Afternoon

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Dec-31-2002
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We entered Qalandya checkpoint without hindrances, proceeded to the north and began to write down our observations. After half an hour a young officer approached us and asked to talk to us. He introduced himself as Ariel, from the unit Dukhipat , presently commander of the checkpoint. He showed us a military order declaring checkpoint Rama a closed military zone for Dec. 31, 02, till midnight, signed by commander of the Legion Roni Numa. "Special for you!" said the young officer proudly. We had a long and rather civil conversation with him in the course of which we complained about the violent incidents of the last days and about the ID confiscations that were going on all the time. But he would not take responsibility for anything: "these are not my soldiers" "this did not happen in the area of the checkpoint" "I do not even know to what unit the soldiers in the jeep belong".....