Sheikh Saed, Sawahre
Sheikh Saed, SawahreThursday morning, 27.09.07Yael L-Y, Judith S., Michaela R. (reporting)Today is Succot = closure in the occupied territoriesSheikh Saed 6:45Scattered schoolchildren, the boys are checked.Very few adults, all cross after being checked; the number of schoolchildren increases after 7:00, all cross quietly.Two soldiers patrol up the road, stare suspiciously at the pile of rubbish and question the man standing there. With the soldiers is a man wearing the black shirt of a private security company, and khaki pants.Sawahre 7:30No one crossing except a young man from Jerusalem. Here 2 border policemen and a private security guard are on duty.
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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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