> Call me cynical, but I suspect the more important reason to keep these images blurred might be to stop the rest of the world from seeing what is going on.
No, not cynical. I will call it for what it is - baseless conspiracy.
I’m curious how Palestinian people live. I’d like to see the condition of their dwellings, infrastructure and resources eg water, roads, rail, ports, public spaces. I just want to get a feel for the place, like I can almost everywhere else. How can I do that?
Not much trouble slipping into Palestine for a foreigner, but you do get interrogated on your way out of Israel right at the airport and if you say you went to the occupied territories you may get sent to the little room for further questioning, search or seizure of your belongings, notebooks, laptop, phone, etc. You might also get put on a list for secondary screening or outright ban if you want to go back. So think it though if you want to go to Palestine -- it is indeed considered a theatre of military operations by the occupying power
Parent provided some (albeit weak) basis for the conspiracy. Israel trying to hide the damage it is inflicting is a credible motive. Cynicism is a justified qualifier for the claim, baseless conspiracy isn’t.
It's certainly not baseless - and you provide no evidence that it is baseless, instead of finding the evidence claimed for it and then somehow proving it's not credible; ironic that your response is baseless.