Etzion DCL, Tue 3.7.12, Afternoon

 Etzion DCL:  at our arrival about 3 PM there were on the parking lot only 3 Palestinian and 2 Israeli cars. No soldier behind the counter. He or she may be occupied with the Palestinian applicants..

When we were sitting in the reception hall an elderly man approached us, asking if we could help him to get a permit for construction work in Israel. He was telling us, that in 1992 he was arrested for 12 days. Since his release – Shabak (General SECURITY Service) was preventing him from work in Israel.

One of his sons is studying at Bethlehem University, hence the father is in need of a better income for his family.

A Shabak officer had refused helping him to receive a permit, but had invited him for another talk on July 8.

We gave him Sylvia's telephone number.

Another man came for a magnetic card. He had work in Beit Shemesh .

About 3:40 PM a well-dressed father with perhaps a 12 or 13 year old son were storming through the hall, screaming  "Chajal" (soldier) and "Hadassa" (name of a hospital), was immediately let in..

We drove back through checkpoint Har Homa. A soldier

let us pass with a friendly smile.