‘Azzun ‘Atma, Wed 11.11.09, Morning
Summary: Complaints about delays in the afternoon at 'Azzun 'Atma; roadblock of Border Police at the Yizhar crossroad 07:05 Many workers still waiting for their empoyers to collect them. At the checkpoint itself, only a few individuals going by. These are the complaints which we heard from the workers: pressure and delay at the second checkpoint, which necessitate an earlier leaving time; an additional delay in the afternoon, on the way home, is especially troublesome; work in the settlements is attended by armed soldiers, which is humiliating. We checked with the soldiers concerning a complaint that this morning the checkpoint did not open in time, the inspection was slow and they waited a long time. They all answered that, in fact, they opened the checkpoint on time, at 04:30, and no worker waited more than 5 minutes. They added that they have no interest in causing delays, in fact it is in their interest that no line is created! They sounded believable. It would be a good idea to come sometime at the opening hour in order to observe what happens.
Note: the level of anger and frustration is going up. Some of the workers say openly that they are discouraged, no longer have any hopes from their own authorities, and certainly not from the Israelis. A solution to their horrible situation and their losing their lands would be found, in their opinion, only in the use of arms! It would be worthwhile listening to their expressions of pain!
'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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