Beitar Illit CP, Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Wed 21.4.10, Afternoon
15.00 – 18.00 pm
Summary: an uneventful shift.
Etzion DCL: in the waiting room of the DCL one young man was awaiting an interview with the Shabak. He has been there for about an hour and a few minutes after our arrival was called in. Another man came to get his entry permit, which was supposed to be ready. He came out promptly holding his permit. No other applicants arrived. We noticed already that on Wednesdays not many people come to the checkpoint.
At the Hussan junctions more and more yellow taxis are parked. A market has not yet been established. Only a friendly coffee vendor approaches us in fluent Hebrew. He even asked us how wecelebrated Independence Day and if we had a meet barbecue (Al Ha-esh).
Beitar illit Checkpoint: we hear about problems at the Beitar checkpoint and went there to see what is going on. No detainees were seen there and the traffic in both directions moved undisturbed.
We decided to go to Wallage and watch how the building of the wall advances. It seems indeed that it is very quick.The height of earth mounds being moved from side to side is indescribable and so is the strength of the heavy machinery used. What an enormous expense!
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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