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Abu Dis, Wadi Nar morning shift Tue.18.1.2005 Watchers: Michaela R., Ora K. (reporter)Channa A and Yael L.J. (translaters), Judith S.06:30 -09:30 General situationSchool holidays because of Id Al -Adha, beginning at 20.1.2005. Almost no children in streets and checkpoints.6:30 - Anata2 lanes for vehicles from East. Traffic is flowing. Pedestirans must not pass the turnstile. Only their Identity Cards are checked.7:oo - Al Ezariya6 or 7 cars, most of them yellow cabs, are waiting. Traffic is slowly moving. A bus from Hebron to Jordan is standing aside, most of the passengers besides. We don't know if this is detention. Anyway - when we returned from Wadi Nar the bus and it's passengers had disappeared .There are no more detainees.7:30 - Wadi NarOn our way to Wadi Nar after the turn-off to kedar was a red barrier closing the road. We managed to pass.The checkpoint itself was almost completely barred with Nato wire. But traffic was moving, from Bethlehem in 2 lanes, to Bethlehem in one. Very few pedestrians were crossing the turnstile and control. None of them was detained.A white, completely closed military van arrived. The driver told us that inside would be X ray equipment.8:20 - Mishor Adumim28 cars were waiting . When we arrived the border police had just stopped a taxi and ordered 8 passengers to get out with their luggage. Then they sent back the driver to Ramallah. All of the passengers wore white turbans and seemed to be a religious sect. Their identity cars were checked, but not their luggage.8:40 - the barriers got removed. All the waiting cars could drive to Jerusalem.