Hebron
Bethlehem, 17/9/06, afternoonObservers: Shulamit S and Yael S (reporting) Ezyon DCL:Our presence didn’t help even though we kept making calls… 13:45- Four people were waiting for an interrogation at the secret service. One of them arrived that morning at Hebron and was sent to Ezyon. He had been waiting for the investigator since 10:00, at 16:00 he was still waiting. None of the four men waiting had been returned his ID. There was nothing we could do. We could either write to the prime minister’s office and complain but this might lead to more problems with secret services, or we could just be quiet. Anyway, we are not writing for the media here. There wasn’t much point in trying to help the medical cases we encountered (as there was nothing we could do to help). Most of the medical cases have been taken care of by the morning shift. A merchant showed us that on his request for passing during closure is written: “Granted for 9 weeks- car passage” but they drew a line over it and underneath was written “Denied”. When I asked, at the permits center, why he was denied, the soldier answered “I don’t have to answer anyone’s question”, and when I asked again she said “I don’t have to answer you”. Tali was busy and Itzik Derai wasn’t in, I talked to Adam and he said “There is an order to reduce the number of permits that are given out to merchants for passing in the inner check points”. On our way back we saw that Efrat check point wasn’t manned. AS we are well acquainted with this check point, we know that on Rammadan, which is to begin on Sunday next week, the check point will be manned and the line there will grow longer exactly when all the workers are heading home to eat after their fast. This is how it has been for the last two years- I wonder what kind of surprises the security forces are preparing. At Rahel’s check point (Bethlehem) every thing seemed to be fine so we didn’t stop.
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
Raya YeorDec-18-2025Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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