israel's institutionalized idiocy

“Terror” boot claim kicks up Twitter scorn

Maureen Clare Murphy Rights and Accountability 5 August 2019

Israel boasted that it prevented these boots from being smuggled into Gaza for “terrorist purposes.”

Most of the tweets posted by COGAT, the bureaucratic arm of Israel’s military occupation, are frankly ridiculous.
Their Twitter posts attempt to portray Israeli soldiers controlling the movement of millions of Palestinians as benevolent humanitarians providing accommodation to travelers:

For the height of the summer, Allenby Bridge has extended its operating hours in order to accommodate an increase in travelers & facilitate smooth passage. The time for crossing from the Palestinian side to the Jordanian side has gone down to 1 hour or an hour and a half at most. pic.twitter.com/xSGQMXSbZJ

— COGAT (@cogatonline) August 1, 2019

Pilgrims are now carrying out the great journey to Mecca, in observance of the prescribed religious duty of the #Hajj. The Civil Administration made preparations to accommodate more than 4,500 #Palestinian residents of Judea & Samaria traveling through the Allenby Bridge. WATCH pic.twitter.com/Gi3BpHLzGL

— COGAT (@cogatonline) July 29, 2019

A video recently tweeted by COGAT features a soldier belonging to the Druze religious minority describing the segregated H2 area of Hebron, site of the infamous Ibrahimi mosque massacre, as a bastion of coexistence:
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