Tuesday, January 09, 2007
whoops
ixnay on the ord choiceway:
You know you´re pretty far gone when you're using "apartheid" as a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
posted by Scats : 1/09/2007 05:26:00 PM
By now they have requisitioned further lands for the purpose of constructing "Jewish only" roads. Wonderful roads, wide roads, well-paved roads, brightly lit at night--all that on stolen land. When a Palestinian drives on such a road, his vehicle is confiscated and he is sent on his way.
On one occasion I witnessed such an encounter between a driver and a soldier who was taking down the details before confiscating the vehicle and sending its owner away. "Why?" I asked the soldier. "It's an order--this is a Jews-only road", he replied. I inquired as to where was the sign indicating this fact and instructing [other] drivers not to use it. His answer was nothing short of amazing. "It is his responsibility to know it, and besides, what do you want us to do, put up a sign here and let some antisemitic reporter or journalist take a photo so he that can show the world that Apartheid exists here?"
You know you´re pretty far gone when you're using "apartheid" as a euphemism for ethnic cleansing.
posted by Scats : 1/09/2007 05:26:00 PM
