From Triumph to Torture
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John Pilger, of the UK's Guardian newspaper wrote about Muhammed Omer, a young Palestinian (Gaza) journalist who writes for many different media organizations about the Israeli occupation. He was given an award in Britain, by Pilger and upon returning home by way of the Allenbe Bridge (across the Jordan) was detained and roughed up/tortured by Israeli border guards.
I've been across this bridge a few times with my family when we lived in Jordan and my husband's work took him to Hebron (he builds water wells. we used to live in Gaza). The guards there were universal pricks. Mean and abusive just cause they can get away with it. We (my husband mostly) were harassed and our crossing slowed. They peppered my husband (a Canadian citizen) with questions and he got pissed off and argued back. Over the years we've been slowed down with "additional quetions - just for security I hope you understand" going through border control at Ben Gurion and at Eilat, but NOTHING compared to Allenbe. It's like a free for all there.
Another friend of mine, born in the Wst Bank, made a refugee in 1948 at the age of 6 was trying to go to Bil'in for the nonviolent work being conducted by the villagers there fighting the wall - he was roughed up and held (slowed) but eventually released. They said his name was the same as a wanted suspected terrorist.
So I completely believe what happend to Omer.
Please read the story and the petition - sign it and pass it on.
I've been across this bridge a few times with my family when we lived in Jordan and my husband's work took him to Hebron (he builds water wells. we used to live in Gaza). The guards there were universal pricks. Mean and abusive just cause they can get away with it. We (my husband mostly) were harassed and our crossing slowed. They peppered my husband (a Canadian citizen) with questions and he got pissed off and argued back. Over the years we've been slowed down with "additional quetions - just for security I hope you understand" going through border control at Ben Gurion and at Eilat, but NOTHING compared to Allenbe. It's like a free for all there.
Another friend of mine, born in the Wst Bank, made a refugee in 1948 at the age of 6 was trying to go to Bil'in for the nonviolent work being conducted by the villagers there fighting the wall - he was roughed up and held (slowed) but eventually released. They said his name was the same as a wanted suspected terrorist.
So I completely believe what happend to Omer.
Please read the story and the petition - sign it and pass it on.
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piecesofpeace
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seems just a tad one sided like the kid who bullies another and when the bully gets pushed back only tells that part of the story.
roughed up/torture?
really?
is that like acne outbreak/terminal illness?
is it a twisted s.a.t. quesstion? - 2 years ago
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