Activists seize IDF tanks in Gaza in protest at army 'war machine' - Haaretz

Last update - 00:54 19/11/2006

Activists seize IDF tanks in Gaza in protest at army 'war machine'

By Mijal Grinberg, Haaretz Correspondent

Activists of the left-wing group Anarchists Against the Fence on Saturday took over Israel Defense Forces tanks and bulldozers between the Erez and Karni crossings in the Gaza Strip.

Soldiers in the area were caught unawares as the activists scattered dummies to symbolize body parts.

The activists said their intention was to "stop the war machine, as citizens in whose name the army operates."

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At the same time, a procession of some 40 Peace Now activists' cars passed through Sderot on their way to the Erez crossing carrying a banner reading "only political negotiations will stop Qassams."

The activists, whose procession had left from the Glilot intersection north of Tel Aviv, held their own protest at the crossing.

MK Haim Oron (Meretz) said at the protest that the only solution to the conflict is a political one and that Israel must not deploy an excessive number of troops in the Gaza Strip.

Sufyan Abu Zaida, a Fatah leader in the Strip, addressed the protesters by phone, having been denied entry to Israel.

Abu Zaida said that the only way to stop Qassam fire is the recognition of the legitimacy of both peoples.

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1.	Bravo	15:55	\|	Rowan Berkeley	18/11/06

2.	Such peaceniks would have prevented WW2 devastation of Berlin	16:05	\|	Absolute Sweden	18/11/06

3.	leftist	16:10	\|	nancy	18/11/06

4.	Leftist activists	17:05	\|	Shmuelshachor	18/11/06

5.	Something to keep them busy ?	17:08	\|	Ariya Gothelf	18/11/06

6.	well, Sderot is empty now, they are in Eilat swimming with sharks	17:32	\|	Tamir Gaza	18/11/06

7.	stalin`s term was useful idiots, which they are	17:46	\|	ralph	18/11/06

8.	Activists seize tanks	18:41	\|	Michael Katz	18/11/06

9.	Move the leftist Jews to Ramallah and leave them there	18:53	\|	Melanie	18/11/06

10.	Wise, Brave & Reasonable	19:01	\|	northern neighbor	18/11/06

11.	Enemys of the State !	19:45	\|	Nechamia	18/11/06

12.	Negotiations...	20:50	\|	Mordechai	18/11/06

13.	Left activists	21:05	\|	Maha	18/11/06

14.	activists seize tanks?	21:43	\|	yahn goodey	18/11/06

15.	Seizing tanks and bulldozers?	22:36	\|	Lebanese admirer	18/11/06

16.	Kudos	22:39	\|	JJ	18/11/06

17.	Maha	23:21	\|	the truth	18/11/06

18.	#9, Melanie	23:39	\|	Hannah	18/11/06

19.	still waiting for pal activists	00:01	\|	the truth	19/11/06

20.	Leftists are Getting To Me	01:06	\|	Dave Levi	19/11/06

21.	WANT to stop Israeli tanks,stop the Qassems.Exhbitionist cowards	01:13	\|	PETER SM	19/11/06

22.	dont stop	01:18	\|	herman	19/11/06

23.	The tanks were lent to protestors by.....	01:19	\|	Maureen Ann	19/11/06

24.	Michael Katz - #8	01:38	\|	William	19/11/06

25.	To Lebanese Admirer #15	01:42	\|	William	19/11/06

26.	Truth Raises it`s head	02:01	\|	David King	19/11/06

27.	Israel on a tightrope	02:03	\|	David King	19/11/06

28.	#21, Herman	02:11	\|	Hannah	19/11/06

29.	SORRY...APPEASEMENT DOES NOT WORK	02:42	\|	RYAN	19/11/06

30.	How about on the arab side of the line?	02:46	\|	Ron	19/11/06

31.	One day you will thank them	03:12	\|	justiceseeker	19/11/06

32.	hannah#26	03:17	\|	herman	19/11/06

33.	THE WAR MONGERS IN ISRAEL & THEIR KILLING MACHINES	03:22	\|	Dutch	19/11/06

34.	call them heros	03:37	\|	nancy	19/11/06

35.	Victory for Olmert?	06:23	\|	Voice of Reason	19/11/06

36.	Satan`s Little Foot Soldiers...	07:17	\|	Klaudia	19/11/06

37.	Hannah #28	07:27	\|	Ariel	19/11/06

38.	STUPID FOOLS!!!	07:28	\|	Zuriel	19/11/06

39.	arrest these stupid people. let them play games in jail	07:49	\|	ralph	19/11/06

40.	nancy, such naivity only invites death. read your history stop	07:52	\|	ralph	19/11/06

41.	right of return	07:55	\|	bev	19/11/06

42.	BRAVO ! Very proud of you, please DON`T stop	08:10	\|	Yankelowitz	19/11/06

43.	The Truth - Palestinian protests No 19	08:24	\|	Lebanese admirer	19/11/06

44.	William	08:28	\|	Lebanese admirer	19/11/06

45.	Poor Israel	08:34	\|	Kais	19/11/06

46.	To # 20 Zionists have killed enough Jews !	08:47	\|	Yankelowitz	19/11/06

47.	A group of anarchists? Now, that`s funny	08:57	\|	David Teich	19/11/06

48.	To # 22 "Jews can find an alternative place to live" ?	09:05	\|	Yankelowitz	19/11/06

49.	The Righteous Among the Nations	09:42	\|	Politc	19/11/06

50.	#2, Absolute Sweden - Question	10:10	\|	Fritz	19/11/06

51.	more about this action	10:11	\|	dalit	19/11/06

52.	Second time tanks left unguarded are "seized"..WAKE UP IDF!!!	10:22	\|	Bob	19/11/06

53.	Believe with complete faith...	10:23	\|	Zev	19/11/06

54.	Keep Hirsch but demote the IDF commander who allowed THIS to happ	10:30	\|	Mea	19/11/06

55.	Wasting their time	10:35	\|	Naftali Anderson	19/11/06

56.	#47, David Teich	22:22	\|	mateo	19/11/06

57.	group of anarchists? part II	15:40	\|	JColl	04/12/06