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Abuse is common. Confinement lasts months. They're locked in "waiting cages" and forgotten. Problems they experience go largely untreated. Israeli treatment is nearly as bad as captivity in Sinai.
Compassion isn't in Israel's vocabulary. Jews alone get some, others practically none. Abuse substitutes for lawful treatment.
Israel has the right to protect its borders. It's also obligated to obey international law. Instead, it spurns it with impunity. Victimization is compounded by further abuse. No wonder Israel is so widely despised. Many Jews condemn its practices.
A Final Comment
Earlier this year, Israeli historian Ilan Pappe toured Canada. He lectured on "The False Paradigm of Peace: Revisiting the Palestinian Question." He addressed 10 common myths:
(1) Palestine was a land without people for a people without land.
(2) Palestinians committed terrorist acts against Jewish settlers prior to Israel's creation.
(3) Numerous myths about Israel's War of Independence and creation.
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