Beit Ummar, Jerusalem
Bethlehem and Surroundings AM 20.2.06Observers: Chaya, O., Ada, G. Malka, A. (reporters) 7:00 We leave Jerusalem. 7:15 Beit Jallah:Paperwork. (attending to people’s fines)7:25 El HaderLots of paperwork. A man, whose wife is ill with cancer and being treated at “Hadassah Hospital”, needs to visit her today. But at the checkpoint in Bethlehem, he has to stand in line for at least three hours. How does one shorten the queue?Another problem: If a person doesn’t have a magnetic card, can he get permission to enter Israel for medical treatment? Dalia, B. says yes. He can receive such a permit, based on a written appointment from the hospital. 8:58 Ezyon CPThe checkpoint is manned by soldiers. 9:07 El ArubAt the entrance to the refugee camp and also across the way, near the farm, there are soldiers with a jeep. 9:10 Beit Ummar:Lots of paperwork. 9:50 Nebi- Yunes – Halhul:Paperwork 11:00 DCO EzyonThe DCO is still closed while renovations are taking place. We return to Jerusalem.
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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Jerusalem
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The places in East Jerusalem which are visited routinely by MachsomWatch women are Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah. During the month of Ramadan, also the Old City and its environs are monitored.
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