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Settler rabbi: Peace Now chief should be jailed for treason
By Aluf Benn and Amos Harel, Haaretz Correspondents, and Haaretz Service
Tags: Settlers, Israel News 

A far-right settler rabbi on Wednesday asserted that Peace Now Secretary General Yariv Oppenheimer deserves to be jailed on charges of treason.

Rabbi Dov Wolpe, the head of the right-wing movement Eretz Yisrael Shelanu (Our Israel), told Army Radio that, "in a normal country, a man like Oppenheimer - who urges the government to betray the people and the land, and to hand parts of it over to terrorists - would have been in jail."

Oppenheimer, who is running for Knesset on Labor's list, has petitioned the Central Elections Committee in a bid to ban Wolpe's movement from running in the oncoming elections, citing seditious comments attributed to the rabbi.
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In his petition, Oppenheimer quoted Wolpe as saying amid the impending evacuation of settlers from the so-called "House of Contention" in Hebron that "the real enemy is the State of Israel, not the left-wing."

Also, during the disengagement from Gaza in 2005, Wolpe called on Israel Defense Forces soldiers to disobey orders to evacuate settlers, compared Sharon's regime to Nazi Germany, and said that Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "has Jewish blood on his hands."

Oppenheimer said on Wednesday that he intends to file a police complaint for incitement.

"The extreme right has reared its ugly head," he said. "We will not tolerate such comments."

Also Wednesday, some 40 settler teenagers rampaged in a Palestinian neighborhood in the West Bank city of Hebron, Israel Radio reported.

According to the radio report, the teens punctured the tires of Palestinian cars and Border Police patrol jeeps near the so-called "House of Contention," a building the High Court has ordered settlers to vacate.

The rioting settlers also hurled rocks at Palestinian houses and sprayed a Star of David on a wall.

No arrests were reportedly made in the incident.

Following the riot, Defense Minister Ehud Barak said the government is determined to implement the High Court ruling on the disputed building.

The security forces have been preparing for a forcible evacuation in light of the settlers' refusal to leave voluntarily.

Olmert: We'll use force to stop settler violence

Prime Minister Ehud Olmert, however, hinted on Tuesday that the government will not forcibly evacuate settlers from the "House of Contention," but will instead settle for preventing settler attacks on their Palestinian neighbors.

Speaking with reporters during his trip to Washington, Olmert said: "I read the High Court of Justice's decision closely. It ordered the house's occupants to vacate within three days, and if they do not, [it said], the government will have to do so. But it did not explicitly order the government to do so. There is something less than completely unequivocal in the wording the court chose."

However, he added, "The repeated attacks on Palestinian civilians and property are clearly intolerable, and we will have to act against them with full force."

It is still not clear when this evacuation will take place, if it does at all. Defense forces explained that they have received conflicting legal opinions as to whether it must be carried out within 30 days, and are therefore awaiting a definitive ruling from Attorney General Menachem Mazuz.

The army would prefer to wait longer, out of fear that carrying out the evacuation at the height of an election campaign, when the atmosphere is already heated, would lead to violence. Rightist MKs, for instance, have already announced that they plan to support the settlers. Barak will have to take this concern into account when deciding on a date for the evacuation.

If an evacuation is ordered, the army will try to prevent a clash by surprising the settlers. However, that will be difficult, because the operation will require large forces, making it hard to conceal from the settlers.

