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Hebron settlers accuse IDF of collective punishment
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent
Tags: Israel News, settlers, Hebron 

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The letter included several instances in which the council claims Jews were neglected by law enforcement authorities. In one case last week, it claimed a 16-year-old had stones hurled at his head by Arabs from point-blank range and was taken to hospital for stitches.

The council claimed IDF soldiers standing nearby did nothing to stop what they called the "Arab rioters" who attacked the teenager.

They also wrote that rocks and stones were thrown at a Jewish-owned vehicle, causing heavy damage to part of the vehicle, with no intervention from soldiers or police and with no any arrests being made in the case.

"With all appreciation for the anger of the IDF and the police at the strikes on Arabs by Jews in recent days, we will not agree to a 'price-tag' policy of 'collective punishment' against the Jewish residents in the area," said the council in its letter. "We call on them to regain their composure and to instruct IDF soldiers and the police to act in a decisive manner against the Arab rioters, before there are any more victims."


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      1.   LMFAO 02:20  |  POP 07/12/08
      2.   Yea...IDF failed to protect Jews attacking Hebron`s Palestinians! 02:32  |  MOE 07/12/08
      3.   can you believe it? 02:34  |  hahahahah :) 07/12/08
      4.   I Offically Declare the HEBRON INTIFADA!!! 02:34  |  MOE 07/12/08
      5.   Oh, baby 02:35  |  Morris Valentine 07/12/08
      6.   Quite Droll 03:00  |  Mark Lincoln 07/12/08
      7.   oy vey 03:08  |  kel 07/12/08
      8.   poor IDF, this will take a whole new W.Bank doctrine to manage! 03:25  |  ivo 07/12/08
      9.   So settlers living in the "House of Peace" .... 03:29  |  TV 07/12/08
      10.   Try setting an example first - 03:31  |  Dvorah 07/12/08
      11.   Now they make themselves ridiculous 03:46  |  Martin 07/12/08
      12.   Collectively land crazed! 03:53  |  Haim 07/12/08
      13.   Crazy settler statement, appology for violence more appropriate 04:12  |  Yoram 07/12/08
      14.   Interesting, and disturbing 04:13  |  David LG 07/12/08
      15.   Neglect Maybe But Not "Collective Punishment" 04:19  |  Jeff Northridge 07/12/08
      16.   We should thank the Israili forces for once 04:37  |  Al Hamid 07/12/08
      17.   JEWS DO NOT ACCUSE JEWS! 05:44  |  Doreen 07/12/08
      18.   It is obvious that B`Sheker photos are a fake 06:15  |  Genuine Tosefta 07/12/08
      19.   Collective Hutzpa 06:48  |  stanley 07/12/08
      20.   This is everything summed up.. 07:13  |  Scott G 07/12/08
      21.   and they dare send such a letter 07:21  |  rm 07/12/08
      22.   Complete ignorance or only regarding the English language 07:39  |  howie43 07/12/08
      23.   Mazel Tov. Now settlers know how Palestinians have felt 07:45  |  Jozef 07/12/08
      24.   The vast audacity of the settlers.... 07:45  |  Esther 07/12/08
      25.   How about first stopping your TERROR 07:53  |  Natasha 07/12/08
      26.   "Collective punishment" indeed... 07:58  |  Esther 07/12/08
      27.   To 14 David LG. 08:10  |  The Truthful one 07/12/08
      28.   It should be made known that Hebron 08:24  |  Honesty 07/12/08
      29.   Howie #20 08:37  |  Esther 07/12/08
      30.   What`s the matter with all of you? 08:48  |  judith 07/12/08
      31.   Singularly infuriating 09:02  |  Colin Wright 07/12/08
      32.   #30, Judith, go back to sleep 09:12  |  newageblues 07/12/08
      33.   #5, MV, what law forbids Jews from buying property in the WB? 09:14  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/12/08
      34.   Oh, but this would be funny if it were not so tragic... 09:18  |  Silvienne 07/12/08
      35.   #24, Thanks for a good post, Esther... 09:19  |  Silvienne 07/12/08
      36.   "collective punishment:" get real 09:21  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 07/12/08
