Tayasir, Wed 29.6.11, Afternoon
Translation: Bracha B.A.
13:20 – Tayasir Checkpoint
Cars move in both directions and are called to be checked by the soldiers. Two soldiers come up to us and tell us that we must adhere to the rules of not enter the checkpoint or take any pictures. A Palestinian truck drives up with a sign that says: "We have no friends in the world." When we asked him why he had the sign he said that a friend had conspired against him and that his father had told him to put the sign up.
For the most part cars cross through without delay. Pedestrians come out of the pedestrian crossing and greet us.
Hamra Checkpoint – 14:30 – 15:15
There are a lot of soldiers at the checkpoint.
An officer and two soldiers ask us what we are doing there. The officer tells us rudely that we are not to enter the checkpoint or take pictures, "and then get out of here."Soon after that they themselves proceeded to "get out" and we also left. Cars were going through without delay.
At the Bezek Checkpoint soldiers also asked us where we were from, as usual.
Tayasir CP
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Located on road 5799, It is one of the checkpoints control the passage between the northern West Bank and the Jordan Valley. For a long time, it stood empty and open, with only a sign next to it warning against entering Area A. It was adjacent to an old military camp - now everything is neglected. How much money was invested here, and how much brainwashing was done to the soldiers of Netzah Yehuda and Kfir.
Today, it is very difficult to pass there. Many delays. Often, teachers from Tubas are not allowed to pass into the Valley to villages like Ein al-Bida where the local schools are located, and there are no classes. There are additional days when the checkpoint is closed. In general, there is a wait there of about two to four hours to go towards the Valley and also to return. Many times the Palestinians are forced to use the Hamra checkpoint, which also leads into Tubas and the West Bank, but there is also a huge queue there and a long wait.
Following a deadly attack on soldiers at the nearby base in February 2025, the checkpoint was completely closed for the time being. (Updated March 2025)
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