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      2.   compare haaretz to Pravda 04:40  |  Ephraim 26/11/08
      3.   To "American" # 1 06:59  |  Jew 26/11/08
      4.   High Court - Please explain - No individual property rights 07:03  |  Chaim the Communist 26/11/08
      5.   Throw away the key 07:49  |  Leon 26/11/08
      6.   Ephraim the ignorant 07:54  |  Mikesailor 26/11/08
      7.   Fairness and hatred. 07:55  |  Jean Van Daem 26/11/08
      8.   Really? 08:25  |  JW 26/11/08
      9.   Olmert Views Is Exactly Why Kadima Will Lose 08:28  |  Shepherd 26/11/08
      10.   Prime Minister Olmert? of Prime Criminal Olmert? 08:35  |  Baruch Gold 26/11/08
      11.   Steop Stealing Jewish Land 08:36  |  Baruch Gold 26/11/08
      12.   Thank G-d new elections will rid Israel of Olmert,Barak,& Livni 08:38  |  Livin In Rishon 26/11/08
      13.   Will Israel use Force against Arab terrorist? 08:52  |  Baruch Gold 26/11/08
      14.   The Israeli Supreme court is corrupt 08:54  |  Zev 26/11/08
      15.   Israel is a state of law! 09:13  |  Jim 26/11/08
      16.   to #8 -ignorance 09:24  |  bernardo 26/11/08
      17.   olmert throught the looking glass 09:26  |  victor hardman 26/11/08
      18.   Who would have guessed it, hey? 09:31  |  Johnboy 26/11/08
      19.   #14 Why do you even need to ask that question, Barach? 09:36  |  Johnboy 26/11/08
      20.   Sorry, yesterday I`ve read that the "state" will need years 09:44  |  Andreas 26/11/08
      21.   #5 Leon 09:53  |  Jim 26/11/08
      22.   Last time Haaretz mentioned a "riot", it was 2 kids out of 25,000 10:00  |  Avi 26/11/08
      23.   Orthodox settler = terrorist! 10:03  |  Benjamina 26/11/08
      24.   Yawn 10:06  |  JJ 26/11/08
      25.   #19 question for jb the barrack roomlawyer 10:10  |  victor hardman 26/11/08
      26.   Doing the government`s job for them 10:10  |  Moshe 26/11/08
      27.   Settler teens rampage in Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron (I 10:15  |  Esther 26/11/08
      28.   D-9 10:16  |  D-9 Driver 26/11/08
      29.   #11 Baruch Gold 10:20  |  Jim 26/11/08
      30.   Settler teens rampage through Palestinian neighborhood in Hebron 10:22  |  Gerald Zang 26/11/08
      31.   Yeah, those settlers look mighty dangerous allright. The Arabs .. 10:24  |  David 26/11/08
      32.   Well, here is Olmert`s chance 10:26  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      33.   And the answer is 10:28  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      34.   Moshe #27...turning the truth upside-down...!! 10:28  |  Esther 26/11/08
      35.   Pal Govt will use force to stop attacks on Israel? 10:28  |  PETER SM 26/11/08
      36.   #14 Baruch Gold 10:29  |  Jim 26/11/08
      37.   #15 The Israeli Supreme court is corrupt 10:29  |  Gerald Zang 26/11/08
      38.   Bolshevic Personality Disorder 10:29  |  zechariah 26/11/08
      39.   The settlers understand one thing 10:33  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      40.   Time to remove them from the Nut House 10:34  |  SJ 26/11/08
      41.   Oh good, can we all break Israeli law now then? 10:40  |  Michael 26/11/08
      42.   #! Liar 10:43  |  Gerald Zang 26/11/08
      43.   Today they are rampaging through Palestinian neighbourhoods..... 10:45  |  Swiss (Dino) 26/11/08
      44.   Israel is Rapidly Heading Towards Anarchy 10:59  |  Moshe Cryan 26/11/08
      45.   Actually it was a selection of grober-yungs... 11:02  |  Esther 26/11/08
      46.   Bernardo 11:10  |  Dani 26/11/08
      47.   #32 Gerald Zang 11:24  |  Jim 26/11/08
      48.   #35 Mark Lincoln 11:31  |  Jim 26/11/08
      49.   Not teens but Terrorists, shoot then! 11:41  |  Dav 26/11/08
      50.   #39 Gerald Zang 11:42  |  Jim 26/11/08
      51.   The Nazis obeyed the law 11:43  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      52.   American/you are the racist 11:48  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      53.   victor hardman #26 To the `barrack room` heckler 11:50  |  examiner 26/11/08
