'Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Wed 7.1.09, Afternoon

Place:

'Anabta

Jubara (Kafriat)

Observers:

Tami C, Dalia G (reporting) Translator: Louise L.

Jan-7-2009

Afternoon

Report from Tulkarem roadblocks,
07.01.09, Afternoon

16.20

Anabta – The area is
empty. The few arriving cars drive through in both directions without
being checked. The soldiers belong to the reserve forces. One of them
is religious – a pacifist, he claims, the other two saying “we are
with you”. The days of Messiah have come. These soldiers will finish
their present service in a week.

16.35 We leave.

16.45

Jubara - The Te’enim
roadblock is empty. The soldiers let us through, and we ask them to
open the gate to Jubara. There’s no problem. The commander at the
roadblock arrives at the gate. He turns to us with the words, “You
have our full support”. We drive on to Ar-Ras. Here too, the soldiers
greet us with big and friendly smiles. (What a beautiful day! No clouds
at all!)

We return to Jubara, and the
moment we arrive the soldiers open the gate. At 17.00 we are on our
way home.

In spite of the ongoing occupation
and the destructive and fatal war, the reserve soldiers serving at the
roadblocks we visited today made us feel good - against all odds. What
an absurd reality.

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.