Palestinian Kills Israeli Settler, Israel Strikes in Gaza

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8. I believe its called "apartheid"

but B'Tselem certainly do very good and worthwhile work. Anyone interested in this discussion would do well to pick up a copy of their book "Our Harsh Logic":-

http://www.amazon.com/Our-Harsh-Logic-Testimonies-Territories/dp/1250037735/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1367364448&sr=1-2

I am fairly jaded, but even I was surprised by some of the disclosures in the book. In one of the stories, a soldier confesses that he was sent on a mission to kill a Palestinian policeman (effectively at random) as a reprisal for a Palestinian policeman killing an Israeli soldier earlier.

The soldier duly sought out a Palestinian policeman (who had no idea why he was being killed) and shot him in the head.

There are some other fairly shocking disclosures. In one of the stories, a soldier confesses that in addition to firing at Gazan fishing boats, Israeli patrol boats also fire at Egyptian fishing vessels that are too close to the maritime border for Israel's liking. "Even though we have a peace treaty with Egypt" says the patrolman.

Most of the time, though, it deals with the boredom of young conscripts who have to stand at checkpoints day in and day out, and the petty humiliations they inflict on the Palestinians to amuse themselves.

Definitely worth picking up. Frankly I think it should be in every library in the country.