Za'atara Huwwara

Za'atara, Huwwara, Thursday 13.7.06 PMObservers: Shosh Z., Jehudit L. (reporting)Translation: Hanna K.14:00 -Near the Industrial Area Barkan, behond the bridge, 25 labourers walk on the two sides of the Apartheid road, probably returning home from work for the weekend14:15 Zaatara – there are not many detainees, three cars coming from the West, nine from HuwwaraHuwwara – there is no curfew [we were told there was no curfew]Burin CP [Yitzhar] – there are 26 cars from Nablus and the Jit Junction14:25 Huwwara CP – Men aged 16-35 from Nablus are prevented from passing. There are two queue near the turnstiles and a humanitarian queue for women and children and elderly men, the queue is opened at short intervals.At the turnstiles two soldiers are checking papers. A corporal check is done by lifting the shirt and the trouser rims, every shopping bag is checked meticulously. At the humanitarian queue the checking is sporadic. There are two detainees [who are sitting already for 10 minutes] – because they didn't walk on the allowed road. 14:45 -There is another detainee and a friend who joins him. The detainee, from the village of Rougib, tried to pass through another road and was caught. In the detention shed there is a 15 year old child who passed at the CP with propaganda cassettes, his friend tells us that he too has such cassettes [he says the child sells such cassettes] . A woman officer drives Shosh away from the detention shed area and forbids her to talk with the detainee. He sat there crying. 6 cars are counted in the direction of Nablus, and a similar number is seen coming from Nablus. Most cars pass quicker than the queues at the detention shed. There is one hour and a quarter waiting time at the shed as compared with a much shorter waiting period at the car queue [or the minibuses or busses] where bodies, papers and bags are checked as well. It is better to pass by car than by foot. On the road intended for cars coming from Huwwara [which is empty most of the time] we saw a woman, coming from Nablus, accompanied by two men. The woman walked with difficulty and was supported on both sides. The soldiers showed consideration, checked the papers and let them pass. A short distance from the detention shed the three separated and each walked away on his way. A young man, a peddler at the market came to us [from the market] and said that a security guard soldier took his papers away. The soldiers saw him talk to us and called to him. The commander talked on the phone – and then the lad returns to the market, tells us that his papers will be returned to him. The commander explains that a few days ago the lad was seen leaving the queue under suspect circumstances, the commander knows him, he investigated about him and it became clear to him that there is no reason for suspicion. The security guard soldier at the market remembered the lad and didn't know that investigation about him was already conducted. Two women pass at the improvised queue [the road leading to Nablus, intended for cars, which is empty most of the time] one looks very weak and is sustained by the other. The soldiers show consideration, check the papers, when the women pass the CP they separate.16:20 Beit Furik – very few people and cars at the CP. At the parking lot taxis are waiting.16:25 -At the Huwwara CP the first detainees were released. Then the boy was released from the detention shed.16:50 Burin CP – there are 12 cars17:00 Zaatara – there are 22 cars coming from Huwwara, 24 coming from the West. There are no detainees.