Hebron, Sansana (Meitar Crossing)
At Meitar Crossing, according to Mohammad, many laborers crossed this morning and the Border Police caught people in Israel illegally.
We crossed later without problems.
On Highway 60, on the way to Hebron, heavy traffic of cars and trucks.
Tel Rumeida checkpoint: we and two local women crossed without difficulty. We met a young physician who reopened a clinic located beneath the mosque. He told about the difficulty getting around and in operating and publicizing the clinic. He asked us to tell everyone we can about it.
During this time we saw hardly any people in the street.
We walked down through the archaeological site, which is fenced, on dirt paths, marked like trails of the Nature Protection Society, to Abraham’s Spring, which is also enclosed by concrete walls and a locked gate.
We returned via the Pharmacy checkpoint. The Hebron Municipality is renovating the sidewalks and roadway of Shuhadah Street.
We came out through the southern exit. On the way we visited Mitzpeh HaShlosha and the spring (which is actually a pool) and saw the promenade, an additional way to keep Palestinians separated in their agricultural plots. We can clearly see the area being busily graded to prepare for Jewish construction between Kiryat Arba and Givat Hakharsina (along the northern exit).
The road back was also heavily trafficked.
The Abda gate is open.
We returned via Meitar crossing.
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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Meitar checkpoint / Sansana
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Meitar Checkpoint / Sansana The checkpoint is located on the Green Line and serves as a border crossing between Israel and the West Bank. It is managed by the Border Crossing Authority of the Defense Ministry. It is comprised of sections for the transfer of goods as well as a vehicle checkpoint (intended for holders of blue identity cards, foreign nationals or diplomats and international organizations). Passing of Palestinians is prohibited, except for those with entry permits to Israel. Palestinians are permitted to cross on foot only. The crossing has a DCO / DCL / DCL / DCL (District Coordination Office), a customs unit, supervision, and a police unit. In the last year, a breach has been opened in the fence, not far from the crossing. This breach is known to all, including the army. There does not appear to be any interest in blocking it, probably as it permits needed Palestinian workers without the bureaucratic permits to get to work in Israel. Food stalls and a parking area economy have been created, but incidents of violent abuse by border police have also been recorded. Updated April 2022
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