Lively traffic of children and adults. Lines don't form, and crossing is swift.
So this too is possible.
Anata/Shuafat
We arrived at the tail-end of the children's transportation.
In the pedestrian crossing: the remnants of a broom and plenty of filth.
In the crossing for vehicles 4 lanes are open! Private and commercial vehicles cross quickly. But in the lane for public transportation there is a long line. A female soldier (border police) takes her time, slowly examining each bus, while 4 soldiers stand chatting. It doesn't occur to anyone to help with this slow lane. Towards 8 o'clock there is no more waiting.
A tale of the "United" City of Jerusalem.
On our way back we passed the French Hill intersection, always traffic jammed at this hour, which is why at each traffic light a policeman is stationed to enable emergency vehicles to cross the intersection. A police van with operating sirens arrived from the direction of Pisgat Zeev, and the policewoman enabled it to cross quickly. Two minutes later a Red Crescent ambulance arrived. The policewoman stared at it and did not lift a finger.