Residents of Judea and Samaria refuse to accept the closure of their roads. Two simultaneous demonstrations took place today on either side of the Dolev-Beit El road, demanding that the road be opened. The army closed the road at the beginning of the current mini-war six months ago, because of the danger of terrorist attacks along its windy turns. One of the protest leaders revealed, however, that she was told by a local military commander that the army had plans to open the road and protect the drivers - \"but when we saw that the residents were not protesting the closing, we did not implement the plans.\" Protest leaders and military experts alike say that the closing of roads in response to terrorism invites further terrorism.



Kol Rina News Agency reports that dozens of Kiryat Arba residents blocked the junction at which the Cross-Judea highway meets the Jerusalem-Hevron highway this morning. The Cross-Judea highway has been closed to Jewish traffic for a while, and the residents said that they would not accept a situation in they cannot use the road while Arabs traverse it freely.