Of some 100,000 Palestinians who work in Israel daily, 63,000 have
permits and can enter Israel via one of 11 checkpoints. This past June,
during the fast of Ramadan, B’Tselem again documented the rough
conditions at two of the checkpoints: 300 and Qalandia. Even during
Ramadan, when workers fast all day, conditions at the checkpoints mean
they are forced to leave for work in the dead of night, wait in long
lines, and often sleep where they work, seeing their families only on
weekends. This is not a necessary evil but a deliberate choice by the
Israeli authorities. Whatever the reasoning for the choice, it is an
unconscionable and unacceptable one.
Filmed by: Musa Abu Hashash