Beit Ummar, Bethlehem, Nabi Yunis, Mon 2.8.10, Morning
07:30 Hussan, 08:30 Beit Ummar, 09:00 Nabi Yunis
At each of these places I delivered and received papers on police matters. On Route 60, at the side of the road, here or there people standing with two or three boxes of fruit waiting for a taxi to stop and take them on to their destination. A few donkeys also carrying boxes of fruit on their way home. It is to be assumed, like every summer, a lot of fruit will go to waste because of the difficulties of transport and marketing.
Like every week, at the bus stops and on the fences along the road new ads which the spirited among the settlers produce endlessly. This week in honour of the end of month of Av all are called on to march from Nablus to Jericho, and in order to strengthen the message a photo of the father of the settlements, Zvi Yehuda Kook, and a few of his famous quotes;
"Where is our Hebron?"
"Where is Nablus?"
Etc., etc.
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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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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