QALANDIA…QALANDIA…

““Pre-final Pre-final look”look”

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This is a simple plan This is a simple plan of how Qalandia of how Qalandia checkpoint looks like checkpoint looks like today …today …

The blue squares The blue squares are the built-up are the built-up “checkpoints”“checkpoints”

Red lines are the Red lines are the apartheid wall pathapartheid wall path

RamallaRamallahh

JerusalemJerusalem

People People ‘s ‘s check check pointpointCar’s Car’s

check check pointpoint

QalandiQalandia old a old airportairport

To AtarotTo Atarot

TransportatiTransportation to other on to other placesplaces

Bus Bus station station -to -to Jerusalem-Jerusalem-

This is where cars This is where cars no go, passing two no go, passing two check pointscheck points

And, people pass And, people pass from here to their from here to their newest station…newest station…

This is the future This is the future direction for cars direction for cars heading to heading to Jerusalem, which is Jerusalem, which is on its final level…on its final level…

This is where public This is where public transportation from transportation from Ramallah end in…Ramallah end in…

This is going to be the path This is going to be the path of “West Bank” cars to Al-of “West Bank” cars to Al-Ram and other cities Ram and other cities classified in this categoryclassified in this category

U start from U start from here:here:

This is where people get in and out to This is where people get in and out to others territories.others territories. Coming from Ramallah, this is how it looks Coming from Ramallah, this is how it looks like:like:

As you get As you get there, u there, u have …have …

Entrance Entrance form form JerusalemJerusalem

Exit from Exit from RamallahRamallah

Check the Check the “resting “resting area” !area” !

For those entering, they For those entering, they just need to pass two just need to pass two pivoted doors without pivoted doors without being checked,being checked,Following the light Following the light traffic above of course..traffic above of course..

But those who are about But those who are about to leave Ramallah……to leave Ramallah……

They have to cross 4 They have to cross 4 gates before getting to gates before getting to the other side of the the other side of the station:station:(1) Entrance to the (1) Entrance to the station:station:The left gate is for The left gate is for women, children, women, children, students, and men students, and men over 60 only. Other over 60 only. Other are not allowed to are not allowed to pass there during pass there during jam, as the red light jam, as the red light will be turned on will be turned on then. then.

There is a room for the There is a room for the soldiers to monitor this soldiers to monitor this process and give their process and give their orders through internal orders through internal intercom for the whole intercom for the whole station, or small ones station, or small ones hang at each gate.hang at each gate.

Not to forget –Not to forget –ofcourse- the ofcourse- the welcome sign ! welcome sign !

(2) Entrance to the (2) Entrance to the checking area, where you checking area, where you have 5 gates to wait in have 5 gates to wait in line for your turn. line for your turn.

Four of them are for men Four of them are for men

While ALL women, While ALL women, children, students, children, students, and men over 60 and men over 60 have the fifth… have the fifth…

Supplied with Supplied with cameras –every cameras –every where- and internal where- and internal loudspeakers loudspeakers ofcourse ofcourse

(3) Exit of the checking (3) Exit of the checking area through controlled area through controlled pivoting doors –again-, pivoting doors –again-, but after … but after …

1. Checking the 1. Checking the handbags and sacks handbags and sacks using a conveyor belt using a conveyor belt 2. Checking the people 2. Checking the people by letting them pass by letting them pass through an electrical through an electrical gate gate 3. Checking the ID, 3. Checking the ID, where you have to where you have to show to the soldiers, as show to the soldiers, as they sit in their they sit in their protected rooms. They protected rooms. They don’t have to get out of don’t have to get out of them as they have them as they have monitors and monitors and everything there. everything there.

(4) Exit of the (4) Exit of the stationstation

Which will be through Which will be through the last pivoting door, the last pivoting door,

decorated by their decorated by their latest announcement :latest announcement :

Or Qalandia Old Airport, Or Qalandia Old Airport, that became more obvious that became more obvious with the Aparthied wall in with the Aparthied wall in the backgroundthe background

Now you are Now you are here…here…You can enjoy the views of You can enjoy the views of the future car checking the future car checking points with the traffic points with the traffic lights at the new round-lights at the new round-aboutaboutOr the new main road to Or the new main road to AtarotAtarot

Or the Arathied wall on the Or the Arathied wall on the other side, separating other side, separating between the roads, either between the roads, either to Jerusalem or “West to Jerusalem or “West Bank”Bank”

A new electrical station A new electrical station is built next to the is built next to the checking pointchecking point

While digging action are While digging action are still processing ofcoursestill processing ofcourse

People today, heading to Al-Ram or other cities in People today, heading to Al-Ram or other cities in the West Bank, have to walk this road to get to the West Bank, have to walk this road to get to the taxies. Not to forget the psychological the taxies. Not to forget the psychological destruction of the people who have to get through destruction of the people who have to get through this everyday…this everyday…

The problem is that The problem is that some people, when some people, when they saw these new they saw these new stations for the first stations for the first time, they actually time, they actually liked it !liked it !

That Israelis have That Israelis have made every possible made every possible effort to beautify their effort to beautify their check points in order check points in order to distract people’s to distract people’s attention from their attention from their true horrible purpose true horrible purpose of existence as the of existence as the “determinants of a “determinants of a frontier line”. frontier line”.

People do not see the People do not see the larger picture of this larger picture of this whole situation..whole situation..

So please, when you pass from this So please, when you pass from this check-point –sooner or later-check-point –sooner or later-

Don’t forget that Israel is Don’t forget that Israel is progressing very fast in its plan for progressing very fast in its plan for control on our land, as expected. control on our land, as expected. That further actions to achieve this That further actions to achieve this goal will take place, if no action is goal will take place, if no action is done from our side. done from our side.

Not by force, but wise and well-Not by force, but wise and well-foreseen plans. foreseen plans.

May GOD bless the May GOD bless the people of Palestine, and people of Palestine, and stand by their side to get stand by their side to get

to what we all want… to what we all want…

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