Bethlehem and Surrounding, Friday 25.5.07Observers: Efrat B., Magdalena H., (reporting) and three guests from Germany Rachel’s Terminal, CP 300: Two lines are open and about fourty people are passing very fast after the physical check. One young BP stands next to the line with a M-16 including a “Matol”, an ugly thing that shoots Hand granades. Ezion DCLM: closed on Fridays, but a couple with a child is waiting outside. The husband is a medical Doctor, owner of a clinic in Jerusalem. He is working with/or for “The Perez Center for Peace” and invited to a meeting on the following Sunday morning. He was told to come here to get the permit and now he is waiting and nobody even looks after him. After we made dozens of phone calls he got the permit at 12.30 (four hours later!!) In the meantime another couple arrived to get their permits. It took them just two hours.El Arub: One Hummer is standing in front the south entranceBeit Omar: We passed on papers we got from Haya ( reciepts for paid traffic fines and such things) to the waiting people. No soldiers around.