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Correspondent Jamil Hamad takes a simplistic look at an IDF checkpoint between his Bethlehem home and Time magazine’s Jerusalem office: Then comes the Striptease, the long conveyor belt where you have to put all your…

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Correspondent Jamil Hamad takes a simplistic look at an IDF checkpoint between his Bethlehem home and Time magazine’s Jerusalem office:

Then comes the Striptease, the long conveyor belt where you have to put all your belongings before going through the security check. Some days they make me take off my jacket, other days, my shoes or my belt. It’s very frustrating, especially when you get behind a woman with lots of earrings and bracelets who doesn’t know how the machine works — and there are hundreds of people pushing and shoving behind you. I’ve seen sick people desperate to reach a doctor, or people screaming because they’re going to miss their airplane or connection to Jordan, but no matter how hard they shout, it never does any good.

Sounds like any US airport.

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