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Alert, Right to Education Campaign, 7 November 2005
The four students were pulled out of a taxi and instructed by soldiers to wait at the side of the road. They were not given any reason why. After waiting for four hours, the students were told that they must come back for a 'meeting' at Ofer military base on Monday 7 November. They were warned that if they do not attend this meeting then their names will be put on a list at all military checkpoints throughout the West Bank, a threat that if carried out would effectively prevent them from moving around and make them constantly vulnerable to detention and arrest. 
Birzeit University Blocked From All Directions
Report, Right to Education Campaign, Birzeit University, 10 November 2004
On Wednesday, 10 November, the Israeli Army created two checkpoints, blocking access to and from Birzeit University in both directions. All students and faculty trying to leave the University were prevented from reaching Ramallah and Birzeit.
Background to the Surda Roadblock
Overview, Birzeit University, 30 March 2003
The attractive and well-equipped campus of Birzeit University lies eight kilometers outside of Ramallah along a pastoral country road that winds its way through the villages of Surda and Abu Qash. It is the only Palestinian institution of higher education that lies outside of "Area A" (the main urban centers under full Palestinian Authority control within the terms of the Oslo Accords). As such, while students at all Palestinian universities face the daunting challenge of getting from their place of residence to their university due to the ever-expanding network of sieges and closures imposed by the Israeli occupation forces, between 2001-2003 Birzeit students, faculty and staff were faced with a critical extra challenge.
Surda Chronology
Special Section, Birzeit University, 30 March 2003
This section chronicles the impact of Surda Roadblock on Birzeit University, detailing the closures and other incidents designed to bring a halt to the educational activities of the university. The section is independently searchable by date on this site's Advanced Search page.
Map of Surda Roadblock
Map, Birzeit University, 29 March 2003
Map showing the main features of the Surda Roadblock.
Map of Israeli military positions in relation to Birzeit University
Map, Birzeit University, 24 March 2003
Map showing Birzeit University and the surrounding villages and towns, as well Israeli checkpoints and bases.
Impact of the Surda Roadblock
Overview, Birzeit University, 21 March 2003
Since early March 2001, academic life on the Birzeit University campus in Birzeit, 20 kilometers north of Jerusalem in the West Bank, has been severely disrupted. Since March 2002, in the wake of the large-scale invasion by the Israeli army into the West Bank, the campus has become virtually inaccessible to the vast majority of its over 5000 students and 700 faculty and administrative staff. The disruption has been the result of Israeli military actions taken on the road connecting the city of Ramallah to Birzeit and 33 villages in the area.
The Ramallah-Birzeit Road: The Path to Progress and Prosperity
Memorandum, Birzeit University, 5 June 2002
Birzeit University lies on the outskirts of the town of Birzeit, a few miles north of Ramallah. The University has a student body of over 5,000 students and over 700 faculty and staff. The overwhelming majority of the University community members reside in Ramallah and Jerusalem and their only means of reaching the University is through the Ramallah-Birzeit Road.
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