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Place: Cliff Hotel
Observers: Julia W.,Chana G.,Rahel W.,Elana W.
Jun-30-2004
| Afternoon

Abu dis, Wadi Nar 30.6.04 p.m.Observers: Julia W., Chana G., Rahel W.(reporting), Elana W. (guest)We went first to the pishpash gate where there were a lot of transits but few people climbing over the wall. We then went up to the Cliff Hotel. No more work had been done on the wall (it was the afternoon of the Supreme Court decision regarding the wall), but there was some traffic back and forth to the Moskowitz settlement, which still seems to be unoccupied.We went to the Container via Az-Za’ayyem. When we arrived, there was a change of guard, so traffic was stopped. Then a huge truck carrying a bulldozer arrived and blocked all traffic. While the bulldozer was off loaded and another one put on, a procedure which took about a half hour in all, all traffic in both directions was blocked. As soon as the truck was out of the way, the soldiers waved all traffic through as quickly as possible. Their arms were like windmills encouraging the vehicles to move through quickly. Only one private car coming from Bethlehem was stopped, his permit being checked, and was allowed to move.

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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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