Even more sad, Eve, is that many Americans ARE aware of the human rights abuses that are a daily occurance in Palestine. I am amazed at how quickly Americans have agreed to a abrogation of civil rights when they are afraid that personal safety is an issue. All the Israelis have to do is say the words "suicide bomber" and many people believe that the entire population of Palestine deserve their fate. And yes, I have lived there and the organization with which I was affiliated took some of those checkpoint photos as a witness to the abuses by the soldiers.
Mandi