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The intolerable
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15, 2005
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The Other
Israel, October issue
-selected
articles online
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ordering free sample
In the editorial overview
SHARON RAMPANT
Adam Keller tries to make sense of the
past months
and draws some inevitable
conclusions.
Now accessible online:
http://otherisrael.home.igc.org/ed.html
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the following TOI-Billboard Oct. 15: Bil'in, undercover agents uncovered again; the olive
harvest front; East Jerusalem houses to
be demolished; former address: Gaza - Amira Hass explaining
occupation; New Year visit to Hebron; Samer, risking imprisonment when
looking for work; how Vanunu got back his computer; 40% hungry in Gaza and
West Bank; picks from the press & recommended
links
Bil'in: Masked troops threw stones at
IDF
Army provocateurs exposed in
the Israeli press
-reports in Ynet (Yediot
Aharonot website) and Haaretz-
From Ynet:
Left-wing activists claim
Israeli soldiers disguised as Arabs provoked anti-security fence demonstration
in Biliin village by throwing stones at IDF troops
Efrat Weiss
Israeli soldiers disguised as Arabs
threw stones at IDF troops during a security fence demonstration in the village
of Biliin, left-wing activists said Friday.
IDF officials confirmed the report
that soldiers were present during the protest.
"Several unidentified people with
their heads covered provoked the protest and began throwing stones at the army,"
left-wing activist Lizar Falas said.
"Some local villagers approached
them and asked who they were. They said they were Palestinians from Lod, who had
arrived with the anarchists," he said. "We immediately understood they were
soldiers disguised as Arabs, as they did not arrive with us. Within moments
three army jeeps arrived to rescue them."
"The army uses this tactic every
time to turn the protest violent," he said, adding that "today's protest was
relatively small in regards to the Israelis participating, as the IDF stopped a
bus with 50 activists on their way to the protest and arrested four."
The IDF issued a statement saying
that "soldiers from the Masada Unit disguised as left-wingers were present in
the confrontation."
Army officials said, "it was the
first time the army had used soldiers in a protest of this nature, in a bid to
locate those who provoke the crowds and arrest them."
The IDF refused to comment on the
report that troops threw stones at their fellow soldiers.
...and from
Haaretz
[The report of Haaretz English does
not contain all of the Hebrew version. In the Hebrew version the soldiers
didn??™t disperse the fake demonstrators but pretend to arrest them and removed
them from the scene (rather than ???disperse them???.) The Hebrew also refers to the
tear gas and the salt bullets used by the IDF. The Hebrew also says: ???A
few months ago the same unit operated in a demonstration in Bili??™in. On that
occasion a military judge determined that the Prison Service [to which the
Masada unit belongs ??“ translator] has no authority to operate in the [Occupied]
Territories. It is unclear whether a special permit for their operation was
obtained on this occasion.??? With thanks to Sol Salbe, Middle East
News Service of the 'Australian Jewish Democratic Society'.]
Bil'in residents: Undercover
troops provoked stone-throwing
By Haaretz Service and
Itim,
Last update - 22:57
14/10/2005
Prison Service troops disguised as
Arabs incited Palestinian youths to throwing stones at Israel Defense Forces
troops during a weekly demonstration against the separation fence in the West
Bank village of Bil'in, village residents said on Friday.
The residents said that the
disguised troops told the youths to throw the stones and then joined them in
doing so. When they were asked their identity, they presented themselves as
Arabs from Lod, a city in central Israel, who arrived with the Israeli and
foreign demonstrators.
When the troops, members of the
Prison Service special unit Masada, did not heed a request to show
identification and were found to be in the possession of firearms, their
identities were reportedly exposed. IDF soldiers came to the scene and dispersed
them.
A few months ago, the same unit was
accused of similar activities in a Bil'in demonstration, after which a military
court judge ruled that the unit lacks the authority to operate in the
Palestinian territories. It is unclear whether the unit received special
permission to operate in this case.
An IDF spokesman rejected the claim
that the undercover troops incited the youths, saying they joined them after
stones were already being thrown. However, the spokesman also acknowledged that
no Palestinian demonstrators were arrested.
