Hawwara, Beit Furiq, Wednesday 19.10.05, AMIlana H., Nina S., Hanna A. (reporting)General: All pedestrians pass with no restrictions. Passage from Tapuach Junction southwards is possible on foot for all and the same for all public transport vehicles that have licences. Private cars are not let through but those belonging to citizens of the 3 near villages – Salfit, Tarfit and Iskaka. From Nablus only few private cars leave and the checking of personal belongings of pedestrians is very thorough.8.00 Tapuach Junction -4 cars queueing from the west, pass quickly, and no more are waiting. The private one was sent back. From the north there are 23 cars, some private and all were let through. Taxi passengers IDs were checked; those on the bus were not checked.At Yizhar junction an army car was watching the road but no road block was put up.8.30 Beit Furiq – “Not here, I do not want to be blown up” (meaning open the bag, but not on the barrier separating us) says the soldier to the Palestinian while she sits on the cement partition between the checkpoint cubicles, laughing and flirting with another soldier. To those exiting Nablus a serious authoritative girl soldier tells to leave all their belongings on a table before passing through the Magnometer – pull up your shirt, take out your money, take off your belt, move back etc. she barks the words in Arabic – a slight improvement to shouting in Hebrew. Having been convinced the passers have no dangerous belongings she allows their advance to check their IDs.A young woman arrives from Nablus, laden with 2 huge parcels, a big bag and a small child, Nina and Ilana help her get through the turnstiles, the soldier, embarrassed, let’s them help.9.00 Hawwara – a new unit is in town. The commander says there are no restrictions on car passage, except for need of a licence. Very few cars come out of Nablus and a queue of 6 quickly diminished to nothing.In the background blaring Hasidic music is “broadcast” from a car stationed at the entrance to the settler’s enclave next to the entrance to the army camp.The pedestrian passage left of the checkpoint is closed (as the soldiers are now standing there, outside of the checkpoint, to check exiting pedestrians while being protected by the cement separating them from the passing crowd) and pedestrians entering Nablus have to walk in the road. An old person using a cane and a younger one helping him arrive. The DCO rep suggest for them to board a car which he stops for them. At 10.15 pressure is building up in the exit checkpoint due to many arrivals and only one checking soldier. Soon the commander joins her and the queue subsides.10.30 -It is terribly cold and quite, we leave for Tapuach where there are 14 cars waiting in line. The road to Zeita is blocked now by an earth mound; the road to Marda is open.We returned under grey skies and wintry weather with a strong feelings of discomfort (to say the least) caused by the combination of what seems the routine of a non combatant army camp on a holiday and the routine of occupation, short commands in unclear language and constant “improvements” in the checkpoints.