Bethlehem
06:30, Tantur: A double fence, which
the labourers say will extend all the way to Rachel’s tomb. About
40 pedestrians trying to pass, no vehicle queue. 07:30, Etzion:
Traffic to Al-Khadr is by buses. Passengers alight at Etzion for ID
check, and some are turned back. The officer says not all buses are
checked, it depends on how heavy traffic is. Between Hebron and
Bethlehem, both directions, passage is with permit only. 08:30
Al-Khadr. No soldiers, but apparently there were some in the
morning. A soccer stadium, built with Portugese money, is soon to
open there. We got a tour from the local soccer manager. The first
game will be Palestine-Portugal. There was a sense of optimism in
the air. We encountered a group of Al-Khadr kids in summer camp.
Their T-shirts say, in Arabic, “No to the Apartheid
Wall”.
Hebron
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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints, manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.
Checkpoints observed in H2:
- Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
- Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
- Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
- The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
- Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
- Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station
Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs
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