‘Azzun ‘Atma, Tue 15.12.09, Morning
Azzun 'Atma
07:25
In the checkpoint itself there are no Palestinians. Some sit outside, waiting for transport to work in Israel. Two tell us that at the other gate they waited an hour and a half to exit. They arrived at five and got out finally at 06:30
Army jeep no. 612186 stands next to the checkpoint. Inside is an officer who looks at us rather scornfully. Two youths wait outside the checkpoint for their documents to be returned to them. They are ‘refused’ and the soldier makes them reenter. From talking with the officer Ada learns (as far as one can rely on the information) that the boy spent five days in Israel, was considered “illegal” and, therefore, in spite of his permit, he is not allowed out of the village. One of the youths departed immediately; the other, the rebellious one, remained, shouted and got worked up, but did not succeed. Meanwhile a group of Palestinians collected to exit the village, which they did one by one, not particularly fast. In the closed cubicle a woman soldier checks their permits.
.
'Azzun 'Atma
See all reports for this place-
'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
-