Hawwara, Sunday, 24.04.05, pmWatchers: Noah P. Naomi L. (reporting)Natanya G. translating 13:00 Crossroad at Anabta. A long line of cars waiting half an hour in the direction of Tul Karem. When we arrive the cars start moving. About 10 cars of Israeli Palestinians are refused entrance. They wait and one of them explains “When the soldiers leave we will get in easily.”One of them stand next to us and praises the soldiers loudly. One of the soldiers whispers something to him and he passed all those waiting and miraculously is allowed to enter. A driver who recognizes us from the blockage at Anabta tells us that the previous day they had waited two hours to pass. While we are waiting we get a lecture from one of the soldiers. “Here this is Israel. Everything is ours because we conquered it in the SIx Day War and the Palestinians have no rights, etc.” And you tell your son on that day….14:10 As we end the shift at Beit Iba we watched T. arrives at a gallop in his jeep, creates “order” amongst the drivers, goes a little mad and drives away at another gallop (by a miracle he does not knock anyone down). A driver tells us that there are problems at Shavei Shomron and we drive there. At the checkpoint there were no lines, the soldiers were checking quickly , no detainees or confiscated cars. We see no reason to remain there and go on to Hawwara.At the checkpoint of Hawwara Yizhar theer is a fixed checkpoint. A few cars are waiting.14.35 A line of 60-100 people. Women and children are crowded in a “humanitarian” line and do not pass through the carousels. This line opens and closes according to the number of people in it and the number of soldiers.The soldier in the tower phones down to the soldier at the checkpoint and tells him to find a young man in a blue shirt. The soldier pulls out one of those waiting and takes him out of the hut, but the soldier in the tower makes a sign that this is not the one. The soldier returns to the line and checks the clothes of others there looking for a blue shirt. We ask who he is looking for and he tells us in anger “He cursed the lookout.””And what will you do to him?””He will sit four hours in the rubbish heap.”Luckily for the man who did so, he was not found.14:45 At the post 4 detainees including two Palestinian Israelies who were in Nablus. E. takes them to the sign which says that Israelies are not allowed to enter and questions them about what they were doing in Nablus. He tells them that if this happens again the police will be called in as it is against the law. Each one has his own story, family, mourning, work.At the carousel the passing through is conducted at a trickle. 2 soldiers standing between them, one of whom has the job of driving away those who try to enter the lane a second time, sometimes pointing his rifle at them. The other soldier checks parcels on a small table. One of them shouts constantly “Have they built this place for you without reason…..what don’t you understand?”2 of the carousels are not working properly and the people coming through do not know if they are stuck or if the soldiers have not pressed on the electric button. They are confused and try them all till one works.A student is sent to the rubbish heap and the woman soldier leafs through his exercise books and books page by page as if she can read Arabic15:14 A detainee of 36 from Beit Zurik near Givat Ze’ev has been detained two hours already. A soldier remembers to ask E. what to do with him and he phones the Shabak and gives his details. The man asks how long he will have to wait, the soldier says for as long as it takes and half an hour later he is freed.When the humanitarian line is closed people start streaming from the side. The soldiers shout “Who told you to come from the side?” and push them all back into the carousels. With no option a woman soldier goes to the humanitarian line and lets first the women and children pass and then the older men.16:00 A young man speaking excellent Hebrew says to us” I want you to know that I very much appreciate your activities. You do only good and you should have good health.” A group of Samaritans want to go into Nablus for the holiday. Why are the soldiers not given a briefing beforehand about the holidays and customs of the inhabitants of the area?16:30 When the lines had abated we joined the group at Beit Iba where there were problems of people passing the checkpoints. This will appear in the report on Beit Iba.