Barta’a-Reihan, Tayba-Rummana
08:00 Taibe-Romana checkpoint
A military Jeep of the Borders’ guard is already in place, about 15 Palestinians are waiting on the Eastern side of the fences but the gates won’t open. A police officer turns to us’ he is not familiar with Machsom Watch, This is his first time on site and us requesting a permit for us to be there. We explain why he cannot see a permit and ask him why the gate is not open. The reason is that they are short of one military police officer. The two Border’s police individuals stay in place while the third one drive the Jeep to bring over, the missing officer. Within 15 minutes the officer arrives’ the gates open, papers are check and within minutes all including a woman two children and a tractor, go through.
09:00 Barta’a-Rihan checkpoint
At this late morning hour there are only a few drivers waiting for passengers on the side of the Seam Line zone. A few people walk up from the terminal through the path covered by a wire nest.
The car park On the Palestinian side is spacious and tidy. Two Palestinian security personnel overlook that no one would park outside the parking area (we were allowed) and that no one would evade payment. In a short conversation we were under the impression that they were satisfied with their work. Proceeds from parking go to the municipality of Barta’a and all is fine.
Unlike our peers’ we are not impressed by the new phenomenon of the security personnel wearing black uniform and appear somewhat threatening (with clubs in their hands, Gas grenades, a walky-talky and an authority to use it all). All the above was brought in for control and order with force if needed’ and to collect funds for the municipality of Barta’a.
Between them and the Israelis there are the Palestinian who have no rights to move as they wish and their own land.
Whoever arrive at this time instantly get into the terminal.
Barta’a-Reihan Checkpoint
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This checkpoint is located on the Separation Fence route, east of the Palestinian town of East Barta’a. The latter is the largest Palestinian community inside the seam-line zone (Barta’a Enclave) in the northern West Bank. Western Barta’a, inside Israel, is adjacent to it. The Checkpoint is open all week from 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. Since mid-May 2007, the checkpoint has been managed by a civilian security company subordinate to the Ministry of Defense. People permitted to cross through this checkpoint into and from the West Bank are residents of Palestinian communities inside the Barta’a Enclave as well as West Bank Palestinian residents holding transit permit. Jewish settlers from Hermesh and Mevo Dotan cross here without inspection. A large, modern terminal is active here with 8 windows for document inspection and biometric tests (eyes and fingerprints). Usually only one or two of the 8 windows are in operation. Goods, up to medium commercial size, may pass here from the West Bank into the Barta’a Enclave. A permanent registered group of drives who have been approved by the may pass with farm produce. When the administration of the checkpoint was turned over to a civilian security firm, the Ya’abad-Mevo Dotan Junction became a permanent checkpoint. . It is manned by soldiers who sit in the watchtower and come down at random to inspect vehicles and passengers (February 2020).
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Tayba-Rummana
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Tayba-Rummana is an agricultural checkpoint. It is located in the separation fence in front of the eastern slopes of the Israeli city of Umm al-Fahm. The Palestinian villages next to the checkpoint are Khirbet Tayba and Rummana. Dozens of dunams of olive groves were removed from their owners, the residents of these villages on the western side of the separation fence. The Palestinian villages next to the checkpoint are Khirbet Tayba and Rumna. Dozens of olives dunams were removed from these villages' residents and swallowed up in a narrow strip of space, on the western side of the separation fence. The checkpoint allows the plantation owners who have permits to pass. Twice a week, the checkpoint opens for fifteen minutes in the morning and evening. During the harvest season, it opens every day for fifteen minutes in the morning (around 0630) and fifteen minutes in the afternoon (around 1530). (February 2020).
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