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Author Topic:   Another example of right wing evil
caffeine
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Message 47 of 247 (622601)
07-05-2011 10:52 AM
Reply to: Message 46 by crashfrog
07-05-2011 10:41 AM


Re: A bit better
Or was it when they created second-class citizen status for Palestinians, including separate sidewalks so that Israelis wouldn't be forced to sully themselves by sharing a sidewalk with one of those people?
When on earth did this happen? I've tried to find some mention of it in the great, wide interwebs, but the only stories you get about seperate sidewalks were an attempt by some ultra-orthodox community to introduce gender-segregated sidewalks (struck down as illegal in court). Is it possible you've drastically misremembered this story?
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caffeine
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Message 51 of 247 (622610)
07-05-2011 11:42 AM
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07-05-2011 11:13 AM


Re: A bit better
So, you exagerrated a bit. Sidewalks are not divided up so people don't have to walk alongside Palestinians. Some streets in occupied cites like Hebron are off limits to Palestinians as part of security measures to protect the illegal settlers from a hostile population.
What is it about Israel/Palestine that seems to leave most people only capable of hyperbolic exagerrations?

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caffeine
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Message 61 of 247 (622701)
07-06-2011 4:39 AM
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07-05-2011 1:25 PM


Re: A bit better
Of course you exagerrated. Your description was:
second-class citizen status for Palestinians, including separate sidewalks so that Israelis wouldn't be forced to sully themselves by sharing a sidewalk with one of those people?
What we actually have, are a few strategic streets in Hebron which are off limits to Palestinians, to prevent them from accessing the Jewish colonies.
I'm not trying to excuse the situation. Hebron is a segregated city in which the majority of the population faces severe restrictions on movement in order to protect 500 settlers. I just don't think the hyperbole helps.

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