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11 months ago“Since the beginning of the occupation in 1967, Israeli security forces have repeatedly used Palestinians in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip as human shields, ordering them to perform military tasks that risked their lives. As part of this policy, soldiers have ordered Palestinian civilians to remove suspicious objects from roads, to tell people to come out of their homes so the military can arrest them, to stand in front of soldiers while the latter shoot from behind them, and more. The Palestinian civilians were chosen at random for these tasks, and could not refuse the demand placed on them by armed soldiers.”
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It’s almost like living in a world where food, water, electricity, and aid are extremely scarce because your occupier wants them to be, while being in a constant state of displacement and fear from unending indiscriminate bombing campaigns that target schools, hospitals, refugee camps, and more can make some people act irrationally