Beit ‘Inun, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Halhul, Nabi Yunis, Mon 19.7.10, Morning
07:00 am, Bethlehem – Checkpoint 300: three booths were open and each had a long waiting line. Everyone there was complaining about the time it was taking today. The passage was occasionally blocked. The noise of the multitudes waiting outside in the crowded lines reached us. They claimed to be waiting since 5:00.
One of the soldiers serving in the booths appeared to be ill and he withdrew after a while, causing considerable commotion as two lines merged. Our request to have the sick soldier replaced was denied (no suitable soldier available). The soldier returned after quarter of an hour.
08:00 am, Etzion DCL: opens at around 8:00 o'clock. Some 30 Palestinians were waiting and the policeman was already there.
08:20 am, Halhul: The northern entrance was reconstructed with an asphalted square. But at the approach to Road 60 there is no left turn (northward) though there is a signpost and a traffic-isle. In order to reach El-Hadr en route to Bethlehem one needs to travel about 2 kms southward to Nabi Yunis. The police claims that it is dangerous to turn here to Road 60, though there is an access, both southward and northward – from the settlers' Karmei Zur, a mere 100-200 m away.
08:40 am, Beit 'Inun: the blockage between the two parts of the village has been improved: now there are large cement blocks preventing even the passage of hand carts.
09:00 am, Nabi Yunis: We attended to some applications.
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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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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