(This was originally posted June 2008)
OCCUPIED WEST BANK — Let’s be clear about this. The Israeli checkpoint system in the West Bank is an absolutely ruthless act of anger, viciousness, and power. It is generally said that the Israeli system is designed to control Palestinian movement. Yet any international’s experience with the system will confirm that the Israelis have set up the routine as an attempt to dehumanize the Palestinians. The Israelis use the simple experience and necessity of travel as another opportunity to expose the Palestinians to feelings of humiliation and powerlessness and, at times, to even ensure their deaths. Such is a life spent in occupation and under Apartheid. (more…)
