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Qalandiya checkpoint 17.03.13
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
25/10/2013
Despite the cold a cancer patient was forced to move with the remaining of his strength from an occupied territories stretcher to a stretcher that came from Jerusalem.
Qalandiya checkpoint 28.04.13
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
29/11/2013
Qalandiya checkpoint 10.10.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
10/10/2010
Palestinian sick woman delivered "back to back" to an ambulance that will take her home.
Qalandiya checkpoint 03.09.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
03/09/2010
Fourth Friday of Ramadan. A sick Palestinian woman from al A'mari refugee camp tried to cross the checkpoint in order to be hospitalized at Augusta Victoria hospital. Since she did not have a permit she was not allowed to cross. At the end , with the help of machsomWatch members, a team from the Red Crescent agreed to take her to a clinic in the Palestinian area.
Qalandiya checkpoint 27.08.10
Photographer:
27/08/2010
Third Friday of Ramadan. This woman can hardly walk - yet she is determined to pray in Jerusalem.
Sheikh Saed 20.07.10
Photographer:
20/07/2010
An old Palestinian woman walked through the checkpoint.
Qalandiya checkpoint 26.06.10
Photographer: Esthi Tsal
27/06/2010
"Back to back" transfer between ambulances at the parking lot.
Qalandiya checkpoint 26.06.10
Photographer: Esthi Tsal
27/06/2010
Ambulance from East Jerusalem waiting for an ambulance from Ramallah bringing a patient who would be taken in a "Back to back" method at the parking lot.
Qalandiya checkpoint 26.06.10
Photographer: Esthi Tsal
27/06/2010
"Back to back" transfer between ambulances at the parking lot.
Qalandiya checkpoint 26.06.10
Photographer: Esthi Tsal
27/06/2010
"Back to back" transfer between ambulances at the parking lot of the checkpoint.
Qalandiya checkpoint 23.05.10
Photographer: Mika Ginsburg
23/05/2010
Palestinian woman returning to Gaza from an operation she has been through in Nablus. Hoping to expedite the procedure of getting the permits to cross the checkpoint shows evidence of her surgery.
Qalandiya checkpoint 23.05.10
Photographer: Mika Ginsburg
23/05/2010
Blind Palestinian woman queueing to cross the checkpoint through the caged corridors.
Qalandiya checkpoint 06.05.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
06/05/2010
Sedated and on respiratory devices, hanging between life and death, his tiny baby lies inside the plastic emergency aid kit box, while two ambulance crews and a doctor sent especially for him from Mukased Hospital, work to keep him alive. The 8 month old baby is transferred "back to back" at the parking lot of the checkpoint. This move from the back of one ambulance to the other, in the wind and dust, in front of pointed rifles under the blind / indifferent / suspicious eyes of a civilian security man and a soldier, were part of the journey of this Palestinian baby to the hospital.
Qalandiya checkpoint 06.05.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
06/05/2010
Sedated and on respiratory devices, hanging between life and death, this tiny baby lies inside the plastic emergency aid kit box, while two ambulance crews and a doctor who sent especially for him from Mukased Hospital, work to keep him alive. The 8 month old baby is transferred "back to back" at the parking lot of the checkpoint. This move from the back of one ambulance to the other, in the wind and dust, in front of pointed rifles under the blind / indifferent / suspicious eyes of a civilian security man and a soldier, were part of the journey of this Palestinian baby to the hospital.
Qalandiya checkpoint 09.05.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
09/05/2010
The metal turnstiles are too narrow to let wheele-chair passing through at the Palestinian side. Only intervention of machsomWatch members helped to get the gate opened so that this man could get through.
Za'tara/Tapuach checkpoint 13.05.10
Photographer: Judith Levin
13/05/2010
An elderly Palestinian woman transferred "back to back" from one ambulance to another at the checkpoint.
Za'tara/Tapuach checkpoint 13.05.10
Photographer: Yehudith Levin
13/05/2010
An elderly Palestinian woman transferred "back to back" from one ambulance to another at the checkpoint.
Qalandiya checkpoint 11.04.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
11/04/2010
A baby transferred "back to back" to an ambulance that will carry him to an hospital in East Jerusalem.
