Today is the 55th anniversary of the occupation
It’s hard not to think today is the birthday of the occupation. It is 55. The world spins on its axis and despair permeates every last corner.
We entered Hebron through Beit Einun. There is no sign warning of the entrance to Area A but we entered because we knew they had opened the gate to the Kapisha neighborhood. The Palestinians are re-paving the road from Beit Inun to the Kapisha neighborhood and preparing lighting poles.
In my humble opinion, the gate to the Kapisha neighborhood was opened to pave the way to the Cave of the Patriarchs from Givat HaMvaeser and the northern part of Kiryat Arba, even if the road passes through a Palestinian neighborhood.
In Beit Ha’Tekumah (a house purchased by the settlers on the Zion axis, and now the question of its renovation and population is in court hearings), there is one soldier whom I catch in the middle of putting on tefillin. With him is another soldier and a conversation begins… I will not repeat it but the bottom line is that there is no occupation.
Besides, we met T., a journalist acquaintance who has not heard of the news item from Haaretz about the handcuffing of young girls..
The occupation is terrible as usual. And it is also done in our name.
Beit 'ُEinun
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The village is located on the northern outskirts of Hebron, east of Road 60 which leads to Gush Etzion and Bethlehem. Sometimes the army blocks with concrete blocks or an arm checkpoint the entrances and exits from road 60 and also the crossing to the nearby Shuyux . There were attacks on settlers from this village.
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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
Raya YeorDec-18-2025Hebron - Yusri Jaber and part of his family
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