Beit ‘Inun, Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Nabi Yunis, Mon 8.8.11, Morning
There are two inspection stations open, and few people passing through. Passage through the checkpoint is fast. The soldier in the inspection station asks us to stand next to the wall, but we refuse to submit to this punishment.
08.00 Etzion DCL
About 60 people are waiting, with relatively many women. A man tells us that he was here yesterday morning from 08.30 until 16.30 but didn’t succeed to enter, although he was number 13 in the queue. The soldier told him that the computer had failed and no-one knew when it would be repaired.
08.45 Beit 'Inun
A fuel tanker is transferring gasoline back-to-back into a smaller tanker. The driver from Tarkomia tells us that when the tanker to Beit 'Inun is full he will continue from Nabi Yunis to Sa’ir and Shavivcha on a narrow and winding road. However, when only some of the fuel is for Beit 'Inun he travels on a shorter and better road – Road No 60 – until he reaches the cement obstruction blocks, and transfers the gasoline there, also back-to-back, into a tanker that comes from the other side of the blocks, from Beit 'Inun. Which option is preferable? Both of them are lousy . . . .
09.00 Nabi Yunis
We took care of paper-work for two Palestinians.
Bethlehem – Checkpoint 300
On our way back to Jerusalem we stopped at Bethlehem – Checkpoint 300. At the entrance and in the hall there are signs on the wall “ Keep the place clean and tidy”. The filth piled-up over the length of the path to the entrance is disgusting. Who exactly should keep the place tidy? It seems to me that the (Israeli) authorities are responsible! There isn’t even one dust-bin there for goodness sake!
Beit 'ُEinun
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The village is located on the northern outskirts of Hebron, east of Road 60 which leads to Gush Etzion and Bethlehem. Sometimes the army blocks with concrete blocks or an arm checkpoint the entrances and exits from road 60 and also the crossing to the nearby Shuyux . There were attacks on settlers from this village.
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Beit Ummar
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Beit Ummar
The Gush Etzion-Hebron road - which is the main axis of the southern Hebron Mountains - passes through the boundaries of the village. Many incidents of stone throwing occurred on this section of road. There is a checkpoint at the entrance to the village.
In March 2006, a 25-dunam land seizure order was issued around the settlement for the purpose of establishing a "special security area" (SHBM) and a warning fence around the nearby settlement, Carmei Tzur. In April 2019, 401 dunams of the land of the villages of Beit Omer and Halhul were expropriated for the purpose of paving a road that bypasses the house of Omer to the east. Demonstrations are held by the villagers against the seizure of land with the participation of Palestinian, Israeli and international activists.
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Bethlehem (300)
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Located adjacent to the Separation Wall ("Jerusalem Wrap") at the north entrance to Bethlehem, this checkpoint cuts off Bethlehem and the entire West Bank from East Jerusalem, with all the serious implications for health services, trade, education, work and the fabric of life. The checkpoint is manned by the Border police and private security companies. It is an extensive infrastructure barrier and is designated as a border terminal, open 24 hours a day for foreign tourists. Israeli passport holders are not allowed to pass to Bethlehem, and Palestinian residents are not allowed to enter Jerusalem, except those with entry permits to Israel and East Jerusalem residents. Israeli buses are allowed to travel to Bethlehem only through this checkpoint.The checkpoint, which demonstrated harsh conditions of crowding and extreme passage delays for years, started employing advanced electronic identification posts and has upgraded its gates' system as of the middle of 2019 - and conditions improved.Adjacent to the checkpoint, in an enclosure between high walls and another passage, is the historic Rachel's Tomb, which is now embedded within a concrete fortified building. It contains prayer and study complexes for Jews only, as well as a residential complex. updated November 2019 .
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Etzion DCO
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serves residents of Bethlehem and surrounding villages who need magnetic cards, work permits for Israel, permits for one-time entry for religious or health reasons, various police permits, etc.
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Nabi Yunis
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Nabi YunisA meeting place at the junction of Route 60 and the road leading to the eastern entrance to Hebron.
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