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Machsom Watch was founded in January 2001 in response to repeated reports in the press about human rights abuses of Palestinians crossing army and border police checkpoints. The excessive Israeli response to the Al Asqa Intifada, the prolonged closure and siege of villages and towns on the West Bank provided the stimulus and the motivation for what at first seemed an impossible mission. Machsom Watch now boasts 400 women all over the country. The goals of the group are threefold:1. To monitor the behaviour of soldiers and police at checkpoints 2. To ensure that the human and civil rights of Palestinians in the Occupied Territories are protected 3. To record and report the results of our observations to the widest possible audience, from the decision-making level to that of the general public.

Contact: Ms. Yael Shalem

Email: yshalem@zahav.net.il

Address: POB 11334, Jerusalem 91113 Israel

Telephone: 054-5300385