Jubara (Kafriat), Thu 26.6.08, Morning

Place:

Jubara (Kafriat)

Observers:

Michal S., Hanna P., Natanya translating

Jun-26-2008

Morning

7.00
At the childrens' gate the soldiers greeted us. They checked a car in
the direction of Jubara and we drove on the other side of the road.
Suddenly our car began to slip to the right hand side. The two right
wheels were punctured. On the side of the road was a stone and behind
it two rows of small spikes. It took a while before we understood that
we were stuck in the occupied territories and later it turned out that
because we were in the area of a "Palestinian-Israeli village" the
situation was even more complicated. I phoned my insurance and
explained that the car was near Taiba and the answer was that it woud
take about 3 hours. At 8 I phoned my insurance again and they said that
it would take time because the area was beyond the region. When I said
we were half an hour from Tel Aviv they decided to start dealing with
the matter. In the meantime we tried to prove to the soldiers that one
could not see these spikes next to the stone and that there is no
warning about this. They argued with us but after a while removed the
"device" from the area, They acted decently towards us and offered us a
bench and even breakfast.

At
9,00 we heard the sound of the towcar but when he heard Jubara he
refused to come. With the help of the commander we persuaded him that
he could get there along the fenced area but he demanded army support
and the commander by phone arranged this, We were happy to go to the
mender of punctures in Kalansua. But I found I had to buy new tires.
Tired and frustrated we went home.

Location Description

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.