The best Years of his life
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36 year old Adnan Abdallah from the refugee camp Deheishe has spent 11 Years of his life in 5 different Israeli prisons. More than half of this time he was detained without charges and trial, as an administrative prisoner. While other young men have completed their studies and created a family, he was being mistreated in prison without knowing for what crimes he was charged. He missed the best years of his life. All he wants now, after his release, is to have the opportunity of a new start.
Filmed by Tamar Fleishman, interviews by Roni Hammermann, edited by Tom Karmi
Machsom Watch in sleepless in Gaza & Jerusalem
"Sleepless in Gaza...and Jerusalem" is a video diary about young Palestinian women, Muslim and Christian, living in Gaza and Jerusalem/The West Bank. Listen to what the Israeli women have to say about occupation and its practices and why are they watching checkpoints and documenting abuse! Meet "Machsom Watch" and tell us: Do you think the checkpoint commander found Ashira cute or the most annoying person he had met on duty?
Detainee at Huwwara Checkpoint
The story of one man who was detained at the Huwwara checkpoint, a checkpoint which was presumably removed.
Filme by Yehudith Levin.
Interviewed by Fathiya Akfa.
Translation from Arabic by Hasan Masri.
מחסום קלנדיה - רמדאן 2009
Residents of the northern and central West Bank have to go
through the Qalandia checkpoint to get to El Aksa. On the Fridays during the
Ramadan women over the age of 30 and men over the age of 45 can get permits to go through. Women over the age of 45 and man over 50 do not need permis.
Tens of thousands get to Qalandia hoping to get to the prayers on time,
thousands go through and still thousands are left behind. This is what it looks
like.
Filmed by Hadass Shuve and Merav Amir.
Edited by Hadass Shuve.
Translation from Arabic by Hasan Masri.
Ras Atiya Checkpoint
The checkpoint of Ras Atiya separates the villages in the seam line enclave of Ras A-Tira from the rest of the West Bank. At 6:30 AM a truck with a permit to transport building materials arrives at the checkpoint. The truck is loaded with building stones. The soldiers detain the truck for long hours and eventually force the truck owner to unload the truck at the checkpoint. The truck owner then has to pay for reloading the truck.
Atara/Birzeit checkpoint
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The Israeli Ministry of Defense announced that the Atara/Birzeit checkpoint was removed, but in actuality the checkpoint still operates occasionally. On Jul 12 2009 a minibus loaded with passengers arrived at the checkpoint at 3:15 PM, the passengers were allowed to continue on their way only five hours later, during which they suffered a long series of maltreatments by the soldiers.
Filmed by Tamar Fleishman
Food Rationing: An Appeal to Ehud Barak
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Through Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim) checkpoint Palestinians from the West Bank who have work permits to work in Israel pass daily. The checkpoint is operated by a private security company called Modi'in Ezrachi. The company limits the types and amounts of food that the workers passing through the checkpoint can take with them. These limitations are a decision of this company and are not dictated by the GSS (the Shabak) or by the Ministry of Defense.
Filmed by Dalia Golomb and Raya Yaron.
Early Morning in Eyal Checkpoint
A Tour of the West Bank
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A tour for students from the Tel Aviv University in the West Bank in May 2009. The tour was given by Machsom Watch.
Filmed by Neta Efroni.