‘Azzun ‘Atma, יום ג’ 19.5.09, אחה”צ
The checkpoint has been expanded: Fences mark entry and exit lanes from the village (up to now the villagers went through an opening in the gate that closed off the village). Off to the side,there is a fortified structure, as yet unused. We assume that soldiers will be located there (instead of in a tent). Photo attached. Three soldiers are now here . From the nearby watchtower someone calls to the soldiers, “Yoo-hoo,” in a bored tone. The female soldier in the tent waves.
The village is completely surrounded by a fence. Entry and exit via the checkpoint is carried out by showing an ID. When we arrived the soldiers opened the gate for a horse-drawn cart. The soldier feels through the objects on the cart. Workers return to the village at the end of their workday. When they arrive in groups they behave according to the rules. One advances, the others wait their turn on the side. No one has to say “Wahad wahad” (one by one). Photos attached.
A young man comes to the gate.
Calls to us. I went over to him. His Hebrew is good, and he expresses himself well. But he has difficulty putting a group of sentences together. He’s insane with anger. From time to time he punches the gate with his fists. A photo is attached. “Israel doesn’t want things to get better, it wants things to get worse. This gate isn’t for Israel’s security, it’s to take our lands. Now I understand why Palestinians carried out attacks. Eventually I’ll also want to do so. We’re in prison here. Do something. You have to do something.”
'Azzun 'Atma
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'Azzun 'Atma
A Palestinian village of about 1,800 residents. The settlement of Sha'arei Tikva was established on its land adjacent to it, and the settlement of Oranit was established on its agricultural lands. By 2013, the separation fence had passed through the village and a checkpoint staffed by the army allowed the residents to cross from side to side. After building a massive wall surrounding the village and some of its agricultural lands, the residents went daily for five years to their lands that remained in the Seam Zone through the Oranit agricultural checkpoint (4). Since 2018 it has only opened during the olive harvest and the farmers have to pass daily at the Beit Amin / Abu Salman checkpoint (1447), about 3 kilometers north.From a report from March 24, 2021: "The farmers from Beit Amin and Azon Atma are happy that since February 21 the Oranit checkpoint .is going to be open 3 times a day, The farmers are really developing the place."
Report from July 14, 2024: "Ornit checkpoint is closed . The Beit Amin/Abu Salman agricultural checkpoint is closed (there is no contact with the military to check if it opens rarely), the Ezbat Jaloud checkpoint was opened once a day before the war.
Updated for July 2024
Apr-11-2019Azoun: The main entrance to village blocked now for several weeks
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