Hebron, South Hebron Hills
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Truly without Zumud for 50 years alrady the Palestinians have not been able to breathe.
The main thing which we saw today were the rolling check points and the guard posts all along the way.
What hits the eye are the enormous Israeli flags flying in the wind and which call out symbolically: do not forget who are the “lords” of the land. When they see us they release the Palestinian cars at a faster rate as if to show how properly they are acting. Go and explain to them how improper this whole scene is.
There are also such checkpoints at Samoah, Dura and el Fawwar, the sheep crossroad, Beit Annun.
We saw these checkpoints both going and returning.
Hebron looks deserted. It is Ramadan and the shops are closed and there are few people about. Most of them are in their homes.
The pillbox which stands under Kiryat Arba on the Path of the Worshippers has been renovated. We went up to Tel Rumeida and the soldiers opened the checkpoint for us when we said that we wanted to pray in the Habad area. Jewish women have priviliges.
In this picture ones sees the archaeological digs progressing.’
At the entrance to the archaeological garden work is in progress of a new pillbox.
Another pillbox is being constructed next to the cemetery of Habad.
These pillboxes are directly next to the homes of Palestinians who live there.
At Kapisha work is continuing and the new checkpoint will be opened at the end of Ramadan.
Work is also being done at the checkpoint of Tel Rumeida and the expanded area.
Deir razih: At the entrance to the village soldiers take possession of the rooftop. At least three cars who wished to enter the village turned back. The soldiers were successful in intimidating them.
One of the villagers says to me: Do something.
At the entrance to Abde a new pillbox is being built rapidly.
In Hebron a group from Canada is being taken around by a guide who shows them the occupation.
I say…”This is not being done in my name”
And that is also the reason I do not put up a flag.
I am ashamed.
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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South Hebron Hills
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South Hebron Hills
South Hebron Hills is a large area in the West Bank's southern part.
Yatta is a major city in this area: right in the border zone between the fertile region of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants.
The surrounding villages are called Masafer Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.Since the beginning of the 1980s, many settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with withholding water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.
There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Roadblocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.
Updated April 2022
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