Beit Iba, Jit, Tue 22.4.08, Afternoon
15.30 Beit Iba
A very nervous commander met us and chased us away at once.
The reserve soldiers say that he is very nice and not jumpy but we are the cause of his attitude. During the shift he softened and spoke to us now and again and in the end we learned the reason……he lives in one of the settlements around Nablus.
16.00 There are many detainees and we cannot go near them.
The commander insists on the detention of three hours for those who had tried to slip through. People say it takes them an hour to get through the checkpoint.
16.35 Less pressure on the turnstiles and we time the waiting period as being 20 minutes. There are few cars. Those who have permits pass with little delay.
Jit…no checkpoint.
Shvut Ami seems to be empty. The other checkpoints are still standing.
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.
Jun-4-2014Beit-Iba checkpoint 22.04.04
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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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