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Beit Iba, Thu 13.11.08, Morning

Place: Beit Iba
Tags: Blockage of Life
Observers: Zvia S. Rachel A (reporting); Natanya translating
Nov-13-2008
| Morning

Beit Iba. 8.10 – 9.40 
The usual routine. In the direction of Nablus random checking.  Those exiting Nablus are carefully checked including the removal of belts, lifting of shirts and the usual dance.

Zvia went for a moment to speak to a Palestinian who was holding a violin and the commander immediately came and demanded that we stand in the place which he pointed out. After an argument he decided to close the checkpoint until we stood where he wanted. We did so and the checkpoint opened. In the area of the cars we again took out bundles of clothers which we had received from the mother of Ofra at Kibbutz Cabri for which we thank her and also were asked if we could help a sick child,

 

  • 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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