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Apr-29-2003
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E-Ram: Not crowded. The line of pedestrians passed by quickly.Qalandya South: big rocks were put in the middle of the road, it seems just to make the crossing harder. The line of pedestrians and cars passed by quickly.Qalandya North: A soldier pointing his M16 'welcomed' whoever wanted to pass the checkpoint. The checkpoint was crowded, we timed the pedestrian line and it took 25 minutes to get through the checkpoint. Children and old people were allowed to pass by the side without standing in line. A woman whose young daughter had passed alone by the side before wanted to pass without standing in line, but the soldier shouted at her that there is no way she can pass no matter what. The woman was crying but shouted back "You are animals, you are not human". Later the daughter called her mother from the bus to school. Another woman told us that since the school bus is not allowed to enter Qalandya, she needs to leave her babyinfo-icon and little child alone at home in order to take her daughter to the bus. She asked for help to get a permission for the bus to enter the village.