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Dutch journalist deported from Israeli airport Apr 23 08 Mossawa Center releases racism report detailing over 169 cases Mar 19 08 American activist and feminist Starhawk denied entry and deported from... Mar 13 08 Latest News ArticlesMandela Institute Lawyer visits several detainees in Ayalon Israeli prison 21:52 Fri 09 May Sderot resident killed by a homemade shell 21:05 Fri 09 May Protestors in Bethlehem affirm the right of return 17:40 Fri 09 May The Israeli army attacks the weekly Bil'in protest, dozens treated for tear gas inhalation 16:53 Fri 09 May PCHR Weekly Report: 9 Palestinians killed, 35 wounded in Israeli attacks 03:59 Fri 09 May A wounded detainee remains in a bad condition 23:34 Thu 08 May Khalid warns of Israeli decision Police headquarters on to E1 area 23:02 Thu 08 May Zahhar: “Suleiman to visit Israel next week to receive Israeli response on truce” 22:26 Thu 08 May Gaza Power Company to stop due to lack of fuel 22:15 Thu 08 May Four people wounded in fresh Israeli air strikes on northern Gaza 17:35 Thu 08 May Full StoryArab-Israeli Parliamentarians call new airport profiling “discrimination by a different name”A long-standing Israeli policy of taking any Arab-looking person aside at the airport for long interrogation sessions is being reviewed, following a petition filed by human rights groups in Israel. But Arab Members of the Israeli Knesset (Parliament) have criticized the review, saying that the recommended changes in policy are simply more of the same.
Israel was one of the first nations to implement a widespread practice of racial profiling, beginning the practice decades ago to segregate Arabs from Jews upon entry to the Israeli airport in Tel Aviv. The U.S. has hired Israeli security agencies to implement racial and psychological profiling policies at dozens of U.S. airports as part of its 'Homeland Security' plan.
Now, due to the petition filed by human rights groups, Israeli authorities are, for the first time, being asked to rethink this policy. The Israeli Transportation Minister Shaul Mofaz has recommended that, in addition to profiling Arabs based on the nationality listed on their passports, there should be additional profiling based on age, occupation, and whether the arriving passenger has served in the military.
A number of Arab legislators have condemned the policy change, including Knesset Member Mohammed Baraka, who stated “Why not cut things short and just put a stamp on every citizen's forehead? Mofaz should take care of the unnecessary hassle the Arabs encounter at Ben Gurion instead of trying to categorize them as those how have served in the IDF [Israeli Army] and those who haven't." |