Eyal Crossing, ‘Anabta, Eliyahu Crossing, Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Te’enim Crossing, Sun 9.8.09, Morning
Translation: Galia S.
Checkpoint 109, Eliyahu Passage, where pedestrians leaving for work in Alfei Menashe cross.
06:25 – As soon as we get out of the car in the parking lot, the workers come to us. They are happy because all of them have passed quickly and no one is waiting in line. I have tried to find out what is different today and the reason seems to be the presence of new women soldiers of the military police, which means it is possible to handle the crossing without lines.
Habla
06:50 – The gate opened at 06:30.
About 20 workers are waiting to cross. The inspections are brief and superficial. They take no longer than the time it takes the soldiers to write down the details.
Anabta
07:50 – The traffic is flowing without delays. No inspections whatsoever.
08:10 – We leave.
08:20 – We are standing in front of the gate to Jubara, waiting for the checkpoint commander to get the permission to open the gate for us. Five minutes later we enter the village.
The Schoolchildren's Gate
08:30 – Two 'illegals" [in Israel without a residence permit] undergo questioning by the soldiers and a policeman. A driver who happens to be here serves as an interpreter. The illegals say they have been working in Israel 10 days. The soldiers instruct them to wait under a makeshift shed until they get the permission of the advanced command post to release them. In the meantime, the soldiers see to it that they have water and shade. One of the illegals has a bad leg and limps. The soldiers bring him a chair.
09:00 – We get back to the Figs Gate and the commander quickly comes to open the village gate.
09:15 – We go from Eyal via Sufin, passing Qalqiliya, and get to Eliyahu Passage, where our trunk and ID cards are inspected. The traffic to Qalqiliya is flowing freely.
Ras Atiya
09:40 – We barred from entering the village. The checkpoint is deserted. The soldiers approach us and get into the usual conversation with us about our activities and about their "right" to be there. "We are not an occupation army," they say. That's news to us.
09:45 – We leave.
'Anabta CP
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'Anabta CP
The checkpoint is located south of the village of 'Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint. Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.
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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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Jubara (Kafriat)
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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.
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Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
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Te'enim Crossing
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Te'enim Crossing The Figs checkpoint, located on Road 557, east of the Green Line and the Ephraim Checkpoint (Road 444), is a vehicle crossing, open 24/7 all year round. It serves the Israeli population, including those authorized to enter the Palestinian Authority. The passage of foreigners holding international passports recognized by the State of Israel is approved. In exceptional cases will the passage of a Palestinian be allowed here.
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