Bethlehem, Fri 22.5.09, Morning

09:00 - 10:50 AM, Bethlehem - Checkpoint 300: hundreds passed. Three positions are open.

One man was forbidden to pass with his 14 year old son. He finally went through alone, and the boy returned home.

We were not told about long lines on the other side. Only once did we hear a woman soldier shouting, and there was quiet throughout the shift.

A soldier took apart the palm check machine at the second position: apparently it was not functioning properly.