Daphne Banai, 57, carries many dark tales, like the one she tells of pleading futilely with an Israeli soldier on behalf of a 78-year-old Palestinian man not allowed through to his village, though his papers were in order, because of closure. “What you see,” says Banai, a leader of Machsom (Checkpoint) Watch, who monitors the treatment of Palestinians at the more… return to article
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Reader Comments (1)Page 1 of 1 pagesI suspect the checkpoints will end when the Palestinian suicide bombers end their efforts to kill women and children.
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