Huwwara, Awarta and Beit Furiq 29 March ‏2007 Watchers and reporters: Esti V., and Nava A.Translation: Suzanne O.Do you remember the easing of conditions at the roadblocks? At Beit Furiq they have never heard of it.Tapuach/Za’atra6:30 a.m.We did not see any roadblocks on the way, at the entrances to Marda and Zeita workers wait for transport.At the western roadblock there are no cars, from the direction of Huwwara there are less than five cars and they sent through speedily.The reservists from the armoured division tell us that there is no separation.An Israeli vehicle wanting to use the preferential track was sent to the Palestinian queue because he had local workers in his car.At the entrance to Huwwara lurks a Border Police vehicle.6:50 a.m.There is no inspection at the Yitzhar/Borin roadblock.Huwwara roadblock.There is heavy pedestrian traffic. The humanitarian queue is functioning.Coaches taking groups of youngsters for an outing to Jericho are inspected in the lane intended for vehicles entering the town. All the passengers are sent, with their packages, to the x-ray machine and the coach waits for them.According to the soldiers someone moved the concrete blocks and buses are unable to leave Nablus through the lane intended for exit. As a result a long queue of vehicles waiting to enter the town has built up.There is no one in the cell or the detainees’ shed.7:15 a.m.Because of previous reports we hurried to Beit Furiq and, indeed, there was a queue of twelve cars waiting at the junction. There are very few pedestrians who are inspected by two military policemen and a paratrooper.Two, and sometimes three, paratroopers carry out very thorough inspections of the cars entering the town. From time to time they allow those wanting to leave to cross.The commander is not prepared to open an additional lane without reinforcements. Each driver is required to get out of his vehicle, open the boot, explain where he has come from and where he is going and what he intends to do there. Obviously the soldiers speak no Arabic and the conversations are protracted.When we inform the commander that at Huwwara they hardly inspect cars entering town he says: that’s wrong. When we leave the roadblock there is still a queue of almost ten cars. According to the commander, they need to take the hold up into account, as if they were caught in a traffic jam on the way to Tel Aviv.Awarta7:55 a.m. There is a lot of activity both of cars entering the town and of loading up goods in the area. A number of Palestinians ask us to note their details and find out why they cannot get work permits.Back to Huwwara8:20 a.m.The drainage work continues. There are new fences at the northern end of the road.The coach traffic of tourists continues and there is a long queue at the entrance to the town. After the coaches cross the cars cross speedily.8:45 a.m.At Yitzhar/Borin junction there is no activity.Tapuach/Za’atra Junction – there are no cars in the queue.There is no military presence at the entrances to Zeita and Marda.Because of family reasons we leave earlier than usual.