The cost of praying in Jerusalem
In reality it takes half a minute to actually cross between
the two points separating Palestinians from Ramallah barrier to the next checkpoint
in Jerusalem. This half a minute forces Palestinians in the fasting month of
Ramadan to cue from 5:00am to obtain a special permit from the Israeli occupying
forces, to cross that point to pray at the Al-Aqsa Mosque
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Ramadan. Only half a minute forces them to cue at the Qalandiya checkpoint from
five in the morning. Talk about Israhell, the so-called ‘only democracy in the
Middle East’, as described by some politicians, which discriminates against a
group of people based on their faith.
Some, lose their patience and resort to climbing the apartheid wall.
Photos taken by Palestinian photographer Ahmed Daghlas shows
Palestinians at the mercy of the Israeli soldiers at the Qalandiya checkpoint
in Ramadan .
