Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Nabi Yunis, Mon 6.7.09, Morning
07.30 AM, Hussan: a Palestinian asked for our help with a problem : he needs to take his son to a hospital, but he is on the GSS-denied list. “They killed my son and now I am GSS-denied” he says.
08.00 AM, Etzion DCL: about twenty people were waiting, most of them for magnetic card renewal. A Palestinian turned to us for help : he told us that soldiers came to his house in El Rov at 02.30 arrested his 15-year old son, took his and his wife’s ID cards, and the son’s birth-certificate. When he asked for a receipt for the confiscated documents, he was told to shut-up and get out of their way, otherwise they would arrest him too. He is now trying to find the documents, and he has been told that they are at the Etzion DCL. The people at the DCL have no trace of them, and also don’t know where the son is being held. After many telephone calls on the following day, we were told that the documents will be sent to the Palestinian Liaison office.
08.40 AM, Beit Ummar:
09.00 AM, Nabi Yunis: on our way back we saw that the small booths that some youths had erected opposite the entrance to Karneh Tsur had been destroyed. The youngsters told us this occurred at night and they don’t know who did it. They continued to sell their fruit exposed to the sun, which was roasting both them and the fruit.
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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