6:30 at Tantur There were 60 people in line and a good number of soldiers. A number of older women succeeded in passing by way of by-pass roads. Afterwards, a large group of those who used the by-pass route were caught and detained. All were released except for four young men.8:00 El KhadrTaxi drivers told us that a group of border police at the checkpoint at Wadi Nar force passengers out of the taxis coming from El Khadr and make them use transits operated by a pirate company. The taxi drivers contend that this practice stopped when a new unit was assigned to the area, leading them to believe that there was some kind of collusion between the border police and the pirate transit company. The drivers said that there are a lot of problems in Wadi Nar and asked that we send people there on a regular basis. They said that when they contact the Moked, they are asked numerous questions to which they are unable to give answers. As a result, there is a feeling of frustration and uselessness to their efforts. We tried to explain that the Moked has very limited power..