South Hebron
South Hebron, Monday 29.8.05, AMObservers: Edna, Leah Sh (reporting)We observed very little traffic, and no changes as far as the various junctions are concerned. Three points though:1) On road 60. Western exit from Samo’a – a military vehicle helping a Palestinian vehicle that ot stuck on the dirt blockin the exit.2) Hirbet a-Tawani: Ezra from Tayush got the village some money for renting a D9 to level the land near the school so the kids can have a yard to use during recess. There is no money for any other facelift for the building for the new school year, which will open this week, on Sept 1. The villagers fear that the settlers from the nearby wood, who harass them regularly, will do so now too, so they called us and asked us to be there when the work is done. The D9 arrived around 8:30 but unfortunately we did not have the time to stay on. We told N., who met us on behalf of the mayor, to call for help if there is any problem.3) Between the Meitarim Industrial Park and the Sansana Blockade, work is done on both sides of the road. Possible explanations: a. Ongoing work to improve that part of the road. b. Ongoing work on draining the Hebron Wadi sewage system. c. Work on the Separation Wall. Following the terror attack in Beer Sheva yesterday, by a suicide bomber from the Hebron area, there is public pressure to do the Wall in this part of the country. The map of the planned wall, as published in today’s Haaretz, shows that the wall is planned to be built along the Green Line though a little inside the Territories, with two serious indentions – to include Sansana and Eshkolot inside Israel proper.
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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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