Hebron Tales
- School teachers in the Palestinian Authority are getting vaccinated today, with the Russian vaccine. In the meantime, the children stay home. Study through Zoom, a bit.
- Information about Covid-10 patients flows to the checkpoints at entry points to Israel. Whoever has ill family relatives and holds a work permit in Israel is not permitted to enter Israel for 14 days even if he has no ties with the ill person. It’s very difficult to give up 14 days of paid work.
- Tradesmen are not permitted to cross into Israel, sweepingly.
- In Tel Rumeida, there are only 4 people ill with Covid-19.
A new camera has been installed at the Tel Rumeida junction. Such cameras are also installed near the Tamar Checkpoint (the archeological park).
The DCO officer has reached an understanding with the Givati infantry soldiers so that Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida will no longer have to cross the metal detector check on their way to the mosque (protest helped).
Once a week, on Mondays, a truck will be permitted to collect empty gas tanks in the morning and return them, filled, at noon. So far every Tel Rumeida resident had to either carry the gas tank on his back, or by cart.
The Palestinian residents of Tel Rumeida are not permitted to bring their vehicles home and must park them near the barriers and checkpoints.
155 Palestinian vehicles have permits to drive the road going from the Hill of the Fathers to Curve 160. All other roads in H2 are for Jews only.
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
Raya YeorDec-18-2025Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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