IRTACH Checkpoint - Tulkarem District (2 Parts)

Palestinian workers at the privatized IRTACH gate:

The absolute majority of Checkpoints (over 600 checkpoints and roadblocks) lies within the West Bank itself, between Palestinian villages, towns, and cities, or even within Palestinian cities or villages themselves, controlling the movement of Palestinians and limiting their access to work, schools, health facilities etc. However, this Particular checkpoint is one of the few that are different, in the sense that it controls the movement of Palestinians between Israel and the Tulkarem District in the West Bank, although the checkpoint physically lies within the West Bank.
Israeli settlers [read: Jewish settlers] in the area do not have to go through checkpoints. They usually have other designated Israeli only roads leading them unhindered into Israel, which roads cannot be used by Palestinians (shot or detained if found on such roads.)

The first video shows workers who have a permit to work in Israel as they exit the checkpoint, but shows non of the conditions within the checkpoint itself.

It is worth mentioning that as the majority of Palestinians in the West Bank are refugees who were forcibly removed from 78% of historic Palestine, now Israel, most of these workers you see in the video are refugees returning to their historic land (pre 1948 Palestine) in the form of slave-like workers with no rights, social security benefits or even work security.

"An ordinary morning at Sha'ar Efraim Check Point (IRTACH) in the Tul Karem district.
Filmed and Edited by Eran Torbiner"

Part 1


This second video highlights an even uglier aspect of control and petty apartheid at the above-mentioned checkpoint, limiting the type and quantities of food and drink Palestinian workers passing through the checkpoint carry with them, measured in oz's, grams or liters of course.

"Filmed by Dalia Golomb and Raya Yaron.
Edited by Hadass Shuve. "


Part 2


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