Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Wed 16.1.08, Morning
Bethlehem, El Nashash, Nebe Yunis, Etzion
Bethelhem CP:
0715 El Nashash
Two Palestinians arrive with whom we had spoken before and who brought papers for Haya.
0740 Nebe Yunis
Taxi-drivers who had received traffic tickets ask for our help. One shows us a ticket which had been doubled again and again (traffic tickets that are not paid on time are doubled, and then again if they are not paid by the prescribed date ), and had reached the sum of 42,000 shekels ! He asks us for advice on how to reduce the fine. Another driver, who wants to pay a fine but cannot because he is not allowed to enter the post-office and pay there, asks that payment should be made via us. A third one has to bring receipts to the Ras EL Amoud police-station but he is not allowed to go there and he asks us to do this for him.
0745 Etzion DCL
The parking lot is almost empty. Only a few people are waiting
there. A notice at the entrance says that the police office will be
closed from 17January at 1100 until 30 January. At 1100.
Apparently they hurried to close it already today, because we
phoned twice to the policeman M, but he didn’t answer. His
superior told us that he should be in the office, and that she
doesn’t know how to explain the notice about the lengthy closure.
A man on the Special Security Service’s “denied” list approached
us and we directed him to Sylvia..
Note : Again the problem of the lack of a shelter at the entrance to Bethlehem comes up.
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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