Morning
Tour of the Abu-Dis – Qalandyia route 3.1; around 9:30-10:30AM > MWatchers: Vivi Z, Michal M, Nurit L, Victoria B. > > Summary – systematic harrassment of Palestinians, at a morning checkpoint >before cars from Qalandyia turn right to the Dead See Road, every >day 6:30-10:00 except Friday (no studies in the >Al Quds University) and Saturday (army and police rest after their weekly >labors). Very bad mornings reported also at the now permanent CP at >the Anata entrance. > > Following Nora’s excellent instructions we went to scout the land. >We went down the road to the Dead Sea. After passing the turn right to >Abu Dis / Maale Adumim one starts seeing Palestinian transits >and vehicles; their movement was free (Saturday), no army or police >in evidence. The turn to Ramalla (signed) is left, a short distance >after the gas station to the right. We turned left, then >stopped at the junction where a downhill road from Anata joins the Kalandia-Abu-Dis route.> We talked to several people who were changing transits. They said that >every morning 6:30-10:00 there is a checkpoint just before a turn to >Dead Sea Road. The border police (army?) may not even make a pretence >of security checkups – just stop vehicles for 1-1.5 hours at their >whim. Another student told how he was removed from the >transit for ID investigation with a few men, one man said he forgot his ID >at home in Hebron and was beaten. Apparently, another location of similar >harrassment is at entrance/exit from Abu Dis, towards Maale Adumim. > > Blue police also participates in the harrassment party – hunting for >traffic violations which can be fined, commonly at that same Anata junction >to the Kalandia-Abu-Dis road, at which we talked to people. > People were telling is about brazen racism, >including offensive talking, in relation to Palestinian drivers. A >smallest violation – and you get a 250NIS fine, said one man. > > >people attempting to get to work in Jerusalem, >at the Anata entrance/exit checkpoint (driving >from Giva Tsarfatit to Maale Adumim, 1-st left, 1-st right). >Lots of detained. > We heard similar stories before from one of Abu Musa drivers. >This CP is now permanent, so we were told. We in fact >saw it on our way back, through Anata.
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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