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Video: 19 Years After Massacre At Tomb Of The Patriarchs, Israel Continues To Entrench Separation Policy In HebronSince 1994, when settler Baruch Goldstein massacred Moslem worshipers in the Tomb of the Patriarchs, the Israeli military has adopted an official policy of separating Jews and Moslems in the city of Hebron. The policy is implemented primarily through severe restrictions on Palestinian travel and movement in downtown Hebron, where most Israeli settlement outposts are located. Some of the main roads in the area are completely off limits to Palestinians, and many roads bar any and all Palestinian vehicles. Israels strict restrictions have made the lives of Palestinians in downtown Hebron intolerable, forcing many to leave their homes and jobs.
One of the roads prohibited to Palestinian vehicles runs through the neighborhood of a-Salaimeh and leads to the Tomb of the Patriarchs. The road is about 70 meters long and has a checkpoint at either end: the Bakery Checkpoint at the northern end of the road and the Bench Checkpoint at its southern end. Until recently, Israeli security forces permitted Palestinian pedestrians and cyclists on the street. In order to transport supplies through the street, Palestinians were forced to use a horse-drawn wagon or a hand cart. Settlers and Israeli civilians are permitted to walk and drive cars on the street.
On 23 September 2012 Israeli security forces laid out a chain-link fence, dividing the road lengthwise. On one side of the fence is a paved road and on the other, a narrow pedestrian passageway. Since the fence was erected, Israeli security forces have not allowed Palestinians to walkon the road. Instead they direct Palestinians to the narrow passageway, which is unpaved, rough and ends in a small staircase. The passage is completely impassible by wheelchair and is very difficult to navigate with a baby carriage, pushcart or bicycle. BTselem videoed the construction of the fence and of Border Police keeping Palestinians from going on the road.
Musa Abu Hashhash and Manal al-Jabri, BTselem field researchers, also tried to reach the wide, paved side of the street. However, because they are Palestinians, Border Policemen prevented them from doing so. The policemen told them explicitly that the paved side of the street is for Jews only.
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Video: 19 Years After Massacre At Tomb Of The Patriarchs, Israel Continues To... (Original Post)
Purveyor
Mar 2013
OP
Israelis and Palestinians sharing one democratic state is sure to work out well
oberliner
Mar 2013
#1
You can't advocate "two states" with the same mouth you use to advocate "annexation."
Scootaloo
Mar 2013
#2
oberliner
(58,724 posts)1. Israelis and Palestinians sharing one democratic state is sure to work out well
Anyone who supports a one-state solution ought to realize they are living in an alternate reality.
Two states is the only solution that has any hope for success.
Scootaloo
(25,699 posts)2. You can't advocate "two states" with the same mouth you use to advocate "annexation."
If Israel continues expanding and building settlements, then it is against the two-state solution. It is really that simple. Advocating for one-state is just accepting Israel's "facts on the ground," just like Israel wants people to do.
Personally, I say "whatever works" while acknowledging that after twenty years, the notion of "two states" has only eroded.