Hebron
Hebron, March 8 2006, MorningObservers: Lea Sh., Paula R. (reporting)06:45 – 09:45We headed straight toward Hebron. Today is the International Women’s Day, a holiday in the West Bank, and the international organizations in Hebron planned to celebrate this day by a special ceremony and to bestow an award on the Principal of the Cordoba School for her educational work with girls. The ceremony did not take place, as to avoid tensions, probably.The guard at the entrance to the town let us through without problems. We made our way in midst of the deserted streets, unlike the Palestinians of course who are not allowed to drive cars and can walk only along the walls of the buildings , and not everywhere. At one checkpoint two unfriendly soldiers held a group of children, and on seeing us, let them go. They refused to exchange one word with us. The work on the renovation of the “alternative” ramshackle stairs leading to the Cordoba school is going on, under the guard of a group of military PG and a policeman. The Principal of the school has come to supervise. She is very active. Two volunteers of EAPPI are there too and one of them told us that yesterday a boy broke his leg in school and she begged of the soldiers to let them carry the boy down by the proper stairs, and they let them through. She hopes that they might use them the next days as well.By the CP of the Cave, two youngsters were detained, “for checking” as the commander of the CP explained to us. After 10-15 minutes we contacted the DCO. The female soldier promised to call back as soon as the officers finish their meeting (and she really called back on our way home). But soon their ID-s were returned and they left.
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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