(8 Sep 2010)
Jerusalem, 6 September 2010
++ DAWN SHOTS ++
1. Wide of entrance to Western wall compound
2. Pan of man blowing a Shofar (a trumpet made from a ram's horn)
3. Close of man praying
4. Wide of Western wall yard full of worshippers
++ DAY SHOTS ++
5. People entering market
6. People at fish stand a traditional food on the Rosh Hashana, or the Jewish New Year holiday
7. Woman buying pomegranates, a fruit used in blessings
8. Close up of dates, used in new year blessings
9. People in market
10. Bratslav Hasidic Jew dancing in street
Qalandiya crossing, West Bank, 8 September 2010
11. Wide of crossing
12. Close of watchtower
13. Palestinians going through to be checked
14. Close up through bars of people waiting at crossing
15. Palestinians waiting at crossing
16. Israeli soldier checking car at crossing
17. Wide of cars waiting for inspection at crossing
Jerusalem, 8 September 2010
18. Various of police officers on guard
Gaza City, Gaza Strip, 7 September 2010
19. Wide of street
20. Wide of market
21. Boy playing with candy at market stand
22. Vender arranging sweets for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan
23. Close of sweets
24. People buying sweets
STORYLINE
Security was tightened on Wednesday ahead of prayers for the eve of the Jewish new year, a day which this year also coincides with the end of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On Monday, Jewish shoppers scrambled to stock up on traditional food supplies before the two-day holiday of Rosh Hashana, or the Jewish New Year.
Jewish families celebrate Rosh Hashanah by eating apples and honey and other traditional foods symbolising sweetness and prosperity.
Symbolically, as Israelis and Palestinians opened new peace talks, Jewish and Muslim calendars progressed in opposite directions - Jews starting their holiest period of introspection just as Muslims were ending theirs.
While Jews begin a 10-day period of soul-searching, Muslims celebrate the end of the rigorous holy month of Ramadan and its daytime fasting with the three-day festival of Eid al-Fitr, expected to start on Thursday.
Both religions use lunar calendars.
A feature of Rosh Hashanah is the sounding of the shofar, a trumpet made of a ram's horn.
Many practices have sprung up around the holiday, like dipping an apple in honey to symbolise a sweet new year.
On Wednesday, the Israeli military closed crossings from the West Bank into Israel until Saturday because of security concerns.
Such closures have become standard on Jewish holidays.
Rosh Hashana is followed ten days later by Yom Kippur - the Day of Atonement the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
Meanwhile in Gaza, market traders stocked up on sweets as people prepared for Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday marking the end of Ramadan.
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