Beit Iba, Shave Shomron, Mon 8.9.08, Morning
Beit Iba Monday 8.9.08
07.35 On the way to Beit Iba we drive up
to Shavei Shomron. The road is open with very little traffic. A soldier takes
a look at us from the entrance to the army base.
07.40 We arrive at Beit Iba which is
quiet. The kiosks are shut due to Ramadan and there is little traffic exiting Nablus. A line of
lorries, taxis and buses stands in the opposite direction. The traffic seems
to be moving quickly. One taxi driver is turned back from the c/p as he does
not have the necessary documents.
There is little or no checking of
pedestrians entering Nablus.
This, according to the DCL, is due to the fact that anyone can cross via Shavei
Shomron without going through the c/p.
We notice a soldier standing at the c/p
eating a yoghourt, which is in extremely bad taste since all the pedestrians
are fasting. We point this out to the DCL who mentions it to the soldier.
We leave shortly after.
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.
Neta EfroniJun-4-2014Beit-Iba checkpoint 22.04.04
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Shave Shomron Checkpoint
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The checkpoint is on Route 60 (the main road to the northern West Bank), opposite settlement. Has been blocked to Palestinians since disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
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