A Palestinian man prays behind a a massive metal gate block at the the exit of the Palestinian village of al-Tira  to Road No. 443. Road 443 is one of the main throughways of the West Bank. Its overall length is 25.5 KM, 14 out of which run through the heart of the West Bank. .With the break of the second Intifada at the end of 2000, Israel had severely restricted Palestinian movement on road 443, which was their main road from the Beit Sira, Saffa, Beit Liqiya, Kharbatha al-Misbah, Beit Ur al-Tahata, Beit Ur al-Foqqa and al-Tira villages to Ramallah. These restrictions were harshened in 2002, when Palestinian movement was completely prohibited. In recent years all entries and exits from the road to the area's villages were blocked with gates and concrete slabs. Photo by Quique Kierszenbaum.
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