Hebron, South Hebron Hills
Grey, rainy and very cold. The entrance to Deir Razih is blocked. The entrance is exactly on road 60.
N. our friend who lives there asks us if we can help them to meet with the Israeli representatives and find out what is the reason for this and if it is possible to open the closure
at last. They are now forced to take a very roundabout and long route so as to join up with the traffic lane. We discussed this with Hanna Barag and told N. what she advised.
Besides that all the other entrances along road 60 are open.
At the crossroads of Dura- Al Fawwar there is a strong army presence and masked snipers. They stand with their arms drawn also in our direction.
Someone summoned them because children are throwing stones on the road. They have been waiting there for a long time for something to happen. They watch and photograph us and we photograph them and we do not disturb one another. On our way back from Hebron all is quiet and there is no activity.
Hebron looks like a ghost town. Most of those on the streets are soldiers of the parachute division and also border police who are in every corner.
It is freezing cold, the cold before the snow and this influences all except those who guard Israel.
At the ascent to Tel Rumeida this is how it looks.
On our way back at the entrance to Deir Razih a woman who looks as if she is after hospitalization alights and walks with difficulty with those accompanying her supporting her and carrying belongings and trying to get past cluster of dirt and stones. They are trying to get to the car which is waiting to take her home.