Jalame, Aanin, Rihan, Thursday, 13.7.06 AMObservers: Netta G, Anna NS (reporting)06:00 JalamePeople passing relatively quickly from the West Bank in the direction of the seam zone, satisfied. In the parking lot the Israeli employers are waiting for them. A huge Arabic sign is hanging on the fence at the exit from the checkpoint, with pictures of the missing from Sultan Yakoob – Yehuda Katz and Zvi Feldman – with the promise of 10 million to whoever can supply information about them, and about Ron Arad (the fund is from “Born to Freedom”).07:15 AaninA group of youths and small children, partly from one family, are waiting to return to Aanin.A pregnant woman (Israeli) from West Bartaa, with her three small daughters, has been waiting a long time, in the already hot sun, for the return of her ID. Just before 08:00 she receives the document. Another group of holders of Israeli IDs goes through, making up the number of men, children and a few women up to a few score.Passage at Aanin in both directions: first from Aanin to the seam zone, then from the seam zone to Aanin. Opening hours are 06:30 and 15:00.An owner of an olive grove shows us his land and contends that rubbish and chicken droppings have been thrown there, and have caused damaged to a number of trees and to the well that is there. Nava is checking the complaint with Kibbutz May Ami.08:45 RihanThe regular ritual of checking a vehicle loaded with vegetables alongside a private car. Five soldiers are busy with the thorough inspection.Few people passing in either direction at the pedestrian checkpoint at this hour. As the day progresses the flow increases but still no more than a few score.From the Palestinian parking lot we can see in the distance the yellow iron bar blocking the road to guarantee classified passage.09:30 – breakfast begins and continues, as if to annoy, until 10:45. The commander contends that during the meal the soldiers get a briefing, and that is why all the transit is stopped – infuriating! Some 50 men and women waiting in the hot sun. The soldiers are fully aware that they are there, and rigidly ignore them. Be that as it may, it does cross the mind of any single one of them to apologize for the delay, or inform when the checkpoint will reopen.Today we learn of another complication to hamper the lives of the Palestinians: coordination for transfer of commodities will no longer be done directly with the DCO, but through the local council. The council will transfer the request to the DCO, and will return the answer to the applicants.A man is seeking to transfer, on a tender, a quantity of plastic trays for a wedding, but is not allowed because of absence of coordination. Another man wants to pass with a small sack of tobacco and is also refused.A tender driver is not allowed to take across some empty plastic boxes to be used for delivering fish to shops. One of the soldiers gives reasons: “You know that from plastic they make Qassam rockets?” I didn’t know!!!10:50 – after breakfast was over, we left.