Newly published military testimonies highlight the bureaucratic power of Cogat’s ‘permit regime’ over Palestinians
When Joel Carmel went for his military service in theDefence Forces , he didn’t expect it to mean sitting at a computer processing permits, typing in Palestinian ID numbers all day.
The sprawling system of military government created by Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip is a world many Israelis are learning about for the first time, after the publication of testimonies from veterans exposing the “permit regime” that rules over Palestinian people and land.is perhaps the most well-documented conflict in modern history, less well understood is the breadth and depth of the bureaucratic power wielded by Israeli military bodies.
“We were told in training that everything we were doing for the Palestinians was basically generous, a favour. We didn’t question the bigger picture, like why there are no decent hospitals in the territories, so people have to travel,” said Carmel, who first served in the Gaza Israeli-Palestinian military coordination office, and then in the restive city of Jenin in the north of the West Bank.
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