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| Three women prevented turned away at checkpoint after refusing to undress |
| 2008-07-14 |
| Ma'an -- Israeli soldiers on Sunday attempted to force three Palestinian women to undress at Al-Jalama checkpoint, on the Green Line north of Jenin, while travelling visit their relatives in an Israeli jail. The sister of Palestinian prisoner Saed Salah, from Jenin, said she headed to Al-Jalama checkpoint in the morning on her way to Ashkelon prison to visit her brother, who is serving a 27-year sentence. She entered the checkpoint along with the wives of Yousif Ata, from Jenin, and Abdul-Fattah Shalabi, from the nearby town of Silat Al-Harithiyya, who are both serving long-term sentences. Soldiers manning the checkpoint ordered the three women into a special interrogation room. According to the first woman, a female soldier, observing the woman through two closed-circuit TV cameras, asked the woman to remove her gown first while. Then she asked her to get completely undressed. The woman refused and requested that the soldier get search her manually, without being undressed. The soldier refused, giving the woman two choices: either to undress completely, or go home without visiting her brother. She chose the latter. The woman added that the female soldier did the same with the other two women, who also refused to get undressed. Then the soldiers detained all three women in a small dark room for an hour and a half before sending them home. According to the Palestinian prisoner's sister, she was barred from visiting her brother, who has been in Israeli custody for a year and a half. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #13 Anonymoose, Are you suggesting that a giant, multi-barreled 105mm version of a CIWS be built? That would be pretty cool too, especially if the shells aren't set to detonate unless they hit something. I wonder how many batteries of 105mm regular artillery that'd be equal to? I can say this with total certainty, I wouldn't wanna be downrange of something like that. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2008-07-14 17:47 |
| #12 Damn that would be a good idea. Get a couple of them to 'triangulate' their targetting..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-07-14 17:47 |
| #11 Silentbrick: I've long suggested that the city of Sderot get itself a 105mm Howitzer to shoot down incoming rockets. They can't help it if their defensive weapon isn't very accurate. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-14 16:31 |
| #10 How many did undress ? Maybe it's time to get me a checkpoint. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2008-07-14 15:21 |
| #9 It's time to turn that machine on it's head. The Israeli's should tell the paleo's that if they continue to fire rockets into Israel, they can't ensure their safety. The next time a rocket is fired into Israel, pick a nearby Paleo village and use it for arty practice. Be sure and do lots of spotting for effect too. |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2008-07-14 13:20 |
| #8 As much as I like the idea, the Paleo propaganda machine would just claim that the Jooooooooos just herded innocent women, children, and fluffy ducklings into a room and blew them up. |
| Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-07-14 13:17 |
| #7 That's cooler than my idea. I was going to suggest just lining the room with tile and turning it into a giant microwave to set off the bombs. Course, I'm not sure the effect of microwaves on modern explosives and detonators, so numerous trial runs would be needed. A glass wall for viewing by the people waiting in line would also be instructive and serve a useful purpose. In terms of coolness, Microwave Beam weapons are my favorite right now:) |
| Posted by: Silentbrick 2008-07-14 12:59 |
| #6 'Moose, You've hit it. Make that a standard entry point agenda. And, make several of them go in together. Think they don't know who's wired up ? Watch them wet their rags on being herded in. This is a great solution. Doesn't require any "hands on" , discussions, shouting, can't be humiliated, etc. ( Blown to f**king bits, yes) All positive. No negatives. Implement posthaste. |
| Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-07-14 12:11 |
| #5 I might suggest to the Israelis that they create an armored room that is rigged to have a strong magnetic pulse. While harmless to humans, even a very short wire will develop a milli-amperage overcharge, which is enough to pop many electrical detonators. The room should also have a large drain in the middle of the floor, and a water hose connector on one wall. A pressure relief gap in the roof above would also be good. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-14 10:44 |
| #4 They probably weren't carrying themselves, just probing defenses. The Paleos have figured out that familiarity breeds contempt, so will do several dry runs before taking a bomb. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2008-07-14 10:38 |
| #3 next time Maan will report the use of the Zionist death ray for viewing bombs under clothes |
| Posted by: mhw 2008-07-14 09:45 |
| #2 The woman refused and requested that the soldier get search her manually, without being undressed. "Come pat me down and see if I have a bomb." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2008-07-14 00:51 |
| #1 And the problem is? |
| Posted by: 3dc 2008-07-14 00:37 |