Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Nabi Yunis, Mon 29.6.09, Morning
06:50 AM, Bethlehem – Checkpoint 300: two windows are open, the passage is functioning very well. The Palestinians ask why it is not like this every day.
08:00 AM, Etzion DCL: a notice in Hebrew on the door announces that today there is no renewal of magnetic cards; something is wrong with the machine. The people who according to the division per villages and towns were to receive service will get this on Monday next week. Thus said the soldier at the window, after inquiring with the officer.
We did the rounds on the beautiful road that descends into the Emek Ha’elah. At the Geva’oth crossroads we met a Palestinian car. The checkpoint on the dirt road to Nachalin and from there to Hussan blocks the entry. According to the driver there is a checkpoint that is closed at night between Ghaba’ah to Tsorif. Ghaba’ah is a small village and it has no doctor, and at night, when medical assistance is needed, there is no way to get to the doctor in Tsorif.
08:30 AM, Beit Ummar: in this site we have no clients today.
09:00 AM, Nabi Yunis: in this site we have no clients today.
It was a short watch today.
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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