Hamra, Tayasir, Wed 24.6.09, Afternoon
Visitors from the Committee Against House Demolitions
We visited a number of families following the massive demolition of encampments in recent weeks, demolition orders that were served, signs placed alongside every tent on the Allon Road and the route to Tayasir proclaiming the areas to be "military," and the harassment of shepherd families in the last period.
2. Next to Kfir Brigade base we saw scores of concrete cubes which the same legend as on those next to the encampments, declaring a closed military area – the same kind of cubes as those used to block vehicle entry throughout the West Bank. We assume that the army intends to use them to block tractors from entering the encampments along the Allon and Tayasir roads, thereby making the transfer more efficient.
We entered Rotem settlement where one of the residents explained that they are building houses outside the fence. We observed the settlement of Maskiot where a number of caravans are positioned next to a crane, and maybe this is also new construction.
15:00 Tayasir Checkpoint
The passengers from two cars are waiting to be checked en route from Nablus to the Valley. The soldiers interrogate the transients, young and old, regarding their place of residence, their activities and whatever comes to the soldiers’ minds. The Palestinians have to answer every question. The drivers continue to be publicly humiliated without any logic by the instruction to expose their bellies and pirouette before reentering the cars to approach the soldiers.
The passengers are forced to cross the checkpoint on foot and in pairs, threes or whatever the soldiers decide at the moment.
Three cars in each direction. The soldiers check one direction at a time. The dogs that the soldiers are rearing still circulate in the hut, providing yet another block in the way of pedestrians. Here too the soldiers ask personal questions, in a language foreign to the transients, and here too the drivers are forced to expose their bellies.
Hamra (Beqaot)
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One of the Jordan Rift Valley checkpoints that prevent direct transit between the West Bank and the Jordan Valley, in addition to Tayasir Checkpoint. Located next to Hamra settlement, on Route 57 and the Allon Road.
Read about the peple of the Jordan Valley and the quiet transfer happening there.
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Tayasir CP
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Located on road 5799, It is one of the checkpoints control the passage between the northern West Bank and the Jordan Valley. For a long time, it stood empty and open, with only a sign next to it warning against entering Area A. It was adjacent to an old military camp - now everything is neglected. How much money was invested here, and how much brainwashing was done to the soldiers of Netzah Yehuda and Kfir.
Today, it is very difficult to pass there. Many delays. Often, teachers from Tubas are not allowed to pass into the Valley to villages like Ein al-Bida where the local schools are located, and there are no classes. There are additional days when the checkpoint is closed. In general, there is a wait there of about two to four hours to go towards the Valley and also to return. Many times the Palestinians are forced to use the Hamra checkpoint, which also leads into Tubas and the West Bank, but there is also a huge queue there and a long wait.
Following a deadly attack on soldiers at the nearby base in February 2025, the checkpoint was completely closed for the time being. (Updated March 2025)
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