Sawahira ash Sharkiya, Sheikh Saed
Sheikh Saed, Sawahrah checkpoint, A-tur
We reached Sheikh Saed around 6:30. We stood above the checkpoint in the blocked entry road to the neighbourhood — the only point from which we still have a reasonable view.
People enter the checking room one by one. The line was not long, and proceeded quietly. The first of the pupils also entered in an orderly fashion.
A contingent of security personnel, accompanied by the guard from a private company came up to us and demanded we move away "for our own safety". We claimed that this is where we always stand, and that it is they who change the conditions. A B.P. officer, A. who claimed to be in charge of the zone, was unable to name the person who is supposed to approve of our presence. We had no choice but to leave.
Swahrah
At the Sawahrah checkpoint, traffic was very sparse. Pupils were also very few.
A-Tur
A-Tur was very quiet, no presence of security forces. We saw no evidence of the torching of a police van reported last night. Schools were not yet open, and there were no children in the street.
Sawahira a-Sharqiya
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Sawahira a-Sharqiya
A vehicle and pedestrian checkpoint on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.
It sits on the separation fence, separating Sawahira a Sharqiya, Sawahira al Gharbiya from Jabel Mukkabar and the rest of East Jerusalem. The checkpoint is manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of Sawahira al Gharbiya and residents of a-Sawahira a Sharqiya who have permits. Vehicles with special permits are allowed through, from Sheikh Sa’ed as well.
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Sheikh Sa'ed
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A checkpoint limited to pedestrians, located on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.
The checkpoint sits on the separation fence at the entrance to Sheikh Sa’ad, dividing it from its neighbourhood of Jabel Mukkabar. It’s manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of Jabel Mukkabar or Sheikh Sa'ad who have permits. Both groups are permitted through only on foot. Residents of East Jerusalem who don’t live in Jabel Mukkabar are also allowed to cross to Sheikh Sa’ad, but not in the opposite direction; they must return through the Sawahira ash Sharqiya checkpoint.
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