Deir Sharaf, Sun 10.5.09, Afternoon

Summary

No doubt about it, flags are colorful, look pretty flapping in a breeze and are helpful to identify countries. There seem to be a lot of flags in the Occupied Palestinian Territories these days, and they're not Palestinian (forbidden). One wonders if the old adage that the blue stripes of the Israeli flag actually represent the rivers Nile and Euphrates isn't true for those who still believe the boundaries of the country derive from the land promised the Jews by God!

Deir Sharaf

Traffic flows freely in both directions, but we can't help but notice that there is an occasional Israeli vehicle (yellow license plates) let through.

It's pleasing to note a clean, new, small white bus, with "An-Najah National University" painted on its side in black lettering, going through the checkpoint.  (The bus is empty at this time)!

By the new apartheid road, leading down from Shavei Shomron to the main road, on our way back, stand two army jeeps, one blue police car and one white DCL jeep (all without flags).