Bethlehem and surroundings, Monday, 16.1.2006, Morning Observers: Haya A. Malka A. Ada G. (reporting) Beit- Jalla – 7:20: Slow traffic, moving. Al-Hader – 7:30: Tens of people were waiting for transportation to Jerusalem. There were lots of cabs and traffic was vigilant. A few police restricted people asked for our help. We took their details in order to take care of them. Human and car traffic was moving. There were no soldiers at the CP. El-Aarov – 8:10: No soldiers. Ezyon C.P – 8:30: Open, no soldiers. We continued south on road 60 until we got to the junction of Kiryat-Gat and Tarkumia. We turned west, up to the bridge; traffic on the road was slight. We met a lonely military jeep. The humanitarian CP was closed. On the way to Ezyon DCO – 10:00: At Etzion CP there were soldiers checking cars. There were only a few people at the DCO and the policeman was absent. He went to Hebron, but the notice about it was hung inside the police window. There was no notice about it at waiting area. We talked to some people and met a brother and a sister; both were medical students at El-kuds University. Now they have to do the practical work, but they can’t get to the hospitals in the East Jerusalem to do it. I want to stress that the only place they can do the practical work – is there. The sister was desperate because she had no magnetic card. They are GSS restricted. The young man in his fifth year of studies asked for an explanation from the GSS: Why is he restricted? He was never involved in any security or criminal act. He sounded like nice kid. How do I explain to him that his only crime is being a Palestinian student? Meanwhile, while I was looking for help, I found out that the Physicians for Human Rights have already filed a common petition for a few students, of which they are a part. Maybe this will help.