Beitar illit CP, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Tue 16.6.09, Afternoon
2:40 PM, Etzion DCL: there was only one Palestinian man waiting. He told us that he was ordered to speak to a (blue) policeman who never would be in his office. Illit was asking the offiial at the counter for this policeman. He was calling him and the policeman was appearing immediatly.
Some men came to get a new magnetic card. They were disappearing in the offices. After there was nobody around, we left.
3:15 PM, Beitar: except us nobody was passing at this time.
3:50 PM, Bethllehem – Checkpoint 300: we were arriving at 3:50 pm. 4 counters were open. At the beginning that was enough, but later about 4,15 pm a crowd was storming the counters and each had long queues. The blue police officer explained to us that the digital system of more counters did not work. 2 Civil guards were ordering the queues.
Beitar Illit
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Beitar Illit Checkpoint The checkpoint is located on road 375 (almost) on the Green Line, between Husan and Mevo Beitar and Tzur Hadassah. It serves people with Israeli identity cards travelling from Jerusalem to the Zur Hadassah area. Palestinian passage is prohibited, except for those who have an entry permit on their way back from Israel to Bethlehem. Staffed by the military and active 24 hours a day.
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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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