El Khader Friday, 23/7/2004 Obersvers: Ora S., Yael (reporting), a guest El Khader. Yesterday the IDF went by at about 17:00 and shot tear gas… The police reports continue to be issued and we are completely useless. Today it is quiet. About 30 taxis wait for passengers to the south. Bethlehem. A short line of cars in the direction of Bethlehem went through in about 10 minutes. About 10 people on their way to Jerusalem waited for half an hour. There was no explanation for the length of time it took to check them. A conversation with the checkpoint commander: “Don’t mix into my job.” Z. went by and said that the line of pedestrians is the responsibility of the checkpoint commander. An explanation of the small number of people: This is a difficult checkpoint and people prefer to avoid it.