Jerusalem
Friday, 7.10.05, Bethlehem and Surrounding, morningObserver: Varda E., Magdalena H., (reporting)CP 300 with a lot of soldiers from different units, nearly no cars and the pedestrians are passing frictionless.Beth Jalla (tunnels) a long line of minimum fifty cars.Al-Khadr with a usual big mess of transits, busses and yellow taxis, no soldiers.EzyonTraffic circle, machsom with four soldiers. They had order to stop all the cars and even not let pedestrians pass, for not getting traffic stress in Jerusalem. The soldiers stopped three traffic lines, but couldn’t see or realize who and what is passing on the fourth and other lines.Har Gilo and Wallag’e with soldiers but no traffic at all.At midday I passed again this road. Beth Jallah without any waiting line. Hussan with many soldiers at the CP but they didn’t checked anyone.
Jerusalem
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The places in East Jerusalem which are visited routinely by MachsomWatch women are Silwan and Sheikh Jarrah. During the month of Ramadan, also the Old City and its environs are monitored.
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