Abu Dis, Container (Wadi Nar), Sheikh Saed, Wed 9.7.08, Morning

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Observers: 
Anat T., Shira V. (reporting)
Jul-9-2008
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Morning

According to the commander, the purpose of the works performed at Wadi Nar is to construct 5  motor lanes (2 in each direction and one, "humanitarian", in the middle).  Possibly also canopies for the soldiers.  Crossing installations for pedestrians will be abolished, but passage of the few pedestrains, he says, will be allowed.

6:50 Sheikh Saad

The checkpoint was fairly empty.  The few crossing did not have to wait.

7:40 Wadi Nar


When we arrived we found a number of transits detained.  The disembarked passengers of one of the vehicles claimed they had been waiting at least half an hour.  A military policeman named S. came up and shouted at them to get back on the vehicle.  When we tried to intervene, he shouted at us too, asked for Anat's name and phoned "to complain about her." (Anat simultaneously called A. to inquire about this behaviour).  The soldier claimed that the passengers were trying to hide behind the transit.

 
In addition, traffic at the checkpoint was busy, and transits were frequently stopped, then released within a few minutes.  Infrastructure works (see above) including bulldozers and heavy construction vehicles were busy full steam.

 
The DCO representative (a young man we had not met) came up to us, called us aside and tried to inquire about our activities at the checkpoint.  A short and rather interesting conversation developed, in a pleasant atmosphere.