'Azzun 'Atma, Wed 2.9.09, Afternoon

 Southern route. 15:55 ‘Azzun ‘AtmaThe checkpoint is empty; people return earlier because of Ramadan.We were permitted to enter (On my last two shifts we were told that regulations forbid us to enter).  We talked to a man who claimed that the new, computerized booth doesn’t shorten or ease the waiting time at all, and sometimes – depending on the soldier – they wait on line two hours to come in.