Hebron
The Jaber family, whose house is at the entrance to the Worshipers’ Route reports:
During the past year, the soldiers come on Fridays before Shabbath and stayed until the end of the Sabbath on the roof of their home. The soldiers climb to the roof from the outer steps. This week, the water had a different flavor and it was impossible to drink it. Next to the water tank were plastic bottles filled with urine. Inside the container was a stick of popsicle and popcorn. The Jaber family cleaned the tank. They are afraid to drink water from the tank on the roof and have to buy bottles of water in the grocery store.
In addition, a soldier was seen urinating in a corner of the roof. Susan asked the soldier why he urinated on the roof, the soldier apologized and poured water on the urine. The rainwater that falls on the roofs is stored by the residents into pits. The water in the pits is intended for daily needs including drinking and at the moment it will not be usable. There is a video recording of the popsicle stick in the water tank and the soldier’s urine container.
In addition there is a picture of a soldier urinating in the corner of the roof. Suzanne asked him why he did so and he apologized and threw water on the urine.
The Jaber family is trying to lead a more or less normal life, but it is impossible if they can’t trust their water source. The noise from the roof does not let them sleep properly.
In Ramadan, the soldiers threw wooden boards and dirt into the sewer and the cleaning required intensive work, including the removal of tiles for cleaning and repair.
One day, Susan’s 17-year-old son came home running, and when he went up to his house, the soldier came down the steps and, as the boy ran, the soldier panicked and aimed the weapon at him.
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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