‘Azzun ‘Atma, Sun 15.3.09, Morning
Translation: Bracha B.A.
7:20 Azun Atma
Traffic is heavy. Palestinian workers are waiting for Israelis, usually settlers, to come and drive them to work in the settlements, and on the other hand, Israeli drivers are waiting for their Palestinian workers. What an absurd situation, in which Palestinians and settlers are dependent upon each other!
A border patrol car and Israeli police car are here and another border patrol car arrives while we are at the checkpoint.
An Israeli who is evidently waiting for his workers tells us that that the checkpoint was extremely crowded and the Palestinians tried to break through the fence. About 25 Palestinians are crowded on the eastern side of the fence, 3 soldiers are checking them on the Israeli side and 3 others are covering the inspectors.
Palestinians whom we talked to claim that it took them two hours to pass through the two checkpoints. Soldiers whom we tried to talk to clarify what is going on ignored us.
7:40 – A civilian police vehicle leaves. The checkpoint empties out. About 7-8 people are waiting to be checked. We left.
'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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