By 11 a.m., a number of our staff are back to work, this time with their children running around. We were scheduled to pay condolences to one of our staff, Ghader, whose father had died. Her family is in Jerusalem and because no one could get to Jerusalem, everyone has to wait until she returned to Ramallah to pay their respects. On the way, the Voice of Palestine, broadcasting temporarily on local FM stations, quoted head of Palestinian West Bank intelligence Tawfiq Tirawi, who denied that Israel had asked the PA to empty their headquarters. He insists that he is still in his office and asks people not to accept these rumors.
Debates erupt as to why the schools had quickly dismissed the children.
During our talk, one of those attending gets a call saying that the source of the rumor was the UN, whoapparently received a call from an Israeli source. More debate about the schools. The spots tried to reassure children and help them adjust. This spot was simple. It showed a young girl waking up, as usual.