Anti-fence protesters,
troops face off in West Bank village
Around 50 Israeli, Palestinian and
foreign protesters faced off against IDF troops in Bil'in on Friday, in what has
become a long-running demonstration against the construction of the separation
fence.
According to the IDF spokesman,
troops tried to act with restraint toward the protesters, but decided to employ
crowd-dispersal measures after demonstrators began to throw stones at soldiers.
Four left-wing Israeli activists
were detained for questioning, Israeli media reports said.
The IDF has long since declared the
village as a closed military zone, in light of the repeated demonstrations held
there on Fridays.
In Jerusalem, the second Friday
prayers of the Muslim holy fast month of Ramadan passed without incident, Israel
Radio reported. The olive harvest has started
Arik Ascherman of Rabbis for Human Rights (info@rhr.israel.net) writes on October
14:
I hope that we have new strength and renewed determination
after Yom Kippur. We need to be in 2 - 4 different points this Sunday - Yanoun,
Jamain, and perhaps Burin and other points. At the moment we do not
have
sufficient volunteers to divide ourselves up. This will probably be the situation for the entire week. You can call our office today (Friday) until 14:00 and afterwards to Itamar - 050-5607034 or to me 050-5607034 (Not on Shabbat). Shabbat Shalom,
Arik Last minute news The Shuafat refugee camp's recently-established Popular Committee has requested assistance of Israelis. One of the camp's residents received a demolition order for his house as part of the constuction of the wall. Demolition orders for three additional houses are expected soon. For additonal details, and how to join the struggle, call Daniel 054-8184460 (from dolevrahat@yahoo.com)
No direction home Amira Hass (...) Beginning in 1991 [H., who is Gaza-born] took computer studies at Bir
Zeit University in the West Bank. He found a job in Ramallah and also married
and raised a family there, and changed his address in the Palestinian Interior
Ministry. In March 2002, as part of his work, he was asked to travel to Jordan.
At Allenby Bridge he was Read how Amira Hass explains occupation to her fellow Israelis Wed., October 12, 2005 A New Year's visit to Hebron Aharon Shai Days of Awe: Hebron 5766 - a biting report in Haaretz by a professor of History (...) "nowadays, the settler youth can't even practice upending a fruit and vegetable stand owned by an Arab, because they're all gone." http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/633820.html
What will happen to Samer? By Dianne Roe, CPT Hebron - October 11 (...) What will happen to Samer? If the present Israeli policy
continues, he http://www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=9062
Vanunu got his laptop back - but restrictions continue Mordechai Vanunu was once again in court on September 26th challenging the continuation of his current restrictions. He and his lawyer, Avigdor Feldman had to wait over 1 1/2 hours while the security services put the case to the judges as to why the restrictions should continue. As usual neither Mordechai or Feldman were allowed to hear what the security services were saying. However, Mordechai did report that Feldman was very good on his behalf. The court adjourned saying it would give its verdict at a later date. One piece of good news was that Mordechai's lap top was returned to him... though some documents were removed. For more details: Mordechai Vanunu vmjc1954@gmail.com
UN agency: 40 percent of people in West Bank, Gaza risk hunger Forty percent of the 3.6 million people living in the West Bank and Gaza Strip can't be sure of getting enough food, either because they can't get to it or because they can't afford it (...) By The Associated Press, Thu., October 13, 2005
Needed: Reconciliation By Uzi Benziman, 12/10/2005 Desmond Tutu says in his book "No Future Without Forgiveness" that blacks
Recommended sites for further reading:
Occupation Magazine translations from Hebrew and Arabic selection of significant analysis worldwide
The electronic Intifada - a Palestinian site which keeps you upated of the latest news - http://electronicintifada.net/new.shtml
MachsomWatch Member - Coalition of Women for Peace Continuous checkpoint monitoring & reporting - order the weekly digests from noralbendersky@yahoo.com Bitter Lemons Ongoing dialogue Israeli-Palestinian in the form of articles
Shadi Fadda's daily press selections - order them to your email from f_shadi@yahoo.com
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