Deir Sharaf, Jit, Shave Shomron, Thu 31.12.09, Afternoon
Shave Shomron junction – Three jeeps and soldiers are present.
The Barrels Checkpoint
15:50 – The soldiers are back. A tent has been put up for their convenience on the right side. A vehicle leaving Deir Sharaf is checked randomly, which causes a line to build up. Members of the Ecumenical Accompaniment Program that we meet tell us that the traffic stopped for an hour until 15:25 and that now they are monitoring it.
The road from Shave Shomron junction to Anabta is full of army with jeeps and military police present every few hundreds of meters. Before Anabta a pile of stones with the Israeli flag on top has been put up in memory of the rabbi murdered here a week ago. To pacify the settlers, the army has reestablished forces in the area.
Deir Sharaf checkpoint
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Deir Sharaf checkpoint is located west of Nablus and south of the settlement of Shavei Shomron, at the entrance to the village of Deir Sharaf on the road leading to Nablus. The checkpoint was activated in early March 2009 after the Beit Iba checkpoint was closed. Palestinians are allowed through the checkpoint , but not for Israelis. Unlike the checkpoints leading to Qalqilya and Tulkarm, crossing of Israeli Palestinians is only allowed on Saturdays.
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Jit Junction
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The checkpoint is located on Route 60 near at the junction with Route 55, near the village of Jit. There was a checkpoint for vehicles passing between the north and south of the West Bank, which was abolished towards 2010. Since then, surprise checkpoints have been set up there from time to time with a police or Border Police vehicle, and vehicles and their passengers are inspected.
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Shave Shomron Checkpoint
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The checkpoint is on Route 60 (the main road to the northern West Bank), opposite settlement. Has been blocked to Palestinians since disengagement from Gaza and northern Samaria.
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