Checkpoint 300

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Checkpoint 300

Checkpoint 300 (Arabic: حاجز 300, Hebrew: מחסום 300), also known as the Bethlehem checkpoint, the Gilo Checkpoint, or the Rachel's Tomb checkpoint, is a major Israel Defense Forces checkpoint at one of the main exits of Bethlehem.[1] It is best known of all Israeli checkpoints, due to its location on the tourist route between Jerusalem and Bethlehem.

The crossing in its current format was established in 2005.

In March 2016, the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper criticized the overcrowding at the checkpoint and the attitude of the Israeli authorities against the Palestinians. In December 2020, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel filed a petition to the Israeli Supreme Court on the same topic.[2] Machsom Watch has also criticized the conditions.

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  1. ^ Israel’s Checkpoint 300: Suffocation and broken ribs at rush hour, Al Jazeera
  2. ^ ACRI Files Urgent HCJ Petition Regarding Overcrowding at Checkpoint 300

Coordinates: 31°43′34″N 35°12′14″E / 31.726°N 35.204°E / 31.726; 35.204

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