      37.   WHAT AN IRONY, THESE JEWISH SETTLERS 09:39  |  indrajaya 07/12/08
      38.   # 28 to honestly in jerusalem re: "young rash settlers" 09:44  |  eric 07/12/08
      39.   Hebron and settlers 09:46  |  Gila 07/12/08
      40.   Esther....... 09:54  |  Josephus 07/12/08
      41.   # 24 to esther re: "audacity" 10:00  |  eric 07/12/08
      42.   WAKE UP JEWS! 10:24  |  SELAH 07/12/08
      43.   we will not agree to a `price-tag` policy of `collective punishme 10:25  |  rm 07/12/08
      44.   Not for nothing is the best word for "cheek" a Yiddish word 10:52  |  Clickfool 07/12/08
      45.   Keep it up 10:53  |  Rockridge 07/12/08
      46.   # 33 Cipora Julianna Kohn 10:53  |  abraham 07/12/08
      47.   Just Get Used To Being Attacked By Arabs 10:55  |  UsedToPostHere 07/12/08
      48.   esther "gullible" 10:56  |  settler 07/12/08
      49.   esther thanks for the rationale for rocket shooting 10:58  |  settler 07/12/08
      50.   Just remembering.... 11:00  |  Esther 07/12/08
      51.   esther "smoke and mirrors" 11:00  |  settler 07/12/08
      52.   esther "audacity" 11:02  |  settler 07/12/08
      53.   re collective punishment 11:11  |  shlomog 07/12/08
      54.   they asked for it 11:21  |  john locke 07/12/08
      55.   This is truly unforgivable ! 11:28  |  Akram Zekaria 07/12/08
      56.   Hebron settlers accuse IDF of collective punishment 11:30  |  Marlene 07/12/08
      57.   exempt settlers from seriving in IDF 11:39  |  A 07/12/08
      58.   The Hebron settlers are collectively punishing all of us 12:05  |  Tzfonit 07/12/08
      59.   Esther you are in the business of making sweeping statements 12:15  |  Settler Babe 07/12/08
      60.   36~ Cipora aren`t you forgetting something ? 12:34  |  Akram Zekaria 07/12/08
      61.   To Settler 12:48  |  Samir Salameh 07/12/08
      62.   Settlers unworthy childish excuse 12:52  |  allang 07/12/08
      63.   rm # 43 The Term Does Not Apply In Either Case 12:52  |  Jeff Northridge 07/12/08
      64.   esther "shattered hebron" 12:54  |  noah 07/12/08
      65.   esther the jews were evacuated from hebron in 1936 13:01  |  noah 07/12/08
      66.   esther you have no faith but faith is important to us 13:03  |  noah 07/12/08
      67.   samir salameh of beirut and hizballah 13:07  |  settler 07/12/08
      68.   Ciporah J Kohn #33 13:17  |  JoJo 07/12/08
      69.   # 61 Samir Salameh 13:26  |  allang 07/12/08
      70.   Akram Zekaria This started long ago 14:08  |  Tzfonit 07/12/08
      71.   Newageblues 14:40  |  judith 07/12/08
      72.   # 66 noah .... faith and respect for Israel 15:27  |  allang 07/12/08
      73.   Arab pogrom against Jews in Hebron 15:53  |  lady from USA 07/12/08
      74.   Good! 15:56  |  W 07/12/08
      75.   It is Nothing but a Lie that will negate the fact 16:11  |  Josephus` 07/12/08
      76.   #36 CJK and a special kind of shame 16:21  |  Roo 07/12/08
      77.   To Esther # 26 - Punishment for being Good! 16:22  |  Natasha 07/12/08
      78.   Jozef 16:26  |  lady from USA 07/12/08
      79.   If it wouldn`t be tragic, it would be funny 16:29  |  Israel 07/12/08
      80.   Settlers 16:40  |  Dani 07/12/08
      81.   newageblues 16:51  |  lady from USA 07/12/08
      82.   Silvienne 17:02  |  lady from USA 07/12/08
      83.   It is collective punishment 17:08  |  lady from USA 07/12/08
      84.   68, Buying and Selling land 17:20  |  RB 07/12/08
      85.   # 66 Noah..... faith and respect for Israel 17:25  |  allang 07/12/08
      86.   to Judith 17:25  |  rm 07/12/08
      87.   WHAT THEY DO NO UNDERSTAND 17:32  |  mili 07/12/08
      88.   "Don`t you know Baruch Goldstein was provoked" 17:46  |  newageblues 07/12/08
      89.   #14 david LG **That house of contention IS OVER A YEAR OLD.,AND 17:50  |  Israeli 07/12/08
      90.   Esther the Jews were Massacred in 1929 by Arabs! 17:52  |  Honesty 07/12/08
      91.   #48 settler..Why is It That People Forget:House Was Bought AND 18:00  |  Kathy 07/12/08
