South Hebron morning
South Hebron CP Tuesday morning 7.9.04Observers: Tali l., Hadas P.B., Yael S. (reports) We left Shoket J. at 6.30 and arrived back at 9.30.On the way we saw new ash piles closing road no. 60 and new CP. The army forces are tense.color = red>Shamaa CP was removed towards Cramim-Sansana J.. Soldiers of Boarder Defence are watching it. There was a hammer at the CP.The entrances to Samoa and Daharia are all blocked. We saw children walking on road 60 on their way to school.The way to Carame is also closed, children climb the ash piles so as to reach the road to school.El Pawar – Dura CP –the road is blocked. 3 soldiers questioned us. Many people are passing towards the taxis on both sides.Hebron –Yata CP: A hammer, police car and 4 soldiers watching the passers by.A Sheuch near the girls’ school: Only pedestrians are allowed to pass. Many are passing including the girls. It is dangerous to pass the road.The humanitarian CP on raod 35: Open with soldiers watching.Halhul- Hebron bridge: A barber wire blocked the entrance from both sides of the bridge. We saw many people on the Halhul side only some were passing. A soldier was calling the others, standing there, to go back. The people didn’t move then the soldier shot to the air. We tried to find out with him about it but he refused to talk. Some children tried to pass and some teachers tried to explain that they have to go to school then 2 more shots were heard. The frightened children retreated and shouted. We went back to the car and called Hagit to assist us from home. When we came back the soldier shouted at us in English to go away. He wouldn’t speak Hebrew with us though we asked him to. He explained that there is no way out of Hebron. It looked absurd as we saw people passing to and from Hebron through the hills without any checking. It means there is only humiliation of the population.The way back looked the same.Zif J. – Closed after long time of being opened.We passed through Susia to meet some “Law Keeping Rabies” who came to check about the well business for the court meeting on Wednesday. We found out that the villagers are allowed to take water from the well with the escort of the DCU but it was delayed for 1.5 hours. One of the beduins there told us about an old man who fainted and an ambulance was called. The soldiers at the CP didn’t let the ambulance through and mocked the driver.There are new CP on road 317 towards Arad and Amasa. Checking on Sansana CP was still done when we passed back towards Shoket.
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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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