Huwwara, Thursday , 19.5.2005 PMWatchers: Mor G. Ayelet B. (reporting)Resume: The ill-treatment of taxi-drivers North of the checkpoint (Area A) has been renewed if ever it had ended. 15.15-16.35 A spontaneous visit to the village of Jayyus from which we could look down on the wall at its length. At the crossroad of Git 2 cars were going eastwards. One north. No detainees. Also two taxis standing behind the checkpoint North to west and which were waiting for those detained. No cars from the east.16.35 The fixed checkpoint North of the village of Hawarra. We have to find a place. The border guard (Commander A.) checking cars from south to north. 26 cars waiting between 15-20 minutes. No detainees.16.50 Hawarra,. Commander A. receives us and shows us from where we can watch. After a short conversation during which he tells us that each commander makes his decisions from where we can watch, we come to an agreement. No detainees. A steady stream of about 10 people to a minute. As soon as there is pressure a humanitarian line opens and immediately there is an easing.When the soldiers see people going into Nablus in “suspicious” clothing and not traditional they are asked to identify themselves. Usually these are “Israelis” from Eastern Jerusalem who are not allowed to enter Nablus .17.20 A young couple, the women pregnant and with a baby are not allowed into Nablus. He is from Nablus. We of our own accord give them the relevant number to which they can turn. The same goes for four pleasant faced men and women from East Jerusalem who wish to get to a funeral. The soldiers are very aware of those going North and who are not dressed as the Palestinians are and immediately inform A. He investigates and when it turns out that they are Israeli speaks to them politely and quietly but does not give an ince. Suddenly it is important what their nationality is and the army will not allow them to enter an area which it considers dangerous for them to be in. While we were there there were about 15 citizens of Israel who came out of Nablus. Each of them in traditional dress are detained for less than 5 minutes. A. gives them a warning and sends them on their way. A resident of Nablus is detained for a few minutes and freed.Because of the place from which we can see it is difficult to know how many cars coming for Nablus are waiting but they pass in a short time. But from the south sometimes 7-8 cars wait up to 20 minutes. We ask A. to hurry up the passing.18,40 Beit furik. Quiet with only one bus and one lorry checked and passed.18.50 Hawarra. 3 women, a young man and 7 small children under the ages of 7 with all their parcels are taken out of a car which cannot enter Nablus and are trying to find the right lane through which to pass.19.00 A driver who cannot take his car in leaves his id with A. so that he can take in a sick old woman who cannot walk. He returns and gets his id after a minute.A driver is taken to the “jorra’ …he has been caught on the Nablus side by military police, his keys and id in the pocket of A. I understand from the soldiers that is a regular occurrence where this driver is concerned. The DCO does not answer or the centre.Asaf asks us to try again which is practically impossible. 2 conversations do not change the unhappy decision.At 21.00 the driver informs me that he has been told to come back at 23.00 to get his keys and ID.19.15 we left and later at Git there are two cars going north. Addition: It seems that the action of keeping keys and IDs at Huwwara continues.At 23.00 the driver went back and was again put in the “jorra”. Some soldiers have kept him till 01.15 and one even threatened to ram his car against a rock. According to the driver he is called “jorra “ by the soldiers as nearly each day they catch him. They do so to other drivers but he is the main target.