Eliyahu Crossing, Eyal Crossing, Habla, Jayyus, Mon 30.7.12, Morning
06:00 Eliyahu crossing
There were about 7-8 cars in the parking lot outside the checkpoint, in the area open to the public, probably waiting for Palestinians who hadn't yet come through the inspection. At least 30 workers were still waiting to go through. A number of the cars were waiting with their doors open (including the baggage) at the inspection area.
06:15 Agricultural crossing, Jayyus
Because of a misunderstanding, the Ecumenical volunteers were not waiting for us at the checkpoint. When we arrived, a tractor was going through. Then another tractor entered the checkpoint and went through quickly. A Palestinian arrived with a horse and wagon, went up to the soldiers; he didn't get off the wagon, but gave his documents and continued on his way, and after him another tractor whose driver didn't get down. The passage was very quick, apparently influenced by the heat.
06:30 Gate closed.
We go by way of the village 'Azun; naturally, the stores were closed,, except for the grocery stores.
06:45 About 20 people were waiting at the exit from 'Azun.
No workers wait to enter. There are 2 vehicles at the inspection area.
06:53 Habla
There are soldiers, but the gate is closed. Palestinians are sitting and waiting on the other side. A farmer is harvesting okra next to the fence. The soldiers open the gates before 07:00, and the Palestinians get organized.
07:00
The first group of 5 reaches the turnstile and enters the inspection booth. The next 5 reach the turnstile. The first group went through in 2 minutes as did the second group. The elderly guard from the nursery, with the donkey and wagon, was not required to get down from the wagon and passed without any inspection.
15 people went through in 6 minutes the vehicle gate was wide open. People were passing through with a smile on their faces and greeting us with "shalom", as though we were responsible for the quick passage..
A tractor arrived from the direction of the nurseries, with a pesticide tank connected to it; it,too, went through with no inspection.
07:20 No line, although people arrive steadily and go through quickly.
07:35 Eyal crossing (Qalqilya)
A lot of taxis and Israeli transporters are in the parking lot, and a lot of Palestinians are waiting for their employers. It seems that all the workers who have regular jobs and permits for Israel have already left, and only those with "merchant" permits are waiting.
07:45
Many workers are still going through, dozens waiting for their employers, managers and transport. Little by little, the lot empties, but there are still dozens of workers who didn't find work and yet another day goes by, after making the arduous trip from their homes, to which they will return without any money. They speak about how, since they didn''t find an employer who is willing to give them a permit in which he assures them of work, they can't get the official standing of a worker, but only that of a merchant, which doesn't give them as many privileges. A number of people encircled us and asked for help and advice about specific problems, and also people who just wanted to talk about their difficult lives and their normal desires to bring up their children in a better world.
I have phone numbers for all these people, and naturally I explained to them that I can only hope to clarify some things, but I promised to get back to them even if I don't have any answers. I left these people with a heavy heart, helpless, and quite ashamed.
Eliyahu CP (109) / Crossing
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Eliyahu CP (109) / Crossing This checkpoint, also known as the Fruit Crossing, is one of the main checkpoints between Israel and the West Bank. It is located on Route 55 between Alfei Menashe and the turn to Qalqilya and Zufin, more than 4 km east of the Green Line, in the separation fence, which separates Qalqilya from its lands to the south, thus leaving Alfei Menashe West of the fence - the Seam Zone. This checkpoint, a few kilometers across the Green Line, is intended for "Israeli settlement in the West Bank and the population of the Seam Zone." It is managed by a civil company. Palestinians with a special permit for their lands in the seam area are also allowed to pass through it, on foot, and sometimes by car.
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Eyal Checkpoint / Crossing
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Eyal Checkpoint is intended for pedestrians and Palestinians only. This is the main barrier for workers to cross from the center of the West Bank. Workers with a work permit to enter Israel can pass through it for trade, medicine, and visiting prisoners. The checkpoint was built on the Green Line north of Qalqilya in the separation barrier that surrounds the city. The checkpoint began operating in 2004 by the military. Opening hours on weekdays from 04:00 to 19:00. We started holding shifts there in 2007. We arrived at the checkpoint before it opened at 4 in the morning. We reported on the difficult conditions and the long and cramped queues of workers who must continue their journey by commuting to work throughout Israel. At the end of June 2009, the checkpoint was operated by a civil security company, The transit time has been gradually shortened, today it is faster, but the Palestinians still have to arrive very early to make it to the transportation. Usually, about 15,000 people pass through.
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Habla
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Habla CP (1393)
The Habla checkpoint (1393) was established on the lands of the residents of Qalqilya, on the short road that
connected it for centuries to the nearby town of Habla. The separation barrier intersects this road twice and cut off the residents of Qalqilya from their lands in the seam zone.(between the fence and the green line).
There is a passage under Road 55 that connects Qalqilya to the sabotage This agricultural barrier is used by the farmers and nursery owners established along Road 55 from the Green Line and on both sides of the kurkar road leading to the checkpoint.
This agricultural checkpoint serves the residents of Arab a-Ramadin al-Janoubi (detached from the West Bank), who pass through it to the West Bank and back to their homes. The opening hours (3 times a day) of this agricultural checkpoint are longer than usual, about an hour (recently shortened to 45 minutes), and are coordinated with the transportation hours of a-Ramadin children studying in the occupied in the West Bank.
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Jayyus North (935)
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