We must start treating the other the same way we wish to be treated—be they Palestinian, Filipino, Central American migrant or Syrian refugees in Germany.
On Monday, the Israeli government destroyed an entire neighborhood under construction in Tsur Baher, in East Jerusalem on the Palestinian side, close to the security wall. The government said the buildings were illegaldespite the fact most of them had been approved by the Palestinian Authority and constituted a security risk, and therefore Israel had the right to destroy them.
That was Monday. On Tuesday morning, Israeli immigration police came to the homes of two Filipino families, whose mothers have both been in Israel for a generation. These women are part of a sizable group of Filipino citizens who come to Israel to take care of our elderly. They regularly receive extensions of their visas and often overstay expired visas to continue working. Over time, many of them marry and raise families.
"They put the children, in total hysteria, into this sealed car, on the way to a detention cell. You can hear the crying and screaming inside. This is what you should do to criminals, not little children. There is no reason in the world to behave like this. It is much more than a shame and disgrace — it is abuse, and it must stop."
It's clear that this problem is much more widespread, and certainly not limited to Israel. The current situation on America's Southern border is a perfect example. One can discuss and disagree over various approaches to controlling immigration into the United States. The reality is that a majority of today's American citizens are economic refugees — whose parents, grandparent, great-grandparents, etc., all migrated to the United States to seek a better life.
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