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Source: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/07/11/7471562855094/?sl=2
High-Tech Jerusalem Border Checkpoint Scans 4,000 People a Day
(UPI) Nicholas Sakelaris - Palestinians crossing a border checkpoint into Jerusalem are now able to go through the new Qalandiya station - an upgraded, high-tech passage point Israel hopes will cut out the long lines that plagued the old one. The improved station includes bio-metric identification systems that make the checks easier and quicker. Most of the 4,000 who cross daily make it through in 5 to 10 minutes, said coordinator Maj. Moti Stolovich. "It is substantially better," said Yousef Jabareen, a butcher at Jerusalem's Mahane Yehuda market. "It used to take about an hour.... Now it only takes a few minutes, which means I get about an hour of extra sleep."