'Anabta, 'Azzun, Qalqiliya, Sat 6.12.08, Afternoon

2:13 PM Qalqilyia.
Lines to and from Tul Karem are moving. Israeli Arabs without permits are not allowed into Tul Karem.

2:20PM Azun.
The entrance to the village is open.

5:37PM Anabta.
Vehicles to TK are waved on without checking. Vehicles from TK form a line of about 10 cars and it takes about 20 seconds a vehicle to pass through the checking booth.

We were told by 2 women from the Ecumenical Council whom we saw at Beit Iba that there were some problems lately in Anabta. She was told that the army wants to confiscate 6 dunams of land around the CP to build a terminal, and the land belongs to a number of families who have brought the case to court. According to her observation this has caused  tension between the army and the local population.

We were not at A Ras.