Ashkalon prison; 20 Aug. 2007 Observers and reports: Hanna R., Aliza R.Translated by Eldad K.We don’t know the name of the judge, seeing him for the first time here. The prisoner: Haldon El-Naatcha, a young man from Hebron who is represented by a lawyer from Jerusalem, Shemesh, an Israeli. Start of the proceedings: 10:45; finish: 11:00The prisoner is in isolation and the lawyer who has taken the trouble to come all the way from Jerusalem is not allowed to meet with him. We too had to wait outside. Advocate Shemesh told us that there is no reason for his arrest and isolation, and added that this procedure is illegal and he would appeal in Ofer prison. To be continued.The accused: Osamah (/)Was arrested on 17 July 2007 (!) and admitted to the offenses charged. He is part of a group and thus, says the police representative, the investigation is multi-directional. Extension of arraignment for 11 days is requested. The accused confirms having admitted to the acts. Four more days of arrest are granted. Duration of the proceedings: 10 minutes.The accused: Issa Jamal Abu JeninWas arrested on 26 July 2007; was accused of and admitted to having committed offensive acts. Extension of 11 days is requested, and 4 additional days of arrest are granted. The proceedings take 10 minutes.N.B. Today there were 11 defendants. Most were in isolation, so for most of the time we had to sit outside the courtroom. The proceedings for some reason moved very slowly. We were told there are delays.