Bethlehem Oct. 24, 2004 AMWatchers: Haya A., Malka A., Ada G. (reporting)Beit Jala – 7:15 DCOAbout 7 car wait on both sides of the CP. They proceedat a reasonable pace.Al Khadr – 8:30Many people cross the dirt barrier on foot. Many cabslooking for fares. Crates filled with grapes wait tobe transported to the markets of Bethlehem andJerusalem. It’s practically impossible to sell thesegrapes. A blue policeman and 2 BP officers stand atthe junction of Hussan and Beitar-Ilit .Beit Umar – 7:45The CP is open, the traffic flows. No soldiers insight. Nebi Yunes – 8:00The road is open. We continued on Route 60. TheHumanitarian CP isclosed. It is now 8:10. Many vehicles on the bridge.On our way backto the CP we saw an army jeep. DCO Etzion – 9:15About 20 people present. They complain about thebureaucracy. Examples: A man working at a church inEin Karem. A representative of the church submitted arequest for 5 workers. He was told the people mustcome to the counter to get their permits. But therewere no permits and no info when and if they wouldarrive. We gave him some phone numbers.A contractor requested and got permits for 25additional workers, but the people are not allowedinto the employment office. Haya went in but the clerkrefused to talk to the people. “Let them phone”. Butthe phone does not answer. We stayed there for a longtime and made several phone calls to the DCO and toDalia, but with very little success.