Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Mon 2.3.09, Afternoon
Etzion DCL: apart from the wintry weather, everything at the DCL routine. According to rumour about 30 people came to renew magnetic cards, and all were dealt with before we arrived, in other words before 14:00.Nine men waiting for Shabak interrogation:1. They came to the village in the middle of the night and gave me a summons.2. Ditto.3. I have a work permit and at the checkpoint they told me to come here to Shabak.4-5-6. Also at night.Two merchants had permits till less than a year ago, since then they are blacklisted and cannot continue to enter and trade. All the men waiting, without exception, are workers who are losing a day’s work because of this summons to the Shabak.
Beit Ummar: in an hour and half, in which we managed to go to Beit Ummar and return, two more were taken in for interrogation. They said there were four investigators in the compound. According to the DCL, 60 men were summoned to Shabak that day.By 15:00 twenty people had arrived. Apart from calling the Humanitarian Centre, there was nothing for us to do.We left.
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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