The Occupation...It Stinks

Literally.

They call it the Skunk. It's the latest weapon developed by the Israeli occupation to perpetuate itself. They are experimenting with it against the Ba'lin demonstrators. They would prefer to shoot them point blank, from a close range, and get it all over with, just the way they did with that blindfolded, bound Palestinian man. But Ba'lin complicates things a bit for the occupiers: the protests are non-violent and therefore anything beyond rubber bullets and gas may look a bit embarrassing when there are Israeli and foreign demonstrators marching with the Palestinians.

So they came up with the Scream.

A loud speaker screams and penetrates your brain. It's a standard torture technique. But it seems those operating the Scream didn't like it much, perhaps because it penetrated their brains as well.

There were also sponge bullets and salt bullets. Just in case they run out of rubber bullets.

But the devoted scientific geniuses at Israel's institutions of higher policing worked hard to come up with something else: they call it the Skunk.

The Palestinians, who like to call the occupation by its real name, refer to it as "shit" because that's what it smells like, if not worse. It clings to you for days and days and no amount of showering will remove it. It penetrates your walls and food. It is a form of collective torture and humiliation.

It won't make a difference. The Ba'lin and Na'lin demonstrators are already finding ways to protect themselves from the spray (raincoats and umbrellas). They are also finding their ways of getting rid of the stench (salt seems to help). The Skunk will not stop them. The lads at Technion need to work harder. So far, they stink.

In fact, the Skunk will be a constant reminder of what the occupation is. Shit. Khara. And the only way to get rid of that stench is to end it.

As to the tireless anti-wall demonstrators, Skunk or no Skunk, you rock!!