Monday, October 19
CPTers on night patrol asked Israeli soldiers whether the street past Beit
Hadassah was still closed to Palestinians. The soldiers said, "No -- well,
yes it's closed for . .
. uh. . . for. . ." The CPTers filled in the gap, "Arabs." CPTers
have seen that young girls who attend a school just up the hill can pass, but
soldiers rarely permit other Palestinians to use the street.

Tuesday, October 20
Jamey Bouwmeester saw water gushing from the plumbing system at the military
camp across the road. He asked a group of soldiers standing at the gate of
the camp if they could do
something to stop the water, since so much was being wasted. They were
unresponsive, despite the real lack of water for Palestinians in the city of
Hebron.

After dark a car carrying three settler youth tried to enter the Arab market
through the gate at the checkpoint below the CPT apartment. Soldiers stopped
the car but a young woman passenger went through the market on foot, despite a
soldier's attempt to stop her. Both the remaining settler youth threatened
the CPTer taking pictures of the incident.

The number of soldiers at the checkpoint below CPT's apartment increased from
two to half a dozen. The number of soldiers on patrol and on duty in the city
also increased with the latest cycling-in of new troops.

Wednesday, October 21
A Palestinian student group from Nablus was stopped by soldiers at the
checkpoint below CPT's apartment. They
were told they couldn't walk on the street and a soldier followed them to the
end of the street.

Thursday, October 22
The gate outside CPT's apartment, which had been closed by soldiers since
curfew, was opened by Palestinian merchants in the chicken market to unload
crates of birds and eggs without as much harassment as in previous days.

Friday, October 23
Team members visited Atta Jabber. Both he and Rodeina have physical side-
effects from the rough treatment by Israeli
soldiers during the demolition of their second house September 16. Rodeina
has a chronic headache and Atta's throat is still bruised from being grabbed
by soldiers.

The family told the team that earlier that day, a soldier eating lunch down
the hill gave an ice cream bar to two-year-old Dahlia. Her five-year-old
sister, Amooni, was too afraid to approach him. Rodeina said that they tell
the children that Israeli soldiers are good people, to offset the fear
instilled by witnessing their parents beaten and their home demolished.

Sunday, October 25
A Palestinian friend of CPT leading a group of Palestinians and
internationals reported that a settler woman threw eggs at them while they
were standing on the roof of his family home beside Avraham Avinu settlement.
Before the incident,
the woman had told an Israeli soldier that he should make the group leave.
He refused, saying they weren't doing anything. The woman then told the
soldier he could say they were provoking her and then make them leave. When
the soldier still refused, the woman climbed onto her roof and threw eggs at
the group.