Jalama, Rihan, Sunday, August 14, 2005, AMObservers: Raya Z., Neta G. (reporting)Jalama, 06:05 – 06:10We called the brigade at Megido to inquire whether there was a closure in Jalama, and we were told there wasn’t. So we came over only to find out that there was indeed a closure. A mover’s truck was allowed to go to the Ganeem settlement after clarifying that it was ordered for that purpose.Rihan, 07:00 -9:15Exceptionally sparse vehicle traffic.A relative heavy traffic of pedestrians. A group of people from the village of Kapeen arrive at the gate. All have agriculture permits. They are called two by two for inspection and all go through.Another group of farmers from Ya’abed arrives as well. Two of them are accompanied by their young sons. The boys are allowed in because their fathers’ permits indicate that children under the age of 12 can join them.Another man tells us that the blocked parking lot is built on his land.A farmer from Nazlat Eisa with an agriculture permits comes along. He goes through Rihan because the gate at Baka is closed.Two elderly women and an old man, limping, who hold Israeli ID cards, request to return to Israel. Among their belongings is a large bag of meat that is banned from entering Israel. One of the women goes back to the Palestinian side and sells the meat. The old man can hardly walk through the blocked car park area is unable to climb to the electronic gate. He is instructed to walk around and a soldier inspects him manually. A female soldier offers him a chair until the woman with him finishes her sales of the meat.A young woman from Zbeida who works at the sewing workshop at Barta’a can’t go through since her name doesn’t appear on the list of those permitted to enter the West Bank at times of closure. After a call to the District Coordination Office (DCO) she goes to work.Inside the detention pen we see three detainees. They are detained throughout our entire shift, which is a relatively long time for detention, due to the lack of a computer at the CP.Palestinians and soldiers are not sure of the regulations for the duration of the disengagement period. It was said that passage would be at the old Barta’a checkpoint. The DCO is also not clear on this matter.