Irtah (Sha'ar Efrayim), Sun 30.8.09, Morning
We arrived at 04:00 The queue was very long, so long that its end couldn't be seen We estimated that this morning about 4500 workers passed 04:35 The turnstiles were opened Most workers pass without food parcels, so the passage, when the turnstiles are open, is quicker, there are no alarms set off by tins of tuna fish and the passage is relatively quick 05:08 The turnstiles are closed, about 1000 workers still stand outside 05:13 The turnstiles are opened 05:27 The projectors have been extinguished. Again the workers are left silent in the dark 05:27 The turnstiles are closed In the background there is a summons on the loudspeaker for an arab worker to return to the turnstiles, the summons is in his proper name 05:42 The turnstiles are still closed Ziona calls the DCO at Tul Karem, the young man Nadav sounds very sleepy she explains the situation to him In the end he disconnects the line 05:55 The turnstiles are opened 06:00 Pressure, crowding and blows in the queue and people quarrel about the queue The workers ask that a cover be made for the winter Is there anybody who could really tell us what will happen in Irtah in the winter? 06:14 The turnstiles are again closed 06:18 They open the turnstiles and about 30 people enter The workers complain that they are being detained and will be late for work 07:00 We left