Just in case you thought the "checkpoints" were run by the IDF, think again. They are being managed by private companies. These companies are making a killing on managing these areas in the most inhumane way possible, freeing the soldiers up for "armed operations" elsewhere. Worse still, they do not respond to a heirarchy that can control their behaviour and be accountable to anyone for it. An enlightening video by IMEMC (thanks Marivel Guzman for pointing it out.) Less