First, I must apologize. All these years and I still don't know how to post a photo on Daily Kos. I don't remember a time, however, when I wanted to post one more than today.
Follow me across the waves for a link and a story you'll be happy to see and read.
A stunning crime story was published in the NYTimes yesterday. It documented a conspiracy involving a group of Palestinian women and the group of Israeli women who broke Israeli law to sneak them across Israel for a swim in the Mediterranean. Many of the West Bank women had never seen the sea before. In the words of one of the law breakers:
“What we are doing here will not change the situation,” said Hanna Rubinstein, who traveled to Tel Aviv from Haifa to take part. “But it is one more activity to oppose the occupation. One day in the future, people will ask, like they did of the Germans: ‘Did you know?’ And I will be able to say, ‘I knew. And I acted.’ ”
Here's part of the public confession:
In a newspaper advertisement, the group of women declared: “We cannot assent to the legality of the Law of Entry into Israel, which allows every Israeli and every Jew to move freely in all regions between the Mediterranean and the Jordan River while depriving Palestinians of this same right. They are not permitted free movement within the occupied territories nor are they allowed into the towns and cities across the green line, where their families, their nation, and their traditions are deeply rooted.
And, here's how the crime went down:
The beach trip last week followed a pattern: the Palestinian women went in disguise, which meant removing clothes rather than covering up. They sat in the back seats of Israeli cars driven by middle-aged Jewish women and took off headscarves and long gowns. As the cars drove through an Israeli Army checkpoint, everyone just waved.
Swimming isn't all they did, but you'll have to click on the link below for the rest. And, in case you think crime never pays, look at the expressions on the faces of the women.
Israeli and Palestinian women swimming illegally