Video: Ice Cream at Hebron checkpoint ( B'Tselem )

[Jefferson23]

Published:
12 Apr 2015

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The severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the vicinity of the settlements in Hebron encourage the arbitrary and regular harassment of the residents. B'Tselem volunteer Raed Abu a-Rmeileh filmed a video showing what happened to an ice cream delivery intended for a grocery store.

“I unloaded about 20 boxes of chips and 50 boxes of ice cream from the vehicle. I asked the Border Police officer at the checkpoint to open the gate for the truck so that I could transfer the goods to my grocery store. He refused, claiming that I didn’t have a permit from the Civil Administration. I had to bring in the goods by hand using a cart. I got the chips into the store in three loads without any problems. When I started loading the ice cream boxes, the Border Police officer suddenly stopped me and ordered me to bring the boxes to him for inspection. He demanded that I bring them one box at a time. I refused because it was very hot, and because I knew that if I opened the boxes it would be very hard to arrange them in the fridge afterwards. The police officer insisted on searching the boxes.”

The painstaking search took a long time, and in the meantime the ice cream melted. After a delay of about one hour, Maswdeh asked B'Tselem volunteer Raed Abu a-Rmeileh to come to the scene. A-Rmeileh filmed the search of the boxes and the ensuing argument between Maswdeh and the Border Police officer. Eventually, some two hours after the merchandise arrived, Maswdeh had no choice but to abandon the melted ice cream. He sent the shipment back to the factory, but suffered NIS 1,200 in losses.

Since the massacre of Muslim worshippers at the Tomb of the Patriarchs, perpetrated by settler Baruch Goldstein in 1994, the military has openly pursued an official policy of segregation in Hebron. The main means the military uses to this end is the imposition of severe restrictions on the movement of Palestinians in the city center, where most of the settlements are situated. Since the settlements themselves are illegal, the restrictions add insult to injury. The freedom of movement of an entire population is put under sweeping and disproportionate restrictions in order to facilitate and perpetuate a policy that is inherently illegal.

http://www.btselem.org/hebron/20150412_ice_cream_at_hebron_checkpoint

[Fred Sanders]

1. Apartheid. Little difference. The exercise of power for the sake of power, and preservation of the status quo, over the powerless.

[King_David]

2. Agreed ...This is awful... Is that the meaning of the word "Apartheid"?I

Anything awful that happens?

Must be a Fred Sanders definition.

[oberliner]

4. It is part of the playbook to get that word used as often as possible

You'll notice that there are some posters who include it with literally everything they post.

[shira]

5. Must be. n/t

[Scootaloo]

9. Ahem. What "Playbook" is that?

[guillaumeb]

10. Here for your edification and instruction is the definition

Apartheid:
noun
1.The definition of apartheid refers to a political system where people are clearly divided based on race, gender, class or other such factors.

Apartheid is an Afrikaans word, but the meaning is not restricted to South Africa. I realize that many apologists for Israel do not like terms like apartheid, or genocide used. Nor do they like terms like war crimes, or crimes against International Law. These are harsh words and terms, but the truth can be harsh.

So when Israel targets Palestinians by restricting movement, or slaughter Palestinian civilians, or bomb schools, or steal land, they will be criticized. Rather than get angry and hostile toward people at DU, let Israel know that you do not approve of their many crimes.

[King_David]

11. No link

And you need one especially after you claimed Israel killed 2 Million Palestinians.

LOL

[guillaumeb]

12. If you take issue with my links I understand.

But you never actually refute them. and I never stated that Israel had killed 2 million Palestinians. But I suppose if you are going to put up a straw man it might as well be a big one.

As to apartheid, the first sentence was the definition, the rest was my addition. I did not identify it as such. My apologies. But here is the link for the definition:
http://www.yourdictionary.com/apartheid

[Jefferson23]

6. Yes. The only people who do not accept it are those that defend the state by not

supporting a viable state to include EJ for their capital, leaving the WB, etc...an army, an airport,
a seaport...all of which belongs to the Palestinians.They want their freedom from apartheid...this
is an egregious wrong, evidently.


An example of the discriminating laws:
http://www.adalah.org/en/law/index

Debunking Israel’s self-defense argument ( Gaza )
http://america.aljazeera.com/opinions/2014/7/gaza-israel-internationalpoliticsunicc.html

Apartheid and the occupation of Palestine
As the Russell Tribunal convenes to discuss apartheid, Israel has already surpassed South Africa's racist era.
http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2011/11/201111395153781378.html

*John Dugard is a professor of international law, who authored a comprehensive study of the law of apartheid (Human Rights and the South African Legal Order (1978)) and was for seven years (2001 – 2008) Special Rapporteur to the UN Human Rights Council on the human rights situation in the Occupied Palestinian Territory.

Noam Chomsky: What Israel’s Doing Is ‘Much Worse’ than Apartheid
by Josh Feldman | 12:49 pm, August 12th, 2014
http://www.mediaite.com/online/noam-chomsky-what-israels-doing-is-much-worse-than-apartheid/

[oberliner]

3. The situation in and around Hebron is insane

Hats off to B'Tselem and other Israeli human rights group who continue to bring attention to this.

Definitely the worst of the worst when it comes to settlers are the ones who live in this area.

[TubbersUK]

7. Thanks very much for posting this n/t

[Jefferson23]

8. You're most welcome. I would suggest to bookmark that link, as B'Tselem is

an excellent source for information on the OPT.