Eliyahu Crossing, Habla, Wed 23.5.12, Morning
Natanya translating.
Report on the seam zone.
In response to the request of the people of the nursery and the Bedouin we went to the nursery next to the Habla gateand spoke to the local people.
The Eliyahu checkpoint is a serious obstacle and problem which has not been solved. The finger of accusation points at the CP manager, Shimon Levy.
A sick person in a wheelchair arrived at the CP. he was allowed to cross and was forced to travel to the Eyal crossing.
The intenti on is to lodge a complaint to those responsible for him at the Ministry of Security. The man (Shimon Levy) was gravely wounded in an attack some years ago. He lay between life and death. That is evidently the reason why he sees every Palestinian as a potential terrorist. Therefore and as a result of his inhuman behavior one has to demand that he should be replaced.
Whoever has evidence of Shimon Levy’s behavior at the checkpoints of Eyal or Eliyahu is requested to send me a list of complaints. It seems to be that Hanna is the person to deal with this. But before that we need the material, collection of all the evidence.
At Habla gate there is a Border policewoman who used to harass the people. Because of Hanna’s devoted treatment she received a good dose of “training” and therefore behaves differently. Thank you to Hanna from the people who use this CP.
In conversation there was much bitterness and together with that some soldiers were mentioned favorably. To that conversation joined some policemen who see their duty as a mission – to help the Palestinians. They made an impression on us of their intentions and desire to help. We made a note of their names and of where they are stationed.
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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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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