Bethlehem and Surroundings AM 26.12.05Observers: Chaya, O., Hannah, B.. (reporter)It is raining very hard and very cold. El Hader: There are no soldiers. There is a large muddy, earthen mound which makes passage very difficult; the dirt all around is awful. There is minimal military presence on the road leading to Hebron (Road 60). The rain is good not only for the farmers. Ezyon DCO: Twenty-two people are waiting in line and the progress is slow, but steady. The police service window is open but the explanations that are being given to the people are not clear. They are complaining about this to the police officer and also to his supervisors – but it seems that there is no hope for a change in procedures. None of the many complaints that have been submitted have been answered. A person, who has not been provided a permit by the Security Services, and who was injured in an accident at work – has been called up to the National Social Insurance medical committee, in Jerusalem. He has been refused entrance. We turned to the civilian administration, who tried to deal with his request, but the answer was: The man can enter Jerusalem tomorrow and go to the medical committee, but only if he can provide himself (and at his own expense) and be accompanied by two guards, that will be acceptable to the Security Services, who will go with him to Jerusalem. For lack of a better word, we were astounded by this answer. We thought we have heard everything…. we are continuing to deal with this request and we will tell you what the results are at a later date.With the help of Dalia Basa, a permit was given to another person who was not permitted to do so by the Security Services (and was already being dealt with by Sylvia and her friends), to go to Jerusalem to receive chemotherapy treatment