South Hebron
South Hebron, Thursday 10.2.05, AMObservers: Ye’ela L. (Hebrew report), Mira B. (English report)Shoket junction: left at 6:50, returned at 9:00. A quite day, probably due to the Moslem new year holiday. Few vehicles on the roads. About 5 military hamers during the whole round.Dura – El-Pawar junction: Road is open, the Filbox is manned. Kvasim junction: Not clear why this check point is not cancelled. There is no military, but crossing here is highly difficult. The road is blocked by dirt heaps and big stones far away from road 60, and there is no pedestrians road between the blocks and road 60 (especially on the Yata side). On this side, the road is blocked few hundred meters from road 60 and people have to cross via the wild area that in the winter turns into a frozen muddy field. People with heavy loads or with small children have great difficulties.Only people that are in good fitness can cross easily. One person complained that it is now 4 years that he cannot arrive home with his truck. He parks his truck on the Hebron side and has to carry on his back gaz balloons and wheat sacks. About 2 months ago the military added new dirt and stone heaps and the passage, that was not easy before, became even harder. Youngsters told us that the added heaps were done by the “El Yahud”.We also asked about the Buldozers that construct a road not far away on Palestinian lands, in order to mark territories that Israel claims for legal ownership. We were told that the buldozers stopped working for already 3 days.Shayuch junction (Girls school): Empty, probably due to the holiday.Halhul-Hebron bridge: Open. No passgae to the bridge.Idna control point: Open. The Filbox is manned.Halhul east: Open. Traffic moves along. The Fillbox is manned. Ziv junction: The gate is open.The Arad control point: Manned. No cars are waiting.
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
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