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Beit Iba, Sun 13.7.08, Morning

Place: Beit Iba
Tags: Detainees
Observers: Sara B-S., Orna P.
Jul-13-2008
| Morning

Beit Iba cp
 
8:30
We again met the representatives of the Ecumenical Church. They report that the waiting period has been about 7 minutes.
 
In contrast to our lack of accessibility to the detainees, the church women pass over to the other side, speak with them and can speak on their behalf to the soldiers, which we cannot, being Israelis.  They are living in Tulkarm and have travelled within Israel.  They say they have been able to create a trusting relationship with the soldiers, they cooperate and the checkpoint operates more smoothly.  They are also occasionally successful in shortening the period of detention.
 
When we were present, there was one detainee in the shed.  He was released shortly, with the intervention of the Ecumenical team.  One of their volunteers told us about their preparation and acceptance for the volunteer mission.

  • 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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