Qalandiya checkpoint 11.04.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
11/04/2010
A woman transferred "back to back" to an ambulance that will transport her to a hospital in east Jerusalem.
Qalandiya checkpoint 25.04.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
25/04/2010
An elderly Palestinian from Ramallah suffering from trombosis in his leg transferred "back to back" to an ambulance that will transport him to Mukased Hospital.
Qalandiya checkpoint 25.04.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
25/04/2010
Young woman from Nablus transferred "back to back" to an ambulance that will transport her to Mukased Hospital for an operation.
Tura/Shaked checkpoint 18.03.10
Photographer: Shuli Bar
22/03/2010
Two girls suffering from a genetic blood disease waiting with their parents to cross to the seam area. While a volunteer waits beyond the checkpoint to take them to Hadasah ( regular visits every week). The crossing is delayed due to all kinds of unclear procedures.
Qalandiya checkpoint 28.03.10
Photographer: Irit Sela
28/03/2010
An elderly Palestinian is trasferred from an ambulance coming from Jenin to an ambulance that will transport her to East Jerusalem. The transfer lasts 15 minutes, the journey from Jenin to Qalandiya took 3 hours.
Qalandiya checkpoint 28.03.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
28/03/2010
In a wheel-chair at the humanitarian gate. The gate was opened only after the Palestinian's bag touched the fence and gained the soldiers' attention as a suspicious object.
Qalandiya checkpoint 28.03.10
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
28/03/2010
In a wheel-chair at the humanitarian gate. The gate was opened only after the Palestinian's bag touched the fence and gained the soldiers' attention as a suspicious object.
Irtah/Sha'ar Efrayim checkpoint 18.03.10
Photographer: Yehudith Levin
18/03/2010
Since there is an elevation in the road the accessibility for the handicapped is limited.
Qalandiya checkpoint 27.12.09
Photographer: Hadas Agmon
27/12/2009
Waiting for the humanitarian gate to open
Qalandiya checkpoint 06.12.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
06/12/2009
Four month old baby in a critical state on his way to an operation is transferred "back to back" from an ambulance that brought him and his mother from the Palestinian area into an ambulance from East Jerusalem that will transport them to Mukased Hospital. The ambulance has been detained for 40 min. in the checkpoint for "formal arrangements".
Qalandiya checkpoint 22.11.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
22/11/2009
Seriously ill cancer patient transferred "back to back" at the vehicles checkpoint to be delivered to Augusta Victoria hospital.
Qalandiya checkpoint 06.12.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
06/12/2009
Four months old baby in a critical state on his way to an operation is transferred "back to back" from an ambulance that brought him and his mother from the Palestinian area into an ambulance from East Jerusalem that will transport them to Mukased Hospital. The ambulance has been detained for 40 min. in the checkpoint for "formal arrangements".
Qalandiya checkpoint 06.12.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
06/12/2009
Four month old baby in a critical state on his way to an operation is transferred "back to back" from an ambulance that brought him and his mother from the Palestinian area into an ambulance from East Jerusalem that will transport them to Mukased Hospital. The ambulance has been detained for 40 min. in the checkpoint for "formal arrangements".
Qalandiya checkpoint 11.10.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
11/10/2009
Palestinian aged 30, with a serious lung condition transferred at the "Jewish" side of the checkpoint, from an ambulance that brought him from a clinic in the Palestinian territory to another ambulance that will take him to Mukased Hospital in East Jerusalem. The "back to back" procedure handled after a long wait for the proper documents - is taking place without any privacy to the patient under military guard.
Qalandiya checkpoint 11.09.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
11/09/2009
Third Friday of Ramadan. An old crippled woman pushed against the metal wire to cross the peripheral ring of checks.
Qalandiya checkpoint 11.09.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
11/09/2009
Third Friday of Ramadan. An old woman that was pushed against the metal wire.
Qalandiya checkpoint 18.09.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
18/09/2009
Fourth Friday of Ramadan. On the "Jewish" side of the checkpoint handicapped Palestinian helped by people of the medical team is among the lucky ones that were let through.
Qalandiya checkpoint 18.09.09
Photographer: תמר פליישמן
18/09/2009
Fourth Friday of Ramadan. On the "Jewish" side of the checkpoint a blind Palestinian led by his wife were among the lucky ones that were let through.