Bethlehem, Etzion DCL, Mon 25.1.10, Afternoon

13:45 PM, Etzion DCL:  because of the cold, rain and thick fog, few people have arrived. We met a man who came to request an entry permit in order to be hospitalized at Mukassar and a woman seeking entry permits for herself and her husband to visit their son in a hospital. They were let in. The duty officer, sitting by his window, did not leave, as has happened often, and when an additional man arrived, he was let in immediately. We stayed in the empty and cold waiting hall. We spoke about the cold. The duty officer heard that we were cold and suggested to turn on the heating. Pleasant soldier...