Qalandiya 24.02.05 p.m.Observers: Ivonne P, Tzipi K, Marta K, Edna K, guestOn the way to Qalandiya, we stopped at the Ar-Ram checkpoint. It was quite empty of people aside from one young woman carrying in her arms an ill child of about one year of age, and the traffic went quickly. The woman had a green i.d. and a document forbidding her expulsion from the land. She was accompanied by her mother-in-law and her four-year-old daughter. She told us that she has been married for four years to a Jerusalem resident and they live in Beit Hanina. The issue of family unification is still being dealt with. The woman and her family were on their way back from a visit to a pediatrician in Ar-Ram. It turned out that the document forbidding expulsion has no meaning within the boundaries of Israel. She cannot be expelled, but that does not mean that she can enter Israeli territory. After several calls to the DCO and humanitarian hotline, we got a call from Fares and the woman was allowed to go home. At Ar-Ram, we met with Hillary from the organization "Vermonters for Peace in Palestine" and she joined us for the watch in Qalandiya. There too, things seemed relatively calm. The movement of people through the checkpoint was relatively swift and smooth. There was no need for special permits. We met a young man who told us that in the morning, as he crossed the checkpoint, a soldier took his i.d. In it were 200 shekels and 10 dinars. When the i.d. was returned, the money wasn't there. We directed him to Anton, commander of the checkpoint. Anton said that such things happen frequently and asked him to come to the checkpoint the next morning to identify the soldier who took his i.d. A woman and her son tried to pass through the checkpoint but were detained because the woman had no identification on her. We called Amos from the operations section who allowed her to cross.