Beit Iba

Beit Iba, Monday, 11.12.06 PMObservers: Ziona S, Yona A (reporting) Additional soldiers and a major circulating. The checkpoint commander is working quietly and efficiently. A DCO representative is checking and helping to shorten the “educational” exercises. One soldier is checking people coming out of Nablus with packages, and another is inspecting those who are carrying nothing. We did not hear, even once, “Irjah lewara” or a raised voice. 15:15 – no pressure of vehicles from the west, and those that come are checked efficiently, as are comers from Nablus — after a short delay. Pedestrians entering Nablus without checks.A detainee because he bypassed the line, and was sentenced by the company commander to one hour, but was released quickly with the intervention of the DCO rep. An additional detainee from Nablus with an ID that apparently gone through the laundry was returned.A woman covered from head to heel is checked in the hut by a military policewoman.Two Nazereth residents who had entered Nablus an hour ago (remember, access is now free) to get money from a resident there, were delayed at the exit. Not the pen. They don’t seem worried. When we showed interest in them, they asked with a smile that we continue to look after the residents of the Occupied Territories. 16:35 – Jit Junction: active checkpoint. Sixteen vehicles southbound. We encounter vehicles already checked at Beit Iba. Seems that the soldiers also know they have been checked. From the east individual vehicles, go through one by one.