Cliff Hotel
Abu Dis, Wadi Nar (Container)Tue. 05.07.05 p.m.Observers: Julia W., Chana G., Rina H., Rahel W. (reporting)No border police at the former pishpash. People climbing over the wall and going through the monastery. Further on down the road, there was a border police jeep parked opposite the fence where one of the bars had been removed allowing people to climb through.Went to the former Cliff Hotel. Absolutely no apparent changes in the month since I saw it last. No work being done in the area.We arrived at the Container at about 3:30. There were long lines of vehicles in both directions. Apparently, there had recently been a change of guard causing the back up, because vehicles moved very quickly and within minutes, the road was clear in both directions. A couple of vehicles were singled out for inspection but documents were returned very quickly. Large numbers of workers passed through with no check at all.The road from the Container leading to the old road to Kedar is now open and many cars headed that way. The problem for those coming from that road and heading toward Bethlehem is that they must make a U turn and cut into the line of traffic heading from Suwahre toward Bethlehem.Our driver, Sammy, said that the “new” road is a great time saver.Very quiet shift.
Cliff Hotel
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Cliff Hotel
A checkpoint on Jerusalem’s municipal boundary.It sits on the separation fence south of Abu Dis. The checkpoint is manned by Border Police soldiers and private security companies and operates 24 hours a day. Palestinians are forbidden to go through, other than residents of the Qunbar and Surhi families who live west of the separation fence, some of whom have blue ID cards and others have entry permits to Jerusalem. Other Palestinians, including residents of East Jerusalem, are not permitted through the checkpoint. Visitors to the families are permitted through the checkpoint only after their hosts obtain permits for them at the checkpoint.
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