We saw no soldiers or border police any place en route to Abu Dis. At the Abu Dis intersection, there was a border police jeep, with two bp’s in the jeep checking id’s of detainees, two more checking people in the street, and one atop the rumble serving as a passageway.When we arrived, there were hoards of people crossing over — many women with children and infants, a blind man, several elderly with canes, pregnant women, school children with their schoolbags, students, workers. Illit went to the other side of the wall and helped those in need. Rina and I stayed on the Jerusalem side helping people over. After a few minutes, two border police came over and helped direct the flow of those crossing. The bp’s in the jeep were very efficient in checking the id’s of those detained.The barricade has been extended and now goes beyond the entrance to El Quds University. We were told that about 10 more meters were added today and the plan is to run it all the way to the hotel. The inner blockade within the “sleeve” was partially knocked down so that it is possible to get through without climbing over. When we left, we drove up to the very top of the hill — approximately 500 meters and there we saw to our right, a row of concrete barricades and a gate which presumably will be the “official” passage point. I had to put my car in 2nd to reach the top. I think that people with packages and young children will find it impossible to manage the climb up that steep hill. If and when that becomes the permanent pass through, we can expect to see dozens of transits ferrying people up and down the hill.