Jubara 28/2/2004 Watchers: Tami P., Michal B., Neta S., Ruth P. (reporting) 12:15. We arrived at Jubara, the morning shift reported us on two cases they were handling. One was an elderly man who was trying to get to his daughter’s wedding in Taibeh, and was detained for no apparent reason. The other was a young man with a horse and cart, that were confiscated. Efrat from the army Humanitarian Center was dealing with that. We exchanged phone numbers and proceeded to the kids’ gate. 12:45, Jubara. Efrat from the army Center called and reported that the DCO gave an order to the CP to release the horse and cart. We asked the CP commander about it, and he said that that was correct. He had already released the horse, and the cart will be another ten minutes (why?). The young man said that he has permits for the horse and cart, but today he was requested to present a separate permit for the cart. When we checked this with Efrat she said that there was no need for another permit, and confirmed that he was wrongfully detained for five hours. Too bad that he had already left – and we could not give him this information – as he was concerned about tomorrow. The elderly man on his way to a wedding was let through as well. 13:20, Kids’ gate. Another group passes through, and then a few kids a time. The soldiers are taking their time, letting some kids wait for 10-15 minutes before they open that gate, as we stare at them. Two UN workers came to look at the shed (observers outnumber soldiers!) and explained to us that army forbade them to provide walls for a better protection from rain. 13:30, Jubara again. A new shift for the soldiers, and lines. 10-15 people waiting on Jubara’s side, and about 30 on Farun’s side. One soldier is alternately and slowly checking both lines. A kid that claims he lives in farun is sent back to Jubara by the soldiers. “How do you know he doesn’t live in farun?” soldier: “I’m guessing.”on our way out a man in a van asks us about the opening hours of Taibeh CP, where workers pass in the morning. He says that by the time the CP is opened and people are let through, half of the working day has passed. 14:30, Irtach – closed. 15:00, Qalqilia. Women soldiers are checking IDs, cars and trucks in a semi-selective manner. A policeman is present as well. A detained young man is crouching behind a concrete blockade speaking on a cell phone. He is released (but refused entry) shortly after we came, and before we managed to get to the bottom of the incident. We watched the soldiers check the IDs of the MachsomWatch shift that came from Beit Iba, and left a while after.