Tuesday, June 06, 2006
6/06/2006 02:47:00 AM | 
Posted by
JoeSettler
A friend sent me this letter he wrote this in response to the introduction of the Ghetto Stickers in Gush Etzion. A somewhat naïve Gush Etzion resident was apparently all for the stickers and wrote that he looks forward to beating the traffic with his new sticker.
If his letter doesn't make it clear, then here is the background information as described to me by another settler.
The government is building a major border crossing just past the tunnels, just like they did in the Shomron and the Jordan Valley.
Settlers will put ayellow blue patch sticker on their car indicating they are settlers and they will be told to go to the left (lane).
Those told to go the right (lane) will be asked to explain what they were doing in the territories and usually have their car checked– harassment exactly in line with Giladi’s plan to dry up the settlements.
The left line will probably move faster, less due to the lower level of harassment that will be newly introduced, but more likely as fewer non-residents will want to travel there due to the extra hassle.
“While you're busy smirking, ask some people that live in the Shomron who already have Ghetto Stickers and a Border Crossing about their daily experience.
They'll tell you that their friends don't like visiting them anymore because of the harassment they get at the Border Crossing, and I'm not talking about just showing their IDs and getting the trunk checked, but the cross-examination as to what they were even doing "over the border" in the first place.
They'll also tell you that despite having a Ghetto Sticker they also get stopped to show their IDs and get asked questions – particularly when other people are also in the car. So I would recommend you travel alone if you want your border crossing to go faster.
Some might tell you they feel more uncomfortable now that the Arabs can 100% identify them as Settlers (and therefore targets) as opposed to before we there was at least some minor degree of ambiguity.
But hey, don't let me wipe that smirk off your face.”
If his letter doesn't make it clear, then here is the background information as described to me by another settler.
The government is building a major border crossing just past the tunnels, just like they did in the Shomron and the Jordan Valley.
Settlers will put a
Those told to go the right (lane) will be asked to explain what they were doing in the territories and usually have their car checked– harassment exactly in line with Giladi’s plan to dry up the settlements.
The left line will probably move faster, less due to the lower level of harassment that will be newly introduced, but more likely as fewer non-residents will want to travel there due to the extra hassle.
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