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Qalqiliya, Thu 31.1.08, Afternoon
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Qalqiliya checkpoint
Observers: Dafna Banai, Yfat Doron (reporting) Guest: Rachael L.
Qalqiliya
18:00. Qalqiliya. Many people are waiting in their cars at the only entrance to Qalqiliya (the town is surrounded by a wall). The drivers at the beginning of the queue say they've been waiting for 40 minutes.' It's like this every day', one of them says. (Other MW observations confirm this). There are about 40 cars waiting at one end, and 13 at the other. It is dark. These are people waiting to return to their homes at the end of a working day. The soldiers are definitely checking faster since our arrival. (We spied on them before they could see us). Dafna called the Qalqilya DCO to complain about the long wait, and was told they will try to speed things up.
We left at 18:22.
Qalqiliya checkpoint
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Qalqilya is surrounded on all sides by the separation barrier. The only exit from the city is in the east of the city on the road that leaves the city in an easterly direction. This is where the checkpoint was located. When the checkpoint was active until 2009 our shifts watched long queues of cars being inspected at the only exit from the city to the West Bank. The checkpoint was canceled, but there is a military presence at the entrance to the city.
Karin LindnerJan-31-2008Etz Ephraim settlement. Nurit overlooks Siniriya
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