The power structure of surveillance in the Israeli controlled territory of West Bank is reflecting the current situation between Israeli and Palestinians. To avoid the conflict yet to make the borderline between the one controls and the one being controlled, Israeli security force would be invisible to the Palestinians during their action.
According to the description in the Article X, Israeli security agents would be separated from travelers by one-way mirrors even though they are all over the terminal building. The travel documents of Palestinians were to be checked by an Israeli officer who also checks their identity indirectly in an invisible manner. (Eyal Weizman, Hollow Land)
Within the terminal, the Palestinian officers guide several security checks, but the overall provision is done by the Israeli securities behind the mirror. This is due to the Oslo Accords - Palestinians are still under Israeli security domination, but encouraged to believe their own political authority.
The one-way mirror represents the political gesture of Israeli security control in the west bank territory. To make sure that they are encouraging or not enforcing the political authority, but not to lose the territorial control, they choose to be invisible. Yet, they are still looking over what is happening inside, either to maintain overall control or protect themselves from the possibilities of the uprising terrorism / attack.
Palestinians are being observed by anonymous force. They are required to provide their personal profile to the anonymous security personnel. Are they even sure that the one who goes over their travel documents are human or monkey? With the one-way mirror, it is impossible.
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