They set up a separate [bus] station at Tapuah Junction and then what happens is, the Palestinians pass through and they’re barred from passing at a certain radius from the Jews who are standing at the station. The soldier directs them, the Palestinian passes, walks on the road with a plastic bag and the soldier distances him, tells him the radius he’s allowed and says to him, “No, go there.” It’s funny, because I mean, what did he do after all? He’s also waiting for a bus and for the soldiers, it’s an incident; they run to the Palestinian, you’re not allowed to stand here, they distance him. It’s just unreal. There were a few female settlers, they just got out of a car while I was at the station. A Palestinian came and waited at the station with us. He was waiting for a Palestinian taxi. A woman my age, 20 years old, approaches the Palestinian, who is much older than her and says to him, “Where do you need to go?” She understood immediately based on what he said that he was Palestinian. She said to him: “Don’t stand here please, you’re not allowed to stand here.” Fearlessly, in an authoritative manner. That’s what happened.
What did he do? He just obeyed, said OK, gave an embarrassed and frightened smile and walked away. And then someone else told me: “You should also be careful,” so that I know that I should also tell other Palestinians who wait at the station, since I didn’t say anything. It’s a random story but it clarifies who is boss. The Palestinian who was older than her, just submitted, kept his mouth shut. Just walked away, as if she was the brigade commander in the flesh.