Jubara (Kafriat), Qalqiliya, Thu 18.6.09, Morning
Translation: Bracha
7:30 Jubara:
We asked to enter at 07:45 and were told that we could go in, but we could not open the gate!
07:50: Anabta Checkpoint:
There is a huge accumulation of cars. It was very difficult for us to make the left-hand turn. The IDF is doing road construction work here. Traffic in both directions is going in one lane only. The soldiers let traffic flow in one direction while cars going in the direction of Tulkarem are hardly ever checked. From the direction of Tulkarem towards Ramallah every fifth car is checked. It takes 15 minutes to a half hour for each car to get through the checkpoint.
We were not allowed to get too close and it was very difficult to estimate the size of the traffic jam at Jubara, but after a half hour of observing we could guess that the line was not too bad, but we should take into account that in the afternoon and evening the situation is very bad.
9:00: The new outpost on the line of hills of the settlements of Kedumim has not been moved. It’s still there (with a shed and a flag).
09:15 Qalqilya:
There is no checkpoint.
Jubara (Kafriat)
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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel. The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area, blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village. The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.
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Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Nina SebaAug-18-2025Azzun: Enclosed by a high fence and the gate to the village is closed
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