      54.   Have mercy on the settlers 11:59  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      55.   Harvest of this / previous governments policies 12:00  |  H.H.M. 26/11/08
      56.   51 The Lady from USA is an Anarchist! Laws are evil! 12:09  |  Michael 26/11/08
      57.   THE NEXT TEN YEARS FOR THESE TEENAGEERS 12:13  |  indrajaya 26/11/08
      58.   Using Children as Human Shields 12:14  |  Navy Vet 26/11/08
      59.   lady #53...it`s the Pals who need the mercy... 12:20  |  Esther 26/11/08
      60.   SJ #42...as for the so-called Nut-House.... 12:30  |  Esther 26/11/08
      61.   The paleos brought it on themselves 12:35  |  Avi 26/11/08
      62.   #12 Hey Baruch..you`re all wrong... 12:44  |  Edithann 26/11/08
      63.   I FEEL PITY 12:45  |  indrajaya 26/11/08
      64.   #39 Gerald Zang 13:02  |  Ben 26/11/08
      65.   These criminals are so confident how come? 13:14  |  Suad 26/11/08
      66.   Indonesian friend does not know history 13:27  |  Jackie 26/11/08
      67.   #56 exaniner and political judgements do not change facts 13:33  |  victor hardman 26/11/08
      68.   Wolpe is NOT a "settler" 14:08  |  Yaakov Ish Tam 26/11/08
      69.   Israel could easily be headed for civil war. 14:11  |  Michael 26/11/08
      70.   Wolpe is not a Settler or a Settler Rabbi! 14:16  |  Harvey 26/11/08
      71.   WOLPE ISN`T A "SETTLER RABBI" 14:21  |  Yishai Kohen 26/11/08
      72.   As if we do not have enough trouble from the outside! Fascists@ 14:21  |  Tom Lobo Meyer 26/11/08
      73.   Conscientious objection 14:22  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      74.   This extremist rabbi must be taken off the street 14:23  |  Jens 26/11/08
      75.   Esther 14:28  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      76.   #72 the simpleton michael fails to explain why the secular would 14:37  |  victor hardman 26/11/08
      77.   Mazaltov, at least one Israeli sees the light 14:53  |  Harvey 26/11/08
      78.   Vicky 70 picks his side for the civil war. 14:55  |  Michael 26/11/08
      79.   It`s 70AD all over again. Religion always destroys Israel. 14:58  |  Michael 26/11/08
      80.   KOL HAKAVOD! RABBI SB WOLPA SPEAKS WITH THE VOICE of MOSHIACH!))) 15:04  |  VOICE of MOSHIACH))) 26/11/08
      81.   to # 69 R u justifying the bad treatment of the Palestinians? 15:14  |  Suad 26/11/08
      82.   Michael 15:27  |  lady from USA 26/11/08
      83.   lady from usa 55 15:31  |  potobac 26/11/08
      84.   "the real enemy is the State of Israel, shouldn`t be Israeli`s 15:32  |  Avi 26/11/08
      85.   Piss Now Chief 15:32  |  Dwido 26/11/08
      86.   victor hardman #70 15:33  |  examiner 26/11/08
      87.   85 Lady from USA. You`re not a fan of the Maccabees then? 15:49  |  Michael 26/11/08
      88.   Peace Now chief should be jailed for treason 16:09  |  Sam 26/11/08
      89.   peace now, yesh din, machsom watch, etc. would all be jailed in 16:20  |  bat yam 26/11/08
      90.   #82 Michael 16:32  |  Jim 26/11/08
      91.   Same goals? Neturei Karta and Peace Now? 16:37  |  Harvey 26/11/08
      92.   Why Call It "House of Contention" 16:40  |  Steven Ruddell 26/11/08
      93.   Rabbi Volpo 16:40  |  Choni Davidowitz 26/11/08
      94.   #91 Jim 16:44  |  Nemesis 26/11/08
      95.   Jim - what Israel does not confront 16:46  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      96.   #61 Navy Vet - You might want to lecture Hamas 16:49  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/08
      97.   the reason the squatters wont be evicted? simple: isreal is a 16:50  |  nation of squatters 26/11/08
      98.   #24, Benjamina, the settlers rule Israel 16:57  |  newageblues 26/11/08
      99.   anyone care to comment 17:01  |  rm 26/11/08
      100.   #93 Nemesis 17:07  |  Jim 26/11/08
      101.   IT`S A RECLAMATION PROJECT 17:28  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/08
      102.   #95 Mark Lincoln 17:40  |  Jim 26/11/08
      103.   "Fairness": What was Haaretz` response to murder of infant 17:42  |  Yaakov K. 26/11/08
      104.   somebody get me a cheeseburger cause i`m living in the USA 17:55  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/08
      105.   mark Lincoln 18:00  |  Danite 26/11/08
      106.   #92 Steven Ruddel 18:00  |  Jim 26/11/08
      107.   Hitbhe sidewalks Paul Harrisaka Victor Hardman 18:26  |  Labhras 26/11/08
      108.   What a new election is all about ? 18:30  |  Akram Zekaria 26/11/08
      109.   #98 Hey BJ, cheeseburgers go great with crow! 19:11  |  ballistic 26/11/08
      110.   Yet again settlers breaking Israeli law... 19:14  |  Silvienne 26/11/08
      111.   # 68 yaakov 19:19  |  Axel 26/11/08
      112.   Ben Jabo? You joking? 19:19  |  Steve J 26/11/08
      113.   They Think It Will Get Them Somewhere. 19:26  |  Dave 26/11/08
      114.   Danite 20:11  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      115.   #44 - Moshe Cryan & Anarchy 20:12  |  Yitz 26/11/08
      116.   "The Arab Street will explode in anger" 20:13  |  Yamin Salahi 26/11/08
      117.   Ballistic - Kosher? 22:29  |  Mark Lincoln 26/11/08
      118.   #101 Ben Jabo. Missing your chance... 22:29  |  Maureen Ann 26/11/08
      119.   #112 Steve - Arabs are already engaged 23:18  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/08
      120.   Wow, no 80 killed like in Mumbai today? Incompetent settlers..... 23:22  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/08
      121.   #118 Maureen Ann - It`s more than back rent 23:25  |  * BEN JABO 26/11/08
      122.   This is a mild reaction to murderous terrorist attacks in Jerusal 23:27  |  Genuine Tosefta 26/11/08
      123.   #117 Say Mark Lincoln 23:54  |  ballistic 26/11/08
      124.   Hey there Maureen, happy Turkey day!!! 23:57  |  ballistic 26/11/08
      125.   #110 silvienne enters a convent for the pate addled 00:06  |  victor hardman 27/11/08
      126.   Mark Lincoln 00:11  |  Connie 27/11/08
      127.   victor hardman. Stymied? 00:48  |  examiner 27/11/08
      128.   Maaureen Ann - When I think of Turkeys 00:56  |  * BEN JABO 27/11/08
      129.   Ballistic - mixing milk and meat 02:18  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/08
      130.   In a fair trial, Oppenheimer would be found guilty of treason. 02:21  |  Chaim 27/11/08
      131.   #123..Ballistic 02:26  |  Nemesis 27/11/08
      132.   Ben Jabo - I have some cuniform documents 02:26  |  Mark Lincoln 27/11/08
      133.   To be or not to be 02:36  |  Ant 27/11/08
      134.   Silvienne - Like Washington, Franklin and Adams? 02:53  |  docD 27/11/08
      135.   Mark- Mark - Mark - thought you would learn-dead Americans. 02:58  |  docD 27/11/08
      136.   #110 Clueless 05:28  |  Izzy 27/11/08
      137.   Solution 05:48  |  Freud 27/11/08
      138.   The settlers` actions are pushing the pals for a new intifada 06:56  |  Aounist 27/11/08
      139.   #121, Ben Jabo to Maureen Ann... 07:05  |  Silvienne 27/11/08
      140.   re. #3 07:11  |  Goy 27/11/08
      141.   The Settlers will 07:26  |  hadenough 27/11/08
      142.   # 3 to jew in jerusalem; YOUR logic is ALL facted up! (2nd try) 07:29  |  eric 27/11/08
      143.   Rabbi is an inciter of land piracy and antisemitism 08:21  |  Ivar 27/11/08
      144.   ooh Scary the teenagers Sprayed Stars and punctured tires!!! 11:15  |  Baruch Gold 27/11/08
      145.   Baruch Gold-scary teenagers 13:18  |  amileq 27/11/08
      146.   #103 Goy, you are confused 18:49  |  ballistic 27/11/08
      147.   #131 Say there Nemesis 18:54  |  ballistic 27/11/08
      148.   it appears the rabbi confuses israel with a "normal country" 23:16  |  eric 27/11/08
      149.   # 130 to chaim re: the fallacy of your post 03:00  |  eric 28/11/08
      150.   #144 Baruch Gold...it all depends on whose doing it... 17:00  |  Silvienne 28/11/08
      151.   #150 Silvienne - Time to do a bit of reading 06:40  |  * BEN JABO 30/11/08
      152.   he should be jailed,right along with mert and Mr.Pollard should 00:19  |  glenna 02/12/08
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