      92.   #24 Thanks for a good post,Esther..My Arab Brother lives there! 18:13  |  Silvienne 07/12/08
      93.   Jeff N.`s "Lie du jour" Debunked.....Again 18:33  |  Gray 07/12/08
      94.   #36 CJK and a special kind of shame 18:39  |  Roo 07/12/08
      95.   # All Noah`s Posts.You Are The Best to Offer Our Israel. 18:46  |  KATHY 07/12/08
      96.   To CJK (#33) 19:08  |  Morris Valentine 07/12/08
      97.   rm #43 Jeff N.`s ...Falsehood du jour....Debunked Again 19:17  |  Gray 07/12/08
      98.   #58 Tzfonit A Question Please Reply. 19:22  |  Israeli Zionist 07/12/08
      99.   For all my ardent detractors... 19:37  |  Esther 07/12/08
      100.   #25 Natasha..Yes,How About It? Stopping "TERROR"And here is More 19:46  |  Ross 07/12/08
      101.   #28 Honesty Personified Beautifully Thanks In deed And .. 19:57  |  Ross 07/12/08
      102.   #64,65,66 Noah: Of course you can live in Hebron 20:09  |  Advisor 07/12/08
      103.   The Solution is Simple 20:37  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/12/08
      104.   for n. 25 20:49  |  Giulia 07/12/08
      105.   Let them have a taste of their own medicine 20:51  |  antoine 07/12/08
      106.   noah on Jews Living in Hebron 20:53  |  Yaakov Sullivan 07/12/08
      107.   Doreen #17 21:03  |  Esther 07/12/08
      108.   Esther; The Price of Integrity and Courage 21:07  |  Gray 07/12/08
      109.   #96 M Valentine 21:37  |  JoJo 07/12/08
      110.   Gray # 79 That Doesn`t Debunk Anything 21:41  |  Jeff Northridge 07/12/08
      111.   Hebron and Abraham, why cant Jews and Moslems be friends 22:52  |  RB 07/12/08
      112.   Esther "Why can it not be shared"...Good Question.. 23:32  |  Gray 07/12/08
      113.   to Lady from US 00:05  |  theotherside 08/12/08
      114.   Noah - Ask Bibi Netanyahu 00:08  |  Mark of Lewiston 08/12/08
      115.   Akram Zekaria - Well said 00:17  |  docD 08/12/08
      116.   Illegal fanatical settlers ???????????????? 00:33  |  docD 08/12/08
      117.   MV #96: it`s not that simple - 01:06  |  ivo 08/12/08
      118.   olmert hebron 01:15  |  yitz 08/12/08
      119.   #63 What are you talking about, Jeff? 01:22  |  Johnboy 08/12/08
      120.   SELAH (42) about what man has to fear most 01:22  |  Jew- and Bookburner 08/12/08
      121.   noah (66), if this city is holy 01:35  |  Jew- and Bookburner 08/12/08
      122.   Esther "Why can it not be shared"...Good Question.. 01:36  |  Gray 08/12/08
      123.   Can we work this out? Security for all? 01:41  |  James Hovland 08/12/08
      124.   #102 Advisor..You must live in cloud-cuckoo-land 01:46  |  Ross 08/12/08
      125.   #89 Going round the mulberry bush!.Once again we had this story 02:10  |  Ross 08/12/08
      126.   #89 Again here We go... 02:12  |  Ross 08/12/08
      127.   Esther "Why can it not be shared"...Good Question.. 02:46  |  Gray 08/12/08
      128.   #96, MV, you are good at quoting 02:58  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/12/08
      129.   Esther 03:02  |  Cipora Julianna Kohn 08/12/08
      130.   106~dcD Thank you You saved my sanity 03:10  |  Akram Zekaria 08/12/08
      131.   Johnboy # 110 Israel Is No Longer The Occupying Power Of Gaza 03:54  |  Jeff Northridge 08/12/08
      132.   96~ Morris Valentine. It might be all well said But.. 04:11  |  Akram Zekaria 08/12/08
      133.   Lack of support from IDF #42 04:20  |  Gary Tomasch 08/12/08
      134.   TO JOZEF 05:08  |  asfa 08/12/08
      135.   true, Brutality and Civil Rights Violation Against Jews the Norm 05:09  |  Mark Hamil 08/12/08
      136.   Valentine 05:12  |  Jasper 08/12/08
      137.   Anyone wonder why? 06:23  |  Mark Lincoln 08/12/08
      138.   The convincing case of the settlers 09:55  |  foreignobserver 08/12/08
      139.   #131 Jeff tries it on again 07:04  |  Johnboy 09/12/08
      140.   The real problem, the inequality 17:17  |  T A Sheppard 09/12/08
      141.   To JB (#139): May I please direct your attention elsewhere? 05:44  |  Morris Valentine 10/12/08
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