Ar-Ram, Qalandiya

Ar-Ram, Qalandiya - Wednesday 17.05.06 PMObservers: Tami B. Ivonne M. and Ruthy B. (reporting), translation: Netta S.Ar-Ram 15:45One of the taxi drivers tells that in the morning they hindered for hours, people who tried to go through the breach in the fence. We drove in the taxi towards east in order to see the separation barrier, which divides Dahiat-al-Barid. This part is located approximately 200 meters from the main road to Qalandiya towards east. Yesterday they closed the last two openings that made connection possible between the two parts of the neighborhood. This part of the wall will be connected to the part that is next to Hizma. On the other side of the "main road" to Qalandiya on Jerusalem's side of the separation barrier, two detainees were captured and three soldiers were watching them. The territories definition between Jerusalem and Palestine is becoming more obvious. They accustom the residents that Qalandiya will soon become the only passageway in the area. The BP is making registrations of all the passers-by in the street. 16:50 Qalandiya – northWe were not used to seeing such emptiness. There are almost no cars and only few pedestrians. A driver from Beit-Hanina whose car was checked earlier that morning in the army checkpoint was forced to sign on a form written in Hebrew, he was terrified and he did not know why they checked him.We came back by foot along the western side of the wall. Many workers were coming back by foot from work; the gas station was almost paralyzed, and there were many safety hazards and severe neglect next to the houses. When we arrived to Ar-Ram we were glad to discover that the fence had been cut again so we were able to pass to the other side in order to go and drink some tea with our friend Ibrahim.