tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post1062877065771953796..comments2023-10-26T06:29:39.824-07:00Comments on The Magnes Zionist: Too Busy to Blog ? Read BenvinistiJerry Haberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173892714754718716noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7675600882597316438.post-16160202928218743782009-02-27T07:16:00.000-08:002009-02-27T07:16:00.000-08:00Regarding removal of the roadblocks, see this and ...Regarding removal of the roadblocks, see <A HREF="http://draykcab.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/cheek/" REL="nofollow">this</A> and a bit more in detail <A HREF="http://amihay.wordpress.com/2009/02/23/shortcut/" REL="nofollow">this (Hebrew)</A>. In short, while it is still a welcome change - i.e., more freedom of movement for the Palestinians, it comes with a couple of important caveats. First, the freedom of movement is restricted to daytime. See <A HREF="http://draykcab.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/cheek/#comment-16" REL="nofollow">this comment</A> by Yaara, the activist behind "Khatzer Akhorit":<BR/><I>Those are efforts to hide the occupation. It will be more, as you put it, camera friendly, harder for me to write my reports.<BR/>About two years ago a women from Beit Furic was stopped during the night by an iron arm on her way to an hospital in Nablus. Her husband ran to the CP (about two minuets) woke up the soldier and asked him to open the gate (another two minutes to come back). They managed to arrive to the hospital on time. It is one of many incidents when ‘nothing’ happens, thus we don’t hear about them. After this, the iron arm was left open during the night. Till now.<BR/>Now they have to call the DCO. The DCO’s office is on the other side of the apartheid road leading to Elion More settlement and to Beit Furic and Beit Degan villages. It would take the DCO at least 15 minutes to get there and open the arm.</I><BR/>Second, the free movement is, quite contrary to common sense (at least as far as I can see) is <B>only for cars, not pedestrians</B>. Important to keep in mind...Peter Drubetskoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463750011872829081noreply@blogger.com