A soldier collected the ID cards in the car and took them away for checking, also he took the car's papers and checked them against the chassis and engine numbers, etc. We stayed stuffed in the car for over an hour when many many other cars were stopped and let go. I was wondering if they were just wasting their time and ours and what where they looking for. They looked like they were searching for anything wrong, but nothing in particular. This is the extent of terror and oppression people live there on a daily basis, caused by a government which endlessly is talking about terrorism and is unconditionally is supported by the US government, a self-proclaimed defender of human rights in the world.
People are scared to even ask why they are delayed for an hour, late at night.
I estimate that this fear is in part excessive, but in part is founded. Going back to what I've experienced on the way to Nablus. Few minutes after an hour's delay, by that time it was past 10 p.m, the soldiers started to clear the road from their signs, like the big stop sign and the flashing light, etc and pack them back in the army car. They finished packing, then we were told to get out and stand by the roadside. The soldiers then stood behind us and on the side of us.