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20/05/2013
| | Catastrophic thinking: Did Ben-Gurion try to rewrite history?
Shay Hazkani - Haaretz - Most historians today agree that in at least
120 of 530 villages,
the Palestinian inhabitants were expelled, and
that in half the villages the inhabitants fled because of the battles
and were not allowed to return.
Ben-Gurion appeared to have known the facts well (...) in many cases
senior commanders of the Israel Defense
Forces ordered Palestinians to be expelled and their homes blown up. The
Israeli military not only updated Ben-Gurion about these events but also
apparently received his prior authorization, in written or oral form,
notably in Lod and Ramle, and in several villages in the north. bz | | | 17 Palestinians Injured In The Al-Arroub Refugee Camp,
Saed Bannoura - IMEMC - Palestinian medical sources reported that Friday
17 Palestinians have been injured by rubber-coated metal bullets and gas
bombs fired by Israeli soldiers invading the Al-Arroub refugee camp,
north of the southern West Bank city of Hebron. [Just an example of what
happened on the Friday following Nakba day (15.5) on the West Bank; more
at
http://www.imemc.org bz] | | | Nakba Day protests in East Jerusalem - an activist’s diary of the arrests and violence
Sahar Vardi - +972 - Scene 5:
Water cannons arrive. Everything is wet. A soaking-wet cameraman tries
to protect his camera, as his friends lead him away from the ‘line of
water.
Scene 6:
People running; six or seven border policemen run after them with their
guns pointed straight at us. A young Palestinian woman finds herself
alone next to them. One of them is pointing his gun right at her from
three meters away. bz | | | `Naturally and in and by themselves` (including 1968 occupation guidelines)
Shay Fogelman/Haaretz - Translation: Sol Salbe/Middle East News Service
- 2) We must not undertake actions to develop and consolidate the West
Bank and Gaza - we must not encourage private or public construction.
3) As long as they don`t permanently relocate to Israel, there is
nothing wrong with regulated employment of Arabs in Israel. It`s better
that Palestinian construction workers build Israel and not their own
towns. bz | | | The Israeli army`s default position: Supporting the outlaws
Yossi Gurvitz /Yesh Din - +972 - The following day, everything went back
to normal: the farmers went to their lands after coordinating it with
the army; hoodlums who were seen coming from Kfar Tapuach or Tapuach
Ma’arav prevented them from accessing the land with the use of violence
and firearms; and IDF troops ordered the Palestinians to return home.
So it goes. The IDF’s default action in the West Bank is collaboration
with criminals. It is not the IDF’s fault alone; its policy is the
result the entire government’s policy, and all of its branches. bz | | | Anti-Zionist playing cards new fad in haredi sector
Akiva Novick - Ynet - Against the backdrop of the massive anti-draft
haredi demonstration in Jerusalem on Thursday, new playing cards
promoting anti-Zionist beliefs are gaining popularity in Israel`s
various orthodox communities. Though they originated in the relatively
marginal Neturei Karta sect, the playing cards` distributor claims they
garner much enthusiasm in the haredi mainstream outside the group`s
Jerusalem cloister. bz | | | Settlers attack West Bank farmer twice a week
Jillian Kestler-D`Amours - The Electronic Intifada - Makhlouf’s home
sits on the outskirts of
the West Bank village of Asira al-Qibliya, only 500 meters from the
illegal Israeli settlement outpost of Shalhevet Farm, an offshoot of the
equally illegal settlement of Yitzhar.
Makhlouf said that his house has been vandalized by Israeli settlers
more than 100 times. The windows on Makhlouf’s two-story home all have
bars on the outside to prevent them from shattering when settlers throw
stones. Since the Shalhevet
Farm outpost was established in 1999, Makhlouf has been barred
from accessing some 16 dunums of his family’s land which was
traditionally used to plant figs, grapes, olives and other trees, and
from using a freshwater spring. bz
| | | `Expect Israeli strikes on Russian arms shipment to Syria-Hezbollah`
Shlomo Cesana, David Baron, Daniel Siryoti and Israel Hayom staff - U.S.
officials told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday that another round of
Israeli airstrikes could target a new Russian transfer of advanced anti-
ship missiles in the near future. Israeli and Western intelligence
services believe the Yakhont missiles, which have been sold by Russia to
Syria in recent years, could be transferred to Hezbollah within days,
the newspaper reported on its website Friday. [The US threatening again
with "uncontrollable Israel", etc.-bz] | | | Borderline Views: Fighting on two fronts
David Newman - Jerusalem Post - Ironically, BDS and their supporters
strengthen the right wing through their activities by hardening
mainstream opinion in Israel along the lines of “the whole world is
against us.” Equally, the activities of the extremist right-wing groups
add fuel to the BDS arguments, as our bastion of democracy appears to be
less and less democratic by the day. bz | | | Erdogan: Hamas vital to peace talks
Yitzhak Benhorin - Ynet - Future of negotiations depends on Palestinian
unity and inclusion of Hamas, claims Turkey`s PM; `Israel must retreat
to 1967 line,` he says in Washington. But "as long as Israel does not
accept Palestine as a state, there is not much to talk about in terms of
trying to achieve peace." Erdogan also announced his intentions of
visiting Gaza and the West Bank as soon as next month. bz | | | For previous articles since 2004 go to respective sections | |
Recommended articles
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Red Rag column: The secret plan
| | Muhammad Jabali:The personal and the political: Territorial swaps and population exchanges | | NORMAN POLLACK:
The Albatross of Israel : Military Judaism and the Celebration of May Day
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