http://972mag.com/mistreatment-of-refugees-doesnt-start-at-border/56041/ Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:42:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 http://972mag.com/mistreatment-of-refugees-doesnt-start-at-border/56041/comment-page-1/#comment-77337 Greg Pollock Thu, 20 Sep 2012 03:26:05 +0000 http://972mag.com/?p=56041#comment-77337 There is no sense in issuing a residency visa without the ability to work when the entrant is impoverished; crime and exploitation will result, the latter evolving to impact Israelis as well. Strangely, the decision to place them in camps will obligate the State to pay for some food, at the price of their minds and perhaps their bodies. An institutional abuse results, in or out of camps, an echo of that which drove them to your door. Blinding one's eye to this will lead to blindness elsewhere. There is no sense in issuing a residency visa without the ability to work when the entrant is impoverished; crime and exploitation will result, the latter evolving to impact Israelis as well. Strangely, the decision to place them in camps will obligate the State to pay for some food, at the price of their minds and perhaps their bodies. An institutional abuse results, in or out of camps, an echo of that which drove them to your door. Blinding one’s eye to this will lead to blindness elsewhere.

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