Reihan, Shaked, Wed 12.5.10, Morning

Translated by Yael S.

08:00 Shaked-Tura checkpoint
Three cars wait behind the fence and two at the SeamLine zone. All go through within 25 minutes. More cars which arrived went through smoothly as well.

0910 Rihan-Barta'a checkpoint
When we arrived two pickup trucks with vegetables waited to cross from the West Bank into the SeamLine zone. By the time we left there were already 6 trucks. Two private cars waited for passage from the SeamLine zone into the West Bank.

In front of the entrance to the terminal from the Palestinian car park area waited 16 individuals who said that for about 20 minutes they don't let people inside. In the meantime about 20 people were already waiting.
We called Sharon at the DCO but were forced to only leave a message.
The female inspector at the booth wouldn't tell us as to why people are not let in.
10 minutes later they all got in and went through with in five minutes. People who had arrive later went inside , as usual, in groups of five at a time.
One man told me that he is not allowed to escort his own daughter to the Augusta Victoria hospital in Jerusalem.
Only his wife receive a permit.

1030 - We left the checkpoint the pickup trucks had all went inside for inspection.