Traffic flows with no problems. One man
is not allowed to pass, in spite of an official note form the
Ministry of Interior in Netanya that his ID was ruined and another
one is being issued. Why? Because the official note does not carry
his picture. The soldiers agree to call and check his ID number. In
2 minutes they get a response and let the man pass. A woman with a
three year old is not allowed to pass, does not have papers, speaks
only Arabic and manages to explain that she wants to go to Amman,
but she does not have her passport with her. She cries, the boy
begins to cry, she spanks him and he cries even louder. We ask a
young Palestinian who speaks Hebrew to translate. It turns out that
for some reason she thought that she had to go through A-Ram to get
to Jordan. He explained to her that she should get to Allenby
Bridge and she calmed down and went back. Qalandya: The traffic
flows in three lanes. The soldiers are civil and efficient.