The View from an Israeli Security Checkpoint
This is an extraordinary (and gut-wrenching) first-person account of what it’s like to staff an Israeli security checkpoint. It shows how power corrupts: how it’s impossible to make humane decisions in such a circumstance.
Shawn • August 20, 2012 7:15 AM
I’ve been to Palestine three times over the last few years. I’ve been through these checkpoints many times. As an American, I have much less to fear than my Palestinian friends but it is still a dehumanizing experience, even when the soldiers attempt to be nice and friendly.
Excellent article.