Rihan, Tue. 11/07/2006 AM Observers: Hedvah H., Yocheved G. (reporting)9:30 – 11:30We found a large number of cars waiting for passengers in the Palestinian parking lot. The drivers do not have any work. A small queue of about ten people was waiting to enter the terminal. We asked how long they had been waiting, and they told us, about half an hour. We called the woman soldier who sits in the hut, but she refused to come out to talk to them and only yelled at us and asked what we wanted. We asked how much longer the Palestinians would have to wait at the gate, and her answer was: “As long as needed. I already told them that they have to wait.” We went over to the hut through the ‘sleeve’ and insisted on knowing why they have to wait. We said that perhaps it was possible to tell them how long the wait would be. The soldier shrugged her shoulders. When we said that they are human beings and they have the right to know how long they will be waiting in the hot sun, she said: “They can wait under the tin roof.” A soldier who came there said that there are warnings of possible attacks and sometimes it is not possible to tell those waiting how long they will have to stay. We still insisted, and this time, the response came on the loudspeaker: “You will be waiting until 10:30.” We waited together with the people, and in the meantime, we saw a number of people leaving the terminal toward the West Bank. that is to say, there were no threats, and no delays. Perhaps this was just arbitrary inconsideration?At 10:30, when the gate did not open, we returned to the hut through the ‘sleeve’, and asked what was happening. This time we heard the redeeming news on the loudspeaker: “Enter in fives.” Did this come about thanks to our constant pressure? Only the God of the occupation really knows.In the vehicle CP there were two pick-up trucks with agricultural products; the inspection was slow, as usual.