Deir Sharaf, Thu 21.5.09, Morning

7:50 Passage is fairly smooth. A steady stream in the direction of Nablus. In the direction of Tulkarm the soldiers frequently stop a car at the side for checking. Sometimes just a short conversation, other times a check against the computer, or opening doors and the trunk.  When one car is released, after a short while another car coming out of Nablus is stopped and checked.

7:55 The road is narrow and cars have to go on to the shoulders.  This causes a lot of dust and the soldiers are all the time in a cloud of dust.