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Israeli Arabs protesting in Sakhnin on Friday (Dror Artzi) Last update - 21:01 02/02/2008 Hadash petition calls for 'neutral' panel to probe Oct. 2000 riots By Jack Khoury and Yoav Stern, Haaretz Correspondents Tags: Israel, Menachem Mazuz  The Hadash party has launched a petition calling for the establishment of a neutral commission of inquiry to investigate the