Beit Iba
Beit Iba, Monday, 12.12.05, PMObservers: Niva D., Michal A., Ziona S. and Yonah A. (reporting)16:15 – We arrived at Beit Iba. One of the taxi drivers received us: “Finally!”There was a long line of vehicles at the entrance, going in the direction of Nablus. At the pedestrian checkpoint there was lively traffic and the inspections were done quickly. The soldier there greeted us and asked how we were doing. When we asked him how he was, he answered “Rotten!”One young male detainee. He is a student at the university and goes through the checkpoint daily. He speaks English well. He refused to tell the soldier where he was from and said to him that it was all written on his ID. This answer annoyed the soldier and he sent him to the detention shed; however, he was released after a few minutes.17:15 – The checkpoint at the Shavei Shomron Junction is still thriving.17:20 – At the checkpoint at Jit Junction there are 5 cars. When we pass through, we have the following conversation with the Border Policeman: “Shalom, where are you from?” “From Machsom Watch.” “Do you know how to get there?” We point out to him our name tags. He smiles and tells us to move along.
Beit Iba
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A perimeter checkpoint west of the city of Nablus. Operated from 2001 to 2009 as one of the four permanent checkpoints closing on Nablus: Beit Furik and Awarta to the east and Hawara to the south. A pedestrian-only checkpoint, where MachsomWatch volunteers were present daily for several hours in the morning and afternoon to document the thousands of Palestinians waiting for hours in long queues with no shelter in the heat or rain, to leave the district city for anywhere else in the West Bank. From March 2009, as part of the easing of the Palestinian movement in the West Bank, it was abolished, without a trace, and without any adverse change in the security situation.
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Jit Junction
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The checkpoint is located on Route 60 near at the junction with Route 55, near the village of Jit. There was a checkpoint for vehicles passing between the north and south of the West Bank, which was abolished towards 2010. Since then, surprise checkpoints have been set up there from time to time with a police or Border Police vehicle, and vehicles and their passengers are inspected.
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