Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Sun 11.1.09, Morning
07:00 AM, Bethlehem – Checkpoint 300: four windows are open. Each of these with a line of about 25 persons. They say that today the passage is OK.
A man who has been working in a synagogue in Jerusalem for many years is not allowed to pass. That is a recurring event for some days already, and there is some mishap. It is not clear what the hitch is. With the help of Chana the man passed.
The apparatus for hand-prints should be set up at the checkpoints, and the people should not be made to go to the DLC every time the reading of the hand-print is not clear. The location of the apparatus for the final decision should be known to all, and the sooner the better.
07:00 AM, Beit Ummar: several people are waiting for us. One problem for example – a not so young person, married to two women but without children, does not get a work-permit, because he has no children! He is punished twice.
08:00 AM, Etzion DCL: very few people, some 20, most request a magnetic card.
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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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