Hebron
Hebron and Southern Hills of Hebron, Thursday 8.12.05, MorningObservers: Paula R., Yael Z. (reporting, Paula translating)06:40 – 09:00Summary: We headed straightforward to Hebron. On our return we did not stop, as traffic – both military and civilian Palestinian – was very sparse.Sansana: No workers (closure).Beir Hagai: A new electronic signpost, signaling to the buses when there are passengers waiting in the settlement. The era of hitchhiking is over!Dura el-Pawar: The roadblock is open. People cross the road. No soldiers. On our return, we observed 4 soldiers with pointed rifles checking the passage from the direction of el-Pawar. No detainees observed.Sheep junction: No military presence. On our way to Hebron many pedestrians crossed, mainly to Hebron. On our return only a few people crossed. On the road, before Shiuch, a temporary roadblock and three soldiers stop and inspect Palestinian cars. On our return the roadblock disappeared. Shiuch-Sair (School of the girls): A few people cross the road from both sides.HebronWe entered through the southern gate without problems.Shuhada street is deserted as usual. Some settlers hurry to pray.The Cordoba school: We climbed the proper stairs to the school. The barbed wire is removed, but the girls still do not use them. To our question, a teacher explained: “Mamnua”, forbidden to us. Two TIPH observers stood by the uneven, dangerous steps and guarded the girls on their way to school.Beit Hadassa and Beit Romano almost deserted. The Pharmacy CP: – Not many children were in the area, and they passed through the scanning installation. CPT volunteers told that before we came, the soldiers let children through from the side. The soldier denied. The volunteers agreed that the resistance in this spot has calmed. The reporters have also gone. (We later saw one crew who interviewed some children). The volunteers, and we too, left at eight o’clock. We tried to explain to a soldier (an ‘oleh’ from France) the importance of our presence. We also complimented them for showing restraint in handling provocative situations. An ounce of Zionism can do no harm!Back at the square of the Machpela Cave, where it was still very quiet, buses of prayers not having arrived, storekeepers already had opened their shops and greeted us warmly, although we did not enter.
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
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