Dura-Al Fawwar Junction, Hebron, Sansana (Meitar Crossing), South Hebron Hills, Zif Junction

Place:

Dura-Al Fawwar Junction

Hebron

Sansana (Meitar Crossing)

South Hebron Hills

Zif Junction

Tags:

Ramadan

Observers:

Nili and Hagit (reporting); Translator: Tal H.

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Jun-27-2016

Afternoon

Hebron and Its Surroundings

On our way at noon, Meitar Checkpoint is already filled with buses bringing workers back from work earlier than usual because of the Ramadan fast.

On road 317 all the barriers into Yatta have been removed. We visited in Zif and gave Amal, the kindergarten teacher, a load of clothes.

Road 60: Bani Na'im has been closed following the vehicular terrorist attack.

At the Dura-Al Fawwar Junction, just after the spring, an army jeep with soldiers is preventing stone-throwing. The track to the spring from Al Fawar has been blocked. Many people come equipped with bottles to be filled.

In Hebron itself we see innovations: the soldiers' post has been moved, and activities take place where once the Hazon David Synagogue used to be.

The bus stop near Gross Square shows new graffiti – and no one cares.

Public buildings belonging to Palestinians show these signs and we wonder who put them there. They look like the signs showing the way to Biblical Hebron and the Machpela House (settlers?)… Strange.

Renovation of the "Pharmacy" Checkpoint has been completed and it now looks like a state-of-the –art evil machine.

And here's the link to the video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=srCnQ0ykPfM&feature=em-upload_owner

The settler's house on Givat Gal, next to Tamimi's family, has been destroyes. No picture was taken because it is not done to enter people's home in the middle of the Ramadan heat.

The usual - hot and bad.

Location Description

Dura/Al Fawwar Junction

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Junction on Route 60: west - the town of El Dura, east - the Al Fawwar refugee camp. There is a manned pillbox at the junction. From time to time the army sets up flying checkpoints at the entrance to El Fawwar and Al Dura. Al-Fawwar is a large refugee camp (7,000 inhabitants in 2007) established in 1949 to accommodate Palestinian refugees from Be'er Sheva and Beit Jubrin and environs. There are many incidents of stone-throwing. In the vicinity of the pillbox there are excellent agricultural areas, Farmers set up stalls adjacent to the plots close to the road. In recent months the civil administration info-icon has set up dirt embankments thereby blocking access to the stalls, and making it impossible for the farmers to sell their vegetables.

Updated April 2021, Michal T.

Hebron

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According to Wye Plantation Accords (1997), Hebron is divided in two: H1 is under Palestinian Authority control, H2 is under Israeli control. In Hebron there are 170,000 Palestinian citizens, 60,000 of them in H2. Between the two areas are permanent checkpoints info-icon , manned at all hours, preventing Palestinian movement between them and controlling passage of permit holders such as teachers and schoolchildren. Some 800 Jews live in Avraham Avinu Quarter and Tel Rumeida, on Givat HaAvot and in the wholesale market.

Checkpoints observed in H2:

Bet Hameriva CP- manned with a pillbox
Kapisha quarter CP (the northern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
The 160 turn CP (the southern side of Zion axis) - manned with a pillbox
Avraham Avinu quarter - watch station
The pharmacy CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
Tarpat (1929) CP - checking inside a caravan with a magnometer
Tel Rumeida CP - guarding station
Beit Hadassah CP - guarding station

Three checkpoints around the Tomb of the Patriarchs

Mar-27-2024

Michal Tsadik

Hebron - Smadar and Yusei Ja'bari

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Zif Junction

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Connects to Road 356 to Yata - the district city of the southern Hebron Mountains. Usually open to traffic and the nearby pillbox is unmanned. But the army and police are present from time to time, sometimes setting up a checkpoint and sometimes detaining residents of the big city. Sometimes the Israeli police inspects vehicles and distribute driving reports to Palestinian vehicles..

Yata / Southern Hebron hills

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Yatta is a city located in the South Hebron Hills region. It is located in the border zone between the fertile area of Hebron and its surroundings and the desert of the Hebron Hills. Yatta has about 64,000 inhabitants. The surrounding villages are called Masafar Yatta (Yatta's daughter villages). Their inhabitants subsist on livestock and agriculture. Agriculture is possible only in small plots, especially near streams. Most of the area consists of rocky terraces.

Since the beginning of the 1980s, a number of settlements have been established on the agricultural land cultivated by the Palestinians in the South Hebron Hills region: Carmel, Maon, Susia, Masadot Yehuda, Othniel, and more. Since the settlements were established and Palestinians cultivation areas have been reduced; the residents of the South Hebron Hills have been suffering from harassment by the settlers. Attempts to evict and demolish houses have continued, along with the withholding of water and electricity. The military and police usually refrain from intervening in violent incidents between settlers and Palestinians do not enforce the law when it comes to the investigation of extensive violent Jewish settlers. The harassment in the South Hebron Hills includes attacking and attempting to burn residential tents, harassing dogs, harming herds, and preventing access to pastures.

There are several checkpoints in the South Hebron Hills, on Routes 317 and 60. In most of them, no military presence is apparent, but rather an array of pillboxes monitor the villages. Road blocks are frequently set up according to the settlers and the army's needs. These are located at the Zif Junction, the Dura-al Fawwar crossing, and the Sheep Junction at the southern entrance to Hebron.

Updated April 2022

Apr-10-2024

Muhammad D.

Sa'ir - Yael and Ahmad

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Meitar

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Sansana (Meitar Crossing)

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The checkpoint is located on the Green Line and serves as a border crossing between Israel and the West Bank. It is managed by the Border Crossing Authority of the Defense Ministry. It is comprised of sections for the transfer of goods as well as a vehicle checkpoint (intended for holders of blue identity cards, foreign nationals or diplomats and international organizations). Passing of Palestinians is prohibited, except for those with entry permits to Israel. Palestinians are permitted to cross on foot only. The crossing has a DCO (District Coordination Office), a customs unit, supervision, and a police unit.

In the last year, a breach has been opened in the fence, not far from the crossing. This breach is known to all, including the army. There does not appear to be any interest in blocking it, probably as it permits needed Palestinian workers without the bureaucratic permits to get to work in Israel. Food stalls and a parking area economy have been created, but incidents of violent abuse by border police have also been recorded.

Updated April 2022