Jubara, Ar-ras, Anabta and road blocks, 13.9.2006, Wednesday AMObservers: Nettie A. Inbal R. Rina Z. Elisheva A. (reporting)Natanya translating. A very hard day at Tulkarm because of the night action in the village and analert which continued during the day. The day was more a stoppage of lifethan life itself. In spite of the day that it was hard to get information this is what wehave. Residents of Jenin, Tulkarm AND ALSO QALQILIYA cannot go south oreast…that is to Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem of the bridges of Jordan.Residents of Nablus can enter from these areas. 6.50 Irtach. All the workers left and some of them are still waiting fortransport and some for their friends who have been delayed by the checkingin the ‘rooms.” Some working for one contractor have to wait a long timefor just one person. 7.10 Jubara – the children’s gate. A small group of workers including a teacher from Tulkarm are detained. They were told that they would not be able to return home and for the first time heard of the alert. They took the chance in the hope that by evening the situation would have changed. Ar-Ras. A long line of cars and people who had alighted from them so as tobe checked and they stand without being able to pass. The commander demandsaggressively that we leave ‘for our own safety’. No one from Tulkarm canexit, also not humanitarian cases…this according to the commander. 7.40 At the crossroads of the entrance to the village Sur and the “Europeanroad” to Beit Lid is a roadblock and the passage south is completelyblocked. The cars have only been waiting an hour and a half. 8.05 At the exit from Beit Lid is another checkpoint and about 20 cars waitfrom Beit Iba without moving and there is great bitterness. Crossroads 57/60. When we come back from Beit Iba a gigantic line of carsnot moving and also those who wish to get to the surrounding villages cannotdo so “because if is in the direction.” That is almost a completelystoppage of life. Anabta. 10.00 No exit but anyone can go in. great crowding evidently in thehope that the situation will change. The soldiers do not drive us off andgive information.