Main Road Checkpoint Traffic Jam

A Palestinian man crosses the main road linking the West Bank city of Ramallah with the town of al-Bireh on foot after Jewish troops set up a checkpoint, forcing hundreds of cars to queue for ID inspection on 23 April 2008.

A Jewish soldier stops a Palestinian driver to check his papers at a checkpoint set up today on the main road linking the West Bank city of Ramallah with the nearby town of al-Bireh.

Palestinian commuters and public transport vehicles are stuck in bottleneck traffic on the main road linking the West Bank city of Ramallah with the nearby town of al-Bireh.

It is understood, this is just a temporary measure, since their has been no fighting in a couple of days. Therefore, everyone just be patient as well as kind at the checkpoint and everyone should be happy again in a very short time.

One think about a traffic jam, at least you have a moment to give greetings to everyone around you.