March 6, 2003

Palestinian school busses are forced to navigate checkpoints.

The Jenin bus left this morning with permission from the Israeli Military District Coordinating Office. After long delays at checkpoints at both the edge of Jenin and the entrance to Qabatia, they arrived at the edge of Zababdeh where another checkpoint had been set up. There, they were turned back. Fr. Aktham went down to negotiate. Even though the orders from above were that they be allowed to pass, the soldiers were unmovable. This gets old. Real old.