Zaatra Huwwara Beit Furik, Monday 11.12.06 AMObservers: Micky F., Ada H. (reporting)07.40 – Barkan – The dirt mound was removed and the road is opened but instead there is a Hummer and 4 soldiers checked the passengers. They say there are “hot” warnings and people aged 16-35 are not allow to cross. There is no car line on either side of the C.P.08.00 – Marda and Zeita – The gates are open. From Marda we can see only pedestrians crossing but from Zeita we see cars coming and going as well.08.10 – Zaatra West – 6 cars in line. 4 soldiers manned the C.P., and 2 lines working. Checking is fast without unnecessary delay. 2 young men are returned because of their age. A driver coming from Tul Karem says all girls from Tul Karem were returned back at Jbara C.P.Zaatra North – 2 lines work properly, the 3rd is working frequently. The M.P. soldier at that stand is checking the cars on the side also. Border Police manned one of the lines and worked very efficiently helping the car lines move faster. A bus driver says he waited since 06.00 at Hawwara C.P. Here he waited half an hour. He is very angry for time lost. One of the passengers was told to get off the bus and turn back. He approached us and said he is from Inabus and he is 34 years old. He has a restaurant in Kafar Ram (?) and need to be there to operate it. Inbal from the MOKED promised to take care of this issue and call back with an answer. In the meantime we asked the B.P. commander, named Booz ( Yes, Yes), who behaved very intelligently at the C.P., and asked him to talk with the C.P. commander, sergeant Eliad. A few minutes later the man was freed to go. Sergeant Eliad is very stiff and guided his soldiers to go by the orders exactly and so they do. 2 young veterinarians were brought off the bus and were told to return back. The female M.P. that deals with them is very rude and stupid. We called the Moked again and Inbal took care so both of them crossed after a short while. Sergeant Eliad says that today all people aged 15-35 including teachers are not allowed to cross.10.40 – Borin Jnc. – On Jit Jnc. Side we see a Hummer and 2 soldiers. No cars.10.50 – Beit Furik – No car line. Only very few pedestrians. A woman with her 3 children wishes to cross to Nablus. The oldest is 14 years old and does not have a birth certificate but he is on his mother’s I.D. First the soldiers refuse to let him cross but after Micky interfered they decided to check if they are real relatives and questioned them. After “ test succeeding” they were all let go. 11.25 – Hawwara – From a distance we saw 8 cars in line waiting to cross.At the small cell ( the one facing Nablus) is a young detainee. He is there for about half an hour. He has no phone with him. At 10.35 another young man was caught and put inside the same cell. The C.P. commander, A., is willing to tell us that they are “ WANTED”. He refuses to tell us the reason for their arrest, neither what will happen to them. Micky tells him that last week the same happened and the man was freed after 4 hours. Sergeant A. answers :” It might be the same!”. On the side stand the detainees’ worried friends. Micky exchanged telephone numbers with them for follow up. ( After a short while the 2nd detainee was freed and the first one around 02.00 PM. 11.50 – Borin Jnc. – The C.P. on the Jit side is working. We saw trucks and 2 cars waiting in line.12.05 – Zaatra North – Empty of cars or pedestrians. Zaatra West – 6 vehicles waiting to cross.12.10 – Zeita and Marda – Gates wide open. No Army.