@Amy C. Sharpe Bazuzi@facebook
I won't relate to everything in this posting, but I do want to relate to one part, which I think shows some of the double standard when it comes to Israel.
Amy talks about how upset she and her husband were by the security check he went through when leaving Israel. Whenever I leave Israel, I am also asked the same questions repeatedly. I have sometimes had my luggage opened in Israel, but I have had my luggage opened far more often by security personnel on visits to the United States. I have also been singled out for extra security checks, which including removing my hat or wig (which I wear for religious reasons).
A few years ago, my husband and I were visiting in the United States, and we crossed over to Canada. On the way back, my husband's passport was taken away and he was detained for over three hours by immigration. This despite the fact that he had already entered the US (via New York) with no problems. As it turned out, he was "grilled" because he had been born in Iran (a country which he had left when he was 18 months old.)
Unlike Amy, I do not resent any of the above - nor did I get upset. We all know that there are terrorist attacks on airlines, and having your luggage opened, answering questions, and yes even having to "prove" that the answers are accurate (or should airline security just take everyone's word for it when they answer questions...) are all minor inconveniences compared to the trauma of being in a airplane that is blown up or hijacked.
As for the British mandate - the same mandate handed over a huge chunk of land to the Hashamite family - to create the Kingdom of Jordan, but no one considers the creation of that state to be illegitimate.
On Life After Zionist Summer Camp
@Amy C. Sharpe Bazuzi@facebook
I won't relate to everything in this posting, but I do want to relate to one part, which I think shows some of the double standard when it comes to Israel.
Amy talks about how upset she and her husband were by the security check he went through when leaving Israel. Whenever I leave Israel, I am also asked the same questions repeatedly. I have sometimes had my luggage opened in Israel, but I have had my luggage opened far more often by security personnel on visits to the United States. I have also been singled out for extra security checks, which including removing my hat or wig (which I wear for religious reasons).
A few years ago, my husband and I were visiting in the United States, and we crossed over to Canada. On the way back, my husband's passport was taken away and he was detained for over three hours by immigration. This despite the fact that he had already entered the US (via New York) with no problems. As it turned out, he was "grilled" because he had been born in Iran (a country which he had left when he was 18 months old.)
Unlike Amy, I do not resent any of the above - nor did I get upset. We all know that there are terrorist attacks on airlines, and having your luggage opened, answering questions, and yes even having to "prove" that the answers are accurate (or should airline security just take everyone's word for it when they answer questions...) are all minor inconveniences compared to the trauma of being in a airplane that is blown up or hijacked.
As for the British mandate - the same mandate handed over a huge chunk of land to the Hashamite family - to create the Kingdom of Jordan, but no one considers the creation of that state to be illegitimate.