Bethlehem, Nuaman, Sun 24.8.08, Morning
7:00 AM, Nuaman cCheckpoint :There wasn't much traffic. Children made their way to school in two groups. First there were six boys who passed without a problem. After them came 13 girls, they two had no problem passing. They headed on about 50 meters down the road towards El Has village, which is in the Palestinian Authority. It's lucky there isn't much traffic on that road and the passage didn't' seem to pose a big problem.
An Elder man on a horse arrived at the checkpoint but wasn't allowed to pass. He told us that the trees on the other side of the checkpoint were his and that he was on his way to see them, but wasn't permitted to pass. It was hard to communicate with him. Another man arrived ridding a donkey, he wasn't allowed to pass either, we didn't' manage to talk to him. A Palestinian car was detained at the checkpoint, the driver was from Nuaiman but the person driving with him was from El Has, and therefore he wasn't allowed to pass. As we understand it only Nuaiman residents (about 250 people) are allowed to enter the village. Is it really so?
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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Nu'man (Mazmuria)
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situated on the Wall route as part of "Jerusalem Envelope," in its southeastern stretch, east of Zur Baher, Um Tuba and the small Nuaman Village, on Beit Sahur road, the checkpoint will serve as the main crossing for commercial goods from the southern West Bank to Jerusalem.
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