Monday, January 13, 2014

Palestinian Man Crushed to Death in Overcrowded Border Crossing

You don't hear many stories about this kind of violence in the Middle East, particularly when it appears that these are a direct result of the policies of Israel, in maintaining some a system that privileges some at the expense of a minority group, and which has been accused of strongly resembling apartheid in South Africa.

Here, a man was crushed while trying to cross the border, because it was too overcrowded, and it appears that the conditions were, frankly, inhumane.

Here is the article, which can be found by clicking on the link below:



"Crushed to death: Palestinian man dies at overcrowded West Bank checkpoint"  Annie Robbins on January 6, 2014:

http://mondoweiss.net/2014/01/palestinian-overcrowded-checkpoint.html

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