Dura-Al Fawwar Junction, Hebron, Sansana (Meitar Crossing), South Hebron Hills
There is a long line of sand trucks at the Meitar crossing. (Longer than usual) and two buses of families of prisoners who have begun to pass. If this was a transition between two independent and sovereign states, I would say that apart from the ugliness, everything is fine.
On road 60 and until Hebron there are no blockages.
Only at the Dura-al Fawwar junction the soldiers still stand at the concrete blocks
In Hursa the soldiers have at last left the roof of the family home on Saturday night and have moved to the pillbox.
The very establishment of the pillbox in Area A is a dangerous precedent. (Bennett’s plan to divide the PA areas into tiny parts without territorial contiguity is beginning to materialize)
The Gal neighborhood of Kiryat Arb is being established. The harassment by this settlement of the Tamimi family continues.
In the pictures below:
Signs at the entrance to Hebron. This is part of the efforts of the Jewish community in Hebron to obtain independent municipal status (separately from Kiryat Arba), which are encouraged by the Minister of the Interior. It is hard to imagine how much worse the situation of Palestinians living in Area H2 will be then
Military vehicles and a tour of the commanders of paratroopers who will replace Givati. Preparations for Rosh Hashana.
New flags which have been hung in honour of the holiday.
In the picture below:
This is how the abandoned houses on the way to the checkpoint of the chemist in the direction of the Gross circle now look.
The war of flags. The Palestinian flag on one of the houses near to the Cave of the Patriarchs.
The Gilbert barrier has now been demolished .This is the checkpoint where Elor Azaria murdered the Palestinian
Two new roadblocks were built in its place at the top of Tel Rumeida
In the photo below:
The women of the Tel Rumeida neighborhood gather to think together about how to live with the two new checkpoints.
A new list of Palestinian residents who had previously been able to enter and leave the neighborhoodand who can not do so now. Only the residents of the neighborhood are allowed in and the lists will be kept at the new checkpoints. These residents will be allowed entry with vehicles.
The new checkpoint next to the plot of the Habad cemetery. They have not yet removed the gate under the pillbox there. But following a conversation with the TIPH people, I understand that it’s in the planning
I call this checkpoint the cemetery checkpoint.
The checkpoint which is called checkpoint 45 or the checkpoint of the archaeological garden . It has not yet begun to work actively and the soldiers who are there check all coming and going.
The war of flags. Note the small Palestinian flag next to the blue and white flags.
The High court has not yet decided as to whether the settlers will be evacuated or not. In the meantime they are being carefully guarded by the Border Police.
What we still did not photograph was the maintenance work on the road next to the Ibrahimiya school. The work was done by the Civil Administration and women soldiers were guarding the workers. Every Hebrew mother should l know what her child is doing in their military service.
The soldiers at the ‘Abed checkpoint at the Tomb of the Patriarchs have been working overtime and checking everyone, not just young people. We met Faiza from the Tel Rumeida who had been waiting to meet municipal officials from Hebron. The soldiers also took their ID numbers to check
If it is possible to harass why not do so?
In the photo: The new and shining pillbox next to Abda.
Rosh Hashana and the Ten Days of Repentance at the door, and I feel that these will really be terrible days for the Palestinians.
May I be proved wrong.
Dura Al-Fawwar Junction
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Junction on Route 60: west - the town of El Dura, east - the Al Fawwar refugee camp. There is a manned pillbox at the junction. From time to time the army sets up flying checkpoints at the entrance to El Fawwar and Al Dura. Al-Fawwar is a large refugee camp (7,000 inhabitants in 2007) established in 1949 to accommodate Palestinian refugees from Be'er Sheva and Beit Jubrin and environs. There are many incidents of stone-throwing. In the vicinity of the pillbox there are excellent agricultural areas, Farmers set up stalls adjacent to the plots close to the road. In recent months the civil administration has set up dirt embankments thereby blocking access to the stalls, and making it impossible for the farmers to sell their vegetables. Updated April 2021, Michal T.
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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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Meitar checkpoint / Sansana
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Meitar Checkpoint / Sansana The checkpoint is located on the Green Line and serves as a border crossing between Israel and the West Bank. It is managed by the Border Crossing Authority of the Defense Ministry. It is comprised of sections for the transfer of goods as well as a vehicle checkpoint (intended for holders of blue identity cards, foreign nationals or diplomats and international organizations). Passing of Palestinians is prohibited, except for those with entry permits to Israel. Palestinians are permitted to cross on foot only. The crossing has a DCO / DCL / DCL / DCL (District Coordination Office), a customs unit, supervision, and a police unit. In the last year, a breach has been opened in the fence, not far from the crossing. This breach is known to all, including the army. There does not appear to be any interest in blocking it, probably as it permits needed Palestinian workers without the bureaucratic permits to get to work in Israel. Food stalls and a parking area economy have been created, but incidents of violent abuse by border police have also been recorded. Updated April 2022
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South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
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