Hooded men beating an elderly woman with a baseball bat

[loic]

Last year dearanxiety and I visited our friends Emily and Aviad in Israel. A big part of the trip for us was visiting the occupied West Bank, seeing the work that Emily and Aviad do to work for the rights of Palestinians and see where the money being raised by the Jewish-American peace group that Sharon is involved with was going

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[loic]

Yeah, I'm glad this is getting seen and talked about. The hounding and oppression has been interfering with the lives of Susians for many years but I think this level of direct violence is new. I hope it will backfire on those fuckers. Unfortunately I can't imagine them dismantling the settlement that is fundamentally the cause of the problem.

Much of Israeli society is strongly self-critical, and where it isn't it's usually because people can ignore what's going on around them. I think putting cameras in the hands of people who're experiencing this kind of harassment is a great way of bringing the reality of the situation into the homes of Israelis so they can have an honest discussion about the government's policies. This openness to discuss is what might save Israel.

While some Palestinians might celebrate violence against Isralis the ones I met in the West Bank were simple farmers trying to raise their children to be successful. They weren't political at all, though I can see this kind of thing politicizing them. I hope this kid, who just saw his grandmother or some other close family member like that be beaten by thugs can grow up without revenge in his heart:



Normally this is a political issue for me. Today it's feeling pretty personal.

[dearanxiety]

do you remember how amazingly cute he was with his english in his little tiny accent? oh god he was cute.