Qalandia

At the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, hundreds of Palestinians - mainly young people - clashed with Israeli soldiers.

Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders As Palestinians Coordinate Protest 2011

At the Qalandia checkpoint between the West Bank town of Ramallah and Jerusalem, hundreds of Palestinians - mainly young people - clashed with Israeli soldiers.

Violence Spreads Along Israel's Borders As Palestinians Coordinate Protest 2011

Protests turned violent at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah, where some demonstrators threw rocks at Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters at Golan Heights Border 2011

Protests turned violent at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah, where some demonstrators threw rocks at Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters at Golan Heights Border 2011

Protests turned violent at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah, where some demonstrators threw rocks at Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters at Golan Heights Border 2011

The transformation of Qalandia -- and its long, cage-like corridors and multiple seven-foot-high turnstiles through which only the lucky few with permits may cross to Jerusalem -- is perhaps the most powerful symbol of Israel's determination not to share the Holy City.

Sandy Tolan: It's the Occupation, Stupid Sandy Tolan 2011

Alá and her fellow musicians in the Al Kamandjati Youth Orchestra came to play Mozart and Bizet in front of the Israeli soldiers, on the other side of Qalandia’s steel bars.

Sandy Tolan: It's the Occupation, Stupid Sandy Tolan 2011

Bernat Armangue/Associated Press CHECKPOINT SILHOUETTES: Palestinian women waited to cross the Qalandia checkpoint Friday between the West Bank city of Ramallah and Jerusalem on their way to pray at the Al Aqsa Mosque on the first Friday of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

Photos of the Day: Aug. 5 2011

In June, Alá Shelaldeh, the 13-year-old violinist, brought her instrument to the wall at Qalandia, once a mere checkpoint separating Ramallah and Jerusalem, and now essentially an international border crossing with its mass of concrete, steel bars, and gun turrets.

Sandy Tolan: It's the Occupation, Stupid Sandy Tolan 2011

Protests turned violent at the Qalandia checkpoint between Jerusalem and the West Bank town of Ramallah, where some demonstrators threw rocks at Israeli soldiers who fired tear gas and rubber bullets.

Israeli Troops Fire at Protesters at Golan Heights Border 2011