Beit Iba, Mon 30.6.08, Morning

Place:

Beit Iba

Observers:

Rony S. Frances T.

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Jun-30-2008

Morning

07.35

On arrival at the checkpoint we note that there is no traffic in either direction.

There seem to be more soldiers and MP's than Palestinians of which there are very few exiting Nablus and more in the opposite direction.

There are no checks of women who are free to go straight through (towards Nablus).

A driver of a car argues with soldiers regarding entering with a car. He presents papers but seemingly to no avail. The DCL sits in one of the "kiosks" completely apathetic speaking on his cellphone. Eventually the driver is allowed through but the DCL does not even attempt to intervene or assist.

Apart from this incident the checkpoint is quiet. There are no detainees info-icon . We leave at 08.40

Location Description

Beit Iba

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A perimeter checkpoint west of the city of Nablus. Operated from 2001 to 2009 as one of the four permanent checkpoints info-icon closing on Nablus: Beit Furik and Awarta to the east and Hawara to the south. A pedestrian-only checkpoint, where MachsomWatch volunteers were present daily for several hours in the morning and afternoon to document the thousands of Palestinians waiting for hours in long queues with no shelter in the heat or rain, to leave the district city for anywhere else in the West Bank.
From March 2009, as part of the easing of the Palestinian movement in the West Bank, it was abolished, without a trace, and without any adverse change in the security situation.