Etzion DCL

We arrived at 10.45. The parking lot was full of cars, 15 of them Palestinian.

Contrary to recent times, there were about 15 people sitting in the waiting room. The ticket machine was out of order, but the polite and efficient soldier admitted them in order of arrival. The Palestinians on their own initiative sat so that they could easily maintain order.

As usual, we were approached by people who were refused entry, whom we instructed how to try to cancel their bannishment.

Today’s highlight was the preparation for the Festival of the Jubilee of Settlement in Judea, Samaria, the Jordan Valley, and the Golan Heights – or, in other words, a celebration of 50 years of occupation of the West Bank etc. According to Peace Now, the festival has cost 10 million shekels.