People living in Tel Rumeida were, a few months ago, placed under a regime that demands that everyone is given a number that they must show to Israeli soldiers when they enter and exit their own neighbourhood.
Today, some of us ISMers were called into Tel Rumeida, where we saw this happening firthand. The soldiers kept many people who were trying to enter the neighbourhood waiting for as long as fifteen minutes including Hussein, a man who graciously hosted us last summer, and who was arrested after his teenage son escaped from the soldiers in August. http://hungryandthirstyforjustice.blogspot.com/2015/08/the-soldiers-come-back.html
Hussein was holding a broom, and about to visit the home of a friend. He is getting older, and forgot his assigned number when one of the soldiers asked. He pleaded to be able to go and see his friend, the soldiers simply told him he was not going to be allowed.
Hussein called me over, and used my phone to make a call to a friend, who had his number.
After taking it down from him, the soldiers kept him there for another fifteen minutes. One of them, perhaps realizing that he was being filmed, brought Hussein a chair and offered some sweets. I pointed out to the soldiers that Hussein is not a violent man, and that they should let him in.
I was ignored, but eventually they let him pass.
One of the women also trying to get in was not so lucky. She said she needed to go the hospital. The soldier refused.
A woman is waiting to be searched, after she entered Tel Rumeida.
Hussein asks the soldiers to be allowed in. He was kept waiting for more than fifteen minutes.
More people being investigated as they come and go from their own neighbourhood.
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