'Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Tue 18.12.07, Afternoon

Place:

'Anabta

Jubara (Kafriat)

Observers:

Amit Y., Yael S. (reporter) Translator: Orna B.

Dec-18-2007

Afternoon

Jubara 13:45
We reached the entrance to Jubara village. Having got the Figs Gate's commander's permission we entered the sleepy village.

We reach the agricultural gate together with a joyous group of about 20 women , and their leader, a cheerful woman, smilingly negotiates with the soldiers. They have no permits. The soldiers, reservists, are a little embarassed. They do not know what to do with the group. The leader does not stop orating in Arabic; the soldiers (who do not understand a single word) nevertheless decide to let the cheerful group through. They claim that the police in Ar-ras will deal with them.

13:33 The cheerful group went through the checkpoint and no special attention was paid to them.

At the checkpoint an Israeli from Bat Yam, who wants to travel towards Ar-ras is waiting aside. There is an instruction not to let Israelis through in that direction. After negotiating with the police who are present at the checkpoint ( his mother and sister live in the area) he is allowed to continue on his way.

14:30
We go back to the entrance of the village in order to travel to Anabta. A queue of about 40 vehicles is awaiting inspection at the Figs Gate, in order to leave the country. Suddenly a car emerges from the end of the queue into our lane, overtakes the entire queue and nearly bumps straight into us. Of course that was a settler with a ' special permit'.

14:40 Anabta

8 cars at the entrance to Tulkarm. No vehicles at the exit from the town. Most cars are waved through. Occasionally a car is stopped, the driver is asked a quick question and he carries on.

There is lively traffic of vehicles laden with food, sheep, cows, for the holiday commencing tomorrow.

15:00 The reserve soldiers behave nicely towards the locals. That is apart from the wise guy who asked me what was the difference between a Palestinian waiting at the checkpoint on his way to work, and himself stuck in a traffic jam or at a red light on his way to work.

We departed.

Location Description

Anabta checkpoint

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The checkpoint is located south of the village of Anabta, at the intersection of Road 60 (leading to Nablus at the entrance to Area A), with Road (57, 557, 5576) facing west towards the Einav settlement and the checkpoint at the exit from the West Bank - Figs checkpoint.
Until 2010 we used to watch the intersection and report the long columns created due to a slow inspection of the vehicles in both directions.

Oct-29-2011

Anabta checkpoint 24.10.11

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Jubara (Kafriat) Checkpoint

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The Jabra checkpoint was on Road 557, south of Tulkarm, on the side of the Figs Pass, which is located within the Palestinian Authority (a few kilometers east of the Green Line), and serves as an entry barrier from the territories to Israel.

The checkpoint to the village of Jubara, which until 2013 was in the seam area info-icon , blocked and surrounded by a fence, was intended for the passage of the family members of the house next to the checkpoint, and also for the MachsomWatch volunteers (with special permission only), on their way to checkpoint 753. on the other side of the village.

The soldiers supervising the "fig crossing" also supervised the crossing at this checkpoint, in our shifts we often waited a long time until the key was found and the gate opened. The checkpoint was abolished and became part of the separation fence that was moved west following the High Court.