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I tried to cooperate the best I could. It was 104 degrees. My wife, my two 6yr olds, my 3yr old, and I my two elderly in-laws had been waiting for me in the sun for hours. But (again the police state tactic): every answer I gave she told me was lie. “Stop lying!” She’d yell.
The questions got dumber and more surreal: “Who did your father work for in Iran?” I don’t know. I was 7 when we left “Oh Mr Scholar! You can tell me everything about the Ottoman Empire but you don’t know your own father’s history?” For the record I am not an Ottoman scholar.
In the end, after hours of this, she warned “I may let you into Israel but, who knows, I may not let you out. I will keep you here and kick out your family. It depends on you. You would miss your kids yes?” That my friends is the classic police state trick. Iran has perfected it
Her final warning was not to visit the Palestinian Territories. Not to meet with or speak to any Palestinians or any Israeli trouble makers. “We are watching you.” 2 days later I went to Bethlehem, to the wall, and took this picture:pic.twitter.com/9RZyUjPVmo
Two days after that, the Italian artist who painted this portrait of Ahed Tamimi was arrested and deported. This was my 4th trip to Israel in ten years and every time it’s gotten worse. It’s becoming unrecognizable as a democracy. It is becoming a full-blown police state.
And it can’t last. When I was released my evangelical in-laws were in shock. “I had no idea it was like this,” they said. Now they do. So do more Americans each day. And if Israel loses them, who will continue to shield it from pressure to change course? The clock is ticking
Yes, yes, Reza is quite the trickster. He claims to be a Christian scholar and yet he is a Muslim. That is very confusing for some people to get their little head around. I am looking at you (Fox). Be safe Reza.
You got grilled. You’re not alone, I got grilled by Israeli security. On another occasion I got grilled by Palestinian security when I visited Bethlehem. But my grilling was not as hostile as yours.
The conquered the World, in the Great Battle of Chester, on the Fields of Chaise Longue... There was born the Ottoman. And legs were raised in salute.
OMFG
same question for my Iranian-American husband crossing Jordan to Israel
What is with the Grandpa questions ?
eye opening for someone who was AMBIVALENT re:Israel Palestine etc WOW
We are fed lies here re: Israel 
dont get me started ......
Oh Forgivd me, you were interrogated!!
You're not a Jesus scholar either but you sure to pretend real hard.
Those people sound like dum and very stupid !! Fucking faschists !!
You got to give her that one
Most people's parents are shockingly dull. The closest to excitement I've ever known is that time my mother worked in a rubber glove factory.
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