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'Israel's wall in the West Bank village of Al-Ram, north of Jerusalem, 20 February 2007.
(Moti Milrod/MaanImages)

The Legend of the Removed Checkpoints
Ran HaCohen, The Electronic Intifada, 24 April 2007

Last Monday's paper gave us a small reason to be happy. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met with Palestinian Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for the second time in just a few weeks. Reporting the meeting -- described by Palestinian sources as "fruitless" -- Ha'aretz noted:"An IDF lieutenant-colonel also attended the meeting. The officer briefed the Palestinians on the plan to remove IDF roadblocks in the West Bank. According to the officer, the IDF has so far removed 44 roadblocks. He added that the IDF was planning to remove an additional 17 in the next stage of the plan. The sources said that the Palestinian delegation requested the removal of more roadblocks, and that Olmert expressed his willingness."Good News, Isn't It?!Hear, hear: the IDF removed 44 roadblocks! This may not be much, given the rather extensive list of restrictions imposed on Palestinians, i.e.:Standing prohibitions
· Palestinians from the Gaza Strip are forbidden to stay in the West Bank.
· Palestinians are forbidden to enter East Jerusalem.
· West Bank Palestinians are forbidden to enter the Gaza Strip through the Erez crossing.
· Palestinians are forbidden to enter the Jordan Valley.
· Palestinians are forbidden to enter villages, lands, towns, and neighborhoods along the 'seam line' between the separation fence and the Green Line (some 10 percent of the West Bank).
· Palestinians who are not residents of the villages Beit Furik and Beit Dajan in the Nablus area, and Ramadin, south of Hebron, are forbidden entry.
· Palestinians are forbidden to enter the settlements' area (even if their lands are inside the settlements' built area).
· Palestinians are forbidden to enter Nablus in a vehicle.
· Palestinian residents of Jerusalem are forbidden to enter area A (Palestinian towns in the West Bank).
· Gaza Strip residents are forbidden to enter the West Bank via the Allenby crossing.
· Palestinians are forbidden to travel abroad via Ben-Gurion Airport.
· Children under age 16 are forbidden to leave Nablus without an original birth certificate and parental escort.
· Palestinians with permits to enter Israel are forbidden to enter through the crossings used by Israelis and tourists.
· Gaza residents are forbidden to establish residency in the West Bank.
· West Bank residents are forbidden to establish residency in the Jordan Valley, seam-line communities, or the villages of Beit Furik and Beit Dajan.
· Palestinians are forbidden to transfer merchandise and cargo through internal West Bank checkpoints.Periodic prohibitions
· Residents of certain parts of the West Bank are forbidden to travel to the rest of the West Bank.
· People of a certain age group -- mainly men from the age of 16 to 30, 35, or 40 -- are forbidden to leave the areas where they reside (usually Nablus and other cities in the northern West Bank).
· Private cars may not pass the Swahara-Abu Dis checkpoint (which separates the northern and southern West Bank). This was canceled for the first time two weeks ago under the easing of restrictions.Travel permits required...'

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