‘Azzun ‘Atma, Qira, Zeta
Kire, Zeita, Azzun-Atme-Gate 1448
10:15 Within a few minutes after our arrival atKire the women had gathered so we could start our activities. We chatted a bit in Hebrew and English and Yehudit, who had prepared wool and frames, gave individual instructions to every woman. In the meantime, Dvorka and Nadim drove to Zeita.
Zeita –The brother of one of the women who had participated in Hebrew lessons in the village had contacted us a few times lately. He wanted us to visit again and to teach their children English. We met P., with whom we had been working for some years, and we agreed that she would gather the women again to meet M. and V., who used to participate in our activities, to discuss the possibility of teaching the children.
12:30 – The agricultural gate 1448 at 'Azzun-Atma – We drove on the road leading to Oranit and from there we turnedonto thesecurity road with the wall stretching along one side of the road and with the concertina fence surrounding Oranit on the other side. After descending to the spot where the wall ends but the fence continues we were stopped by two soldiers who very kindly asked us if we were permitted to keep driving on this road. We saw no reason why we shouldn't be allowed to be there, so we continued on our way until we reached the agricultural gate 1448, in order to be watching when it opened. 4 cars were already waiting to cross. The Palestinians explained that only owners of land on the "Israeli" side of the wall are permitted to pass, while those who are going to work in Israel are prohibited from crossing.
12:40 – A Jeep with a group of soldiers arrived to open the gate. A friendly (!) female soldier told us that after finishing their task at the gate they would go on to Habla.
'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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Qira
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Qira
This village is located in the Salfit district of the northern West Bank, 19 kilometers south-west of Nablus. The village population numbered 1,387 as of 2016. 97.6% of the village lands are categorized as Area B, whereas the 2.3% remaining are in Area C. The Separation Fence erected around the settler-colony city of Ariel separates Qira from its local town Salfit, and necessitates a detour of about 20 kilometers.
In 2010-2015, the women’s center in the village held meetings and workshops shared by the village women and children with members of MachsomWatch.
For further information: http://vprofile.arij.org/salfit/pdfs/vprofile/Qira_vp_en.pdf
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Zeta South (564)
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Zeta South (564) Agricultural checkpoint. Allows passage to farmers whose lands have been imprisoned beyond the Separation Barrier. The crossing is allowed for special permit holders, for three days a week: noon and afternoon for 15 minutes at a time. The Palestinians who need to pass are complaining about the short times and the few days they can work on their land.
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