Abu Dis Wado Naar, 4th October, A.M. Chava S., Judy O.(reporting) 6.30 The gas station was deserted and only a single soldier at the hotel. At the pish-pesh people climbing over the wall as usual – no soldiers.There was no checkpoint at the usual place at the entrance to Azariah.7.00 Wadi Nar – 17 detainees standing under the shelter. There is still no water connected despite all the grandiose renovations.The soldiers were uncommunicative and even aggressive. There were long lines of vehicles waiting in both directions and the soldiers were in no hurry to let them pass – but eventually they were let through with only a few being carefully checked. Pedestrians passing through the turnstile were allowed through after papers were checked. Passengers were occasionally taken out of taxis and joined the detainees -now there were 25. By 8.15 there were another 15 detainees waiting on the opposite side of the checkpoint. The soldiers were efficient in phoning in the of I D. numbers for checking but despite their repeated phonecalls, they only received an answer at 8.50 when most of the first group were released and the others only at 9.15. One student was kept back to be questioned by Shabak. At one point two jeeps arrived at great speed with sirens wailing and music blasting and the B.P.s who emerged were loud and shouted abuses at the detainees telling them to turn around and shutting them up if they asked questions. One of the B.P.’s also shouted at us to move further away saying these were their orders. We argued this and stayed our ground. They eventually left. When we were about to leave we engaged a few of the soldiers in conversation – some even admitted the importance of our presence – they listened and responded seriously. This was encouraging.