Bethlehem area, Wednesday PM, 14.6.06Observers: Daniela G, Maya B(reporting)The route taken on this shift was determined by the points at which wewere supposed to give Paelstinians their documents back, after our Haya O.paid their traffic fines.Tunnel CP: Surprisingly, soldiers were stopping and checking outboundtraffic, not just inbound. “Why?”, we asked. Just so, it seems.Al Nashash: All the vendors moved to the far side of the barrier. Briskvehicular traffic. The Palestinian bus line now operates a bus, no. 21,that picks up passengers at Al Nashash and takes them to Jerusalem (orvice versa).Halhul: There is no warning at the entrance to Halhul that it is in AreaA, and we entered it inadvertently. Upon realizing this, we turned back.At no point did we feel threatened in any way. We bought some fruits andvegetables from 2 kids at the entrance to the village. The kids didn’tseem to even understand sign language, let alone Hebrew. The mechandiseis very limited in variety — but attractive in quality (and in price).Ezyon DCO: The usual sight of 15 people pressing against the unyieldingturnstiles. The usual sound of the loudspeaker shrill and deafening. Butat least today the computers were not down, the windows were not closed,so some people seemed to get what they wanted. One Palestinian man openlyvented his fury — a rare event. He was raging at having to wait hoursfor a permit to visit his son who has leukemia and is hospitalized inIsrael.