Huwwara, Jit, Thursday 15.3.2007, PMObservers: Deborah L. Semadar H. Semadar P.(a Canadian reporter) Yehudiet L. (reporting)Natanya translating.Two shifts in one, We had intended to go to Hawarra and continue to Beit Iba but the crossroads of Jit did not allow this.The weather cold, rain and hail.13.45 – 13.55 Marda, Digging at the southern gate which is always closed ( so as to act as drainage we are told). Za’atra, very few cars and checkpoint of Burin (Yizhar) where there are 10 cars and the checkpoint on road 60 is not manned.14.00 Huwwarra, In the isolation, handcuffed and blindfolded is a wanted man. His cousin wants to give him free and make the handcuffs a bit looser. He says he has been there 4-5 hours, the commander says 2. He is waiting to be taken away. He gets water and the soldiers take him in the direction of the military camp (next to Hawarra). His cousin takes the phone numbers of the humanitarian centre so as to get details and inform the parents.The commander says there is no segregation. No representative of the District Coordinator’s Office while we are there. There is an x-ray machine but it is not used. About 150 people wait. A school day has been added to make up for that lost when the army entered Nablus. So there are many students going home as were last week. 3 checkint post and 2 soldiers and one from the military police. Goods and ids are checked and sometimes the x-ray machine workers. But we still have the “dance of the checkpoints.” 3 soldiers guard. Devorka sees that the middle checking area is not working though it is manned. We bring this to the attention of the commander so should begin to work and serve its purpose. I hope it was so also after we left. Men wait about 70 minutes and for the women and elderly it is less.Cars do not wait to enter Nablus and at the exit we can see 12 and do not know if there are more. An hour an a half for a van by Deborka’s reckoning.All the passengers of a bus alight and there is no shelter for them. Hail starts to come down. Two men who have been checked are chased out of the shelter into the storm by the soldier. A woman without a coat waits for her son and lets us hug her to warm her. 15.55 Burin 65 cars but by 16.05 there are only 25. 16.15 Checkpoint of Jit. Before we get there Naomi L. phoned and we see the tail of about 150-200 cars in the direction of the east and in the direction of the checkpoint. 3 soldiers stand there but only one checks and S L O W L Y. We are forbidden to photograph them. We photographed the line ….such as we have not seen in many a long day. Photographs will be send. On the other side there are less cars and this later empties. 16.20 -We phoned the centre who said they were dealing with it. 16.30 -We phoned Hana B. 16.45 -Again and to Naomi L. They make every effort. 17.10 -Another lane is opened and one of the three soldiers starts to check there and at last cars begin to move. 17.30 -The soldiers let more cars through without checking but the line is still long. The rain whips down.