Morning

We reached the main Machsom in Bethleham just before the shift change 7:15 ish? a soldier from the outgoing shift asked us to move away. An older soldier, a volunteer, who was part of the incoming shift tried frequently to chat with us, in between trying to make things there more efficient and humane. He was quite friendly to us and tried to interecede with the younger soldiers, with varying degrees of success. Young Soldiers from the new shift asked who we were. When we explained who we were, one said "Az atem lo chaverim"----"oh, you are not our friends." As we walked back to the car, 3 soldiers at the end of the walkway motioned for us to come over. They were curious about us, each of the 3 of them having different agendas. We successfully avoided getting into politics with them. One was very concerned that we share information with journalists from outside Israel.