Habla

Habla, Abu Silman

The gate opened at 06:00, but the inspection did not begin immediately.  The soldiers at the gate were friendly (reserve soldiers) and explained to us that the computer was not working;  according to earlier reports, this was so for a week already).  The soldiers at the entrance from Habla to the checkpoint were inspecting the documents at the entrance and recording the people on their portable computer.  The soldiers at the exit from the checkpoint were inspecting the bags.  A vehicle arrived; the opening at the exit was narrow, so Nora "as part of the team" opened the gate wide.

We heard shouting from the checkpoint, because of arguments over the lineup.  An Israeli was standing next to us.  He was from the settlement of Sde Tamar and had come to take his worker, who had already been working for him for seven years in gardening.

The inspection was slow and people complained.  While we were there, 2 horse and wagons went through, one donkey wagon and 3 vehicles carrying plants.  A tractor was towed.  At 07:00, we left in order to get to the next checkpoint on time.

Gate 1447 (opposite Oranit)

The gate was supposed to open at 07:45, but only opened 10 minutes later.  When the soldiers arrived,  one of the officers turned to us and said that it was forbidden for us to be there and that she would report us to the responsible authorities about this (unlike previous such events, it did not seem to us that these were the troops which had arrived from Habla).

At the beginning, vehicles left, a horse and wagon, a tractor with a bulldozer.  Afterwards, more vehicles joined them.  Some of them were used to transport workers and they make money from the round trip.  The fields are even farther away from Oranit.  We measured the distance to Oranit, 3 kilometers of very curvy roads.  People are willing to be shoved together, even in the baggage compartments.

The inspection was done by hand, they recorded the people on their mobile phones.  The gate was closed after everyone went through.

Hablah, Abu Silman, Mon. AM, 51.2.16

Nora R., Hannah P. (reporting), Translator: Judith Green

Habla

The gate opened at 6:00, but the inspection did not begin immediately.  The soldiers at the gate were friendly (reserve soldiers) and explained to us that the computer was not working;  according to earlier reports, this was so for a week already).  The soldiers at the entrance from Habla to the checkpoint were inspecting the documents at the entrance and recording the people on their portable computer.  The soldiers at the exit from the checkpoint were inspecting the bags.  A vehicle arrived; the opening at the exit was narrow, so Nora "as part of the team" opened the gate wide.

We heard shouting from the checkpoint, because of arguments over the lineup.  An Israeli was standing next to us.  He was from the settlement of Sde Tamar and had come to take his worker, who had already been working for him for seven years in gardening.

The inspection was slow and people complained.  While we were there, 2 horse and wagons went through, one donkey wagon and 3 vehicles carrying plants.  A tractor was towed.  At 07:00, we left in order to get to the next checkpoint on time.

Gate 1447 (opposite Oranit)

The gate was supposed to open at 07:45, but only opened 10 minutes later.  When the soldiers arrived,  one of the officers turned to us and said that it was forbidden for us to be there and that she would report us to the responsible authorities about this (unlike previous such events, it did not seem to us that these were the troops which had arrived from Habla).

At the beginning, vehicles left, a horse and wagon, a tractor with a bulldozer.  Afterwards, more vehicles joined them.  Some of them were used to transport workers and they make money from the round trip.  The fields are even farther away from Oranit.  We measured the distance to Oranit, 3 kilometers of very curvy roads.  People are willing to be shoved together, even in the baggage compartments.

The inspection was done by hand, they recorded the people on their mobile phones.  The gate was closed after everyone went through.