South Hebron
South Hebron, Tuesday 2.8.05, AMObservers: Smadar, Hagit (reports Hebrew)6.45-11Abstract: Another event of the unpleasant symbiosis between the army and the settlersSansana – a new unit from Gdud Lavy is in charge. No people were passing, due to the closure.Kongo CP- The soldiers stopped a family on a tractor, on their way to the fields. They asked for their documents. We tried to understand the reason and were told that such were the orders.Susia – openRoute 356:Zif CP – open, the gate to Daharia was closed, new boulders were put in front.Shayuch – Sair – taxis were waiting on both sides, neither people nor soldiers around.Halhul East – Traffic is passing, soldiers were seen in the tower.Sheep j.- Taxis standing on both sides, no people no soldiers were seen.Route 35The humanitarian CP was closed, soldiers were watched in the tower. The traffic on the gate to Hebron was heavy, but the gate to the bridge was closed.The people of the glass shop were given our telephone number to let us know in real time of closing.Dura – El Pawar – vehicles were crossing from both sides, no people watched the soldiers watch from above the tower and there is a mobile blockade on the road.All along route 60 there are orange posters advertising the demonstration in Sderot.El Tawani (village)We went to check about the escort of the village children to their day camp: A police car, 2 peace activists, 10 soldiers in 2 cars and about 20 children none above the age of 7, were passing by the 3 unauthorized houses of Maon.The head of the settlers tried to prevent the caravan from passing on the path through the settlers houses. The policmen took the man to their car but he was released shortly after. We asked why, and were told that the children pass was a serious disturbance to the life of the settlers.Bait Hagai – The temporary CP that had been built after the bomb on the junction had become permanent.
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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