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We say we don't want to leave without him. "Can one of our Israeli friends stay here?" we ask. The soldiers refuse, and a gun is raised. It points straight at us – and we begin to back away. "Move on," we're told.

Soldiers walk Abuhejleh out of sight around a hill, and as we make our way back to where the road was dug up, Rabbi Dana tells us she's worried. … We don't want to leave Abuhejleh, and so the waiting begins. What was promised as a few minutes becomes 30 minutes. Then 45. Then 90. What appears to be the same drone comes back, flying lower, with its camera pointed at us.

Eventually, our IDF contact calls back. He assures us that Abuhejleh is safe, and he strongly advises us to leave the area "for our safety." So, reluctantly, we do. … We sit down with Abuhejleh to make sure he's OK and to ask what happened after he was separated from us. He tells us that after he was led away, blindfolded and handcuffed, he was driven to a military office in a nearby settlement where he was mocked and questioned for hours.

"They say it's our land. It's not your land. So you must forget it," he says. Later, when we would ask the IDF why he had been detained, they would provide no comment.

Now that he's home, he assures us he's unharmed. And as we're about to leave, we ask if he plans to go back to see his land, even after today's incident.

"I will go back. Don't worry," he says. "They will arrest, and I will return back – until I will fix my land. It's our land."

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[–] BMatthew 114 points 1 year ago (48 children)

Hamas in no way is the govt of the West Bank. If anyone has a bit of soul left, they will see this for what it is, the elimination of Christians and Muslims from their homelands by military might against international law and my President Biden supporting this. After all I thought we leaned post George Floyd, we just shifted who we find ok to discriminate against and the rabid hate that was quieted has come back multiple times as strong. It’s almost like there was a built up hate pressure that has exploded. Stop ethnic cleansing, is it to high a bar to ask of our leaders (on both sides as the Republican talking points are just as bad or worse).

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[–] Jaderick 73 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It really seems like the IDF is the more successful Hamas.

[–] Lupo 57 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They have better funding at the very least

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

and I have to pay for it every april

[–] Doorbook 26 points 1 year ago (3 children)

The current government is what was a recognized terrorist organization by the US and the UK.

Here is a link about the Irgun.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irgun

[–] Jaderick 23 points 1 year ago

You right. Irgun morphed into the Likud party that’s effectively held power since the late 70s and is in-line with Bibi’s hardline Zionism. The Behind the Bastards Episode on Netanyahu was informative for me on the politics of Israel.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

Hamas and the Israeli far right are symbiotic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

That's pretty wild

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Jesus Christ.

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