Brighton-Tubas Region Friendship and Solidarity Group

The Israeli stranglehold on Palestinian movement is maintained by a complex system of road blocks and checkpoints manned by Israeli soldiiers. A Jordan Valley ID must be shown to pass through these, but these are only issued to Palestinians who actually live in the Valley. Palestinians living outside the valley must have permission to enter the valley. The valley is controlled by checkpoints at:

Tayaseer – Isolates the Northern Jordan Valley from the road to Tubas

Hamra – Isolates the Jordan Valley from the road to Nablus

Ma’ale Efraim – Isolates the road to Salfit

Awja – Isolates the road to Ramallah

Bardala Checkpoint – Controls the road to 1948 Israel

The occupation forces often do not allow men under thirty to pass through these checkpoints.