Hebron, Sun 27.3.11, Morning
Translator: Charles K.
06:45-09:00
Sansana-Meitar crossing
We didn’t stop. Laborers have already gone through. The relatives of prisoners have begun crossing. Only one bus.
Route 60
We didn’t see any checkpoints until the entrance to Shayukh. We enjoyed the landscape of spring, and Leah noticed the “rajamim” (slim little towers dividing one plot from another) standing in the green fields.
Hebron:
Pharmacy checkpoint is manned by Border Police soldiers. A female Canadian CPT volunteer said that the soldiers behave correctly, greet her politely, and a soldiers also smiled to us. “Everything’s great,” he replied when we asked, and “Good morning.” Giv’ati soldiers deployed in the city. We didn’t see any detainees –e xcept ourselves, when a soldier stopped us.
He looked at us as if we came from outer space and demanded to see our ID’s
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
Muhammad D.May-13-2026Hebron - Request for compensation for land expropriation
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