International Checkpoint Watch - Daily Observations

Date:            29/11/01                                  Time:  14:45 - 17:00

Place Observed:  Surda

Number of Soldiers Present: 

Soldiers Names, ID #’s, License Plate #’s, Etc: 

Jeep # 610 763

APC # 510 434

Events Witnessed:

15:13-  Jeep # 610 765 arrives with three soldiers from Bet El direction.

15:38-  Armoured Transport # 510 434 arrives from Bet El direction, soldiers change shifts.

16:40-  Soldier removes a newspaper from the car he is checking and begins to read it while the car and the other cars in line wait.  He repeats this with the next car in line.

16:43-  Soldier goes into olive grove by the side of the road and urinates.  Palestinian noticably offended.

17:00-  Soldiers stop man with Jordanian passport, conduct lengthy search of his two suitcases, going through all his belongings.