Qalandiya, Mon 30.1.12, Morning

05:45  we arrive  at  the C.P.  which is very noisy even though it is  not that full.  The usual, young guys  pushing  relentlessly, the humanitarian gate is closed  and we feel helpless, since  this is almost  inevitably the case  at this time of morning.  The older people  and those who refuse to expose themselves to this aggressive  handling  , wait on  the benches.  It is still dark  and there is ONE  neon  light only that  still works.  Nobody, apparently  thinks it might be worth putting some fresh lights in.  The only soldier in the cell  decides to educate  the  Palestinians  and  demands that they be  QUIET, uskut, he shouts at them  and does not  open the cages.
We call the  DCO  twice  and finally after  6  a.m.  Saffa  , the DCO  officer  arrives  and the situation improves  immediately.
The  humanitarian gate opens, the soldier in the cell  is replaced ,  the line becomes civilized  and by 07:30  all have  passed.
Some workers told us  they were there  since  04:30.   If it is a known fact  that  they start work at  7 a.m.  and  usually still have a way to go from  Qalandiya, why  this torturous  ritual  every morning , of  not opening all 5  security check points  and  making it possible  to pass  earlier  and in a humane manner?