Abu-Dis, The Container Tuesday, 30.05.2006 PM Observers: Rina H., Julia W., Rahel W. (reporting)We went up to the Cliff Hotel both to see if there were any changes and also to see if we would be let through. The rules seem to change from watch to watch.When we got to the hotel and started to move the fence, two border police emerged from their hut (on this burning hot day) and wanted to know where we were going. The female BP asked to see our i.d.’s and then her male partner moved the fence for us to make it easier to get through. The only change we noted is the stone wall that has been put up in the past few weeks in front of the Moskowitz settlement.We met our driver at the old pishpash and he tried to convince us to drive on our own to The Container via the Qedar road. He said that almost no one was being allowed back through the pishpash to Jerusalem and he did not want to have us go through the same mess that we went through last week when we were not allowed back via the Zeitim CP. The border police there told us they would let us in but not let us out again.We decided to try our luck and went in anyway. Abu-Dis, Al-Ezariya and Sawahre are becoming more and more like ghost times. Whereas we once fought the traffic at every turn, the roads are now pretty much deserted. More and more shops are closed – whether because of the terrible heat or because of the time of day or because there is just money. Maybe all three, but it is not a good feeling.The Container – Nothing special. Cars and people moving quickly and those vehicles that are detained are quickly checked and released.On the way back, there was a flying checkpoint en route to Al-Quds. (Today was the day of elections on campus). The pishpash – we simply said hello to the border police and walked through. No questions asked.Would like more precise information about what route those on the Abu-Dis shift should be taking with the new changes that have come about.