Qalandiya, Sun 30.1.11, Afternoon
Was he content once he became the master of the time of those who were victims to his whims, or was he just trying their patience?
The soldier's eyes that were watching from the front post, embodied the service orientation. They watched but didn't see those waiting in the cold on the other side, waiting for the will to open the gates
to come upon him. The will lingered.
Was he content once he became the master of the time of those who were victims to his whims, or was he just trying their patience?
The governmental complex:
The checkpoint was deserted on that cold and wet afternoon. After waiting for a long time we entered. By miracle the lane to the governmental complex, which inhabits a blue and adorned building, was open. VIP delegations are taken from time to time to this complex, so as to show them how the mechanism of the occupation works in favor of the occupied people.
The front wall at the wide entrance hall is made of blue round glass. At the sides of this glass are two walls made of bear bricks, on which photos that looked as though they were drawn by children hang , as well as photos from the beginning of the 20th century that document historical events in Jerusalem. In the middle was a watch, decorated with roses, which greets (in Hebrew) those entering.
The head of the community center invited us to his office, he told us about the essence of the center and its services for the residents of the neighborhoods outside the separation wall at Jerusalem.
We learned that the center that was established by the Sharon administration in 2006, holds sport activities, computer, barber and Hebrew courses, Capoeira lesions, and so forth.
When we inquired about the blockage that had been placed during the past couple of weeks by the checkpoint, which makes it even harder to travel between Ramallah and East Jerusalem, he said that it was meant to "improve the traffic near the checkpoint". It was decided on by the municipality of Jerusalem, the council and us-aid.
We got out of the building which blinds the foreigners and forces them into a reality which is like quick sand, and went outside to the wind and hail that hit our faces and made us leave the site.