinians), leading to the Itamar and Alon Morea settlements and Road 5487. The checkpoint was established in 2001 for pedestrians and vehicles; The opening hours were short and the transition was slow and very problematic.Allegedly, the checkpoint is intended to monitor the movement to and from Nablus of the residents of Beit Furik and Beit Dajan, being the only opening outside their villages. Since May 2009 the checkpoint is open 24 hours a day, the military presence is limited, vehicles can pass through it without inspections, except for random inspections. (Updated April 2010)
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Jit Junction
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The checkpoint is located on Route 60 near at the junction with Route 55, near the village of Jit. There was a checkpoint for vehicles passing between the north and south of the West Bank, which was abolished towards 2010. Since then, surprise checkpoints have been set up there from time to time with a police or Border Police vehicle, and vehicles and their passengers are inspected.
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Shomron Crossing
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Shomron Crossing The Shomron checkpoint for vehicles. is located east of Rosh HaAyin and Kafr Qassem, on Road 5 (Trans-Samaria) leading to Ariel and the Za'atara junction. It is intended for blue ID cardholders, foreign guests or diplomats, and international organizations only. In 2009 the management was entrusted to a civil security company.
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Za'tara (Tapuah)
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Za'tara (Tapuah) Za'tara is an internal checkpoint in the heart of the West Bank, at the intersection of Road 60 and Road 505 (Trans-Samaria), east of the Tapuah settlement. This checkpoint is the "border" marked by the IDF between the north and south of the West Bank, in accordance with the policy of separation between the two parts of the West Bank that has been in place since December 2005. At the Za'tara checkpoint, there are separate routes for Israelis and Palestinians. In the route for Israelis, there are no inspections and the route for Palestinians inspects. The queue lengthens and shortens suits. The checkpoint is open 24 hours a day. The checkpoint is partially staffed and the people who pass through it are checked at random.
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