Hawwara,south Sunday, 20.11.05 PM Observers: Judit B., Galit G., Noa P. (reporting)15:30 – in the southern part of the CP, a larger than usual number of taxis trying to make wind their way through hubbub. Heavy pedestrian traffic coming through the CP from Nablus.At the checking post, 4 Border Patrol men standing as they have been often lately, performing random checks on youngsters, both those entering Nablus and those who just minutes ago were waiting forever at the CP and checked there thoroughly by the soldiers. Our appeals to S. (brigade deputy commander) and G. (brigade spokesman) were in vain, although they promised to look into things. Galit stayed in the southern part, to keep an eye there. The BPmen – in their apparel and conduct – aroused very somber memories, and must be doing it to the Palestinians too, as these went to up them with their IDs even in cases where they were not called upon to do so. The BP man studiously wrote down their data in a notebook (the computerized lists are apparently unavailable to the Border Patrol forces.)15:40 – at the northern CP hundreds of people line up in an interminable queue.We were sure that we were facing a very problematic vigil.We inquired how long most of them had been waiting, and they said it was 20 to 30 minutes. At the metal detectors, 4-5posts were inoperation, 4 soldiers – 2 on each side – were checking luggage and exercising the lift-your shirt/open-your-coat/take-off-socks-and-belt routine.At the ID checking posts 3 were in operation. The “humanitarian” side line was also used all along. The stream of arrivals to the CP was larger than usual and continuous. Only shortly before 16:30 the CP emptied. We couldn’t find out the reason for today’s pressure.We must note that CP commander R. conducted things calmly and steadily, constantly on the go between the various posts and taking charge that everything will run as to be expected of him.We hardly heard any soldiers yelling, and they worked without their usual sneering entertainment, in spite of the pressure that, according to DCO rep. O., had already started in the earlier noon hours.16:30 – we took off for Beit Furiq, and that as you already know, was an entirely different story.