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Machsom Watch women struggle to show what's happening on stolen land There once was a nation in whose name the country's hallowed army and security forces, both secret and less secret, committed the most barbaric of crimes. The country claimed "we didn't know," even as the army looted homes and attacked foreign lands. Government PR/ propaganda was very helpful for people who didn't know. "Our actions are an existential need," they claimed. "The enemy is dangerous," "Our army is the most moral in the world," "Our country needs us, and we are patriots. Therefore, we must be understanding of everything,...

Ynet reporter accompanies Machsom Watch women to Hawara checkpoint near Nablus, unravels police, IDF harmonize bluffs to hinder work of organization On our way to the Hawara checkpoint near Nablus on Monday, a report on the radio had it that the army reached a compromise with Hebron settlers who agreed to evacuate a cluster of homes as long as they hold the right to return pending a High Court decision on the matter. We looked at each other and smiled. No one wants to mess with settlers. But we were in for a surprise when we realized where the IDF...