'Anabta, Jubara (Kafriat), Wed 15.10.08, Afternoon

Anabta

16:15 – No cars in sight. Tami walks to the soldiers to make our presence felt. When she approaches them, they warn her with shouts not to cross the red line. When she keeps walking, they repeat the instruction and ask her why she keeps walking. "Because I want to", is what she says to them. The soldiers tell Tami that the "Blue and white" women [right wing activists] have just been here, to which Tami responds asking if they are allowed to do what we aren't. "That's right" is the answer.

16:20 – We leave and go towards Jubara.

Jubara

16:40 – There is no line of cars at the entrance to Israel. The gate is opened for us right away.

Ar-Ras

16:45 – The place is empty. On the way to Ar-Ras, next to the new shed, stands an army vehicle and blocks the lane towards Ar-Ras. All the cars are forced to use the other lane, which means it has become a two-way lane.

It turns out that the army vehicle is one of the engineering-corps and the soldiers are repairing the roof of the shed which was damaged (probably by some truck). Little by little the work is done and the traffic gets back to normal. The road, in both lanes, is practically destroyed. There are dangerous potholes. Tami draws the soldiers' attention to the fact and asks them to see to it that it be repaired.

In both inspection posts the soldiers are friendly.