“I just returned from a 2 week trip to the Middle East including a few days in Ramallah. I will not even mention the Israeli treatment of the Palestinians (which is horrendous) but will focus on thier treatment of me – a caucasian american. At the TelAviv airport i was held up for an hour for intensive questioning. I requested a detachable visa but they stamped my passport anyway. It took me 2 hours to drive 45 miles due to long waits at the checkpoints. On the way out of the country – my taxi driver and I were pulled over at the checkpoint 5 miles from the airport. I was kept there for 1 hour including a humilating strip search. I did hear one military official at the checkpoint say ‘forgive me it is not my fault.’ I then went through 4 seperate airport security checkpoints. Having left Ramallah 4 hours before my flight – i got to the gate with 10 minutes to spare. As an american, i have become utterly ashamed at my country’s blind support for this type of behavior. It is inhumane.” - Comment ‘Posted by mark,’ New York Times Blog: Nicholas D. Kristof On the Ground, June 21, 2008.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 04:11:06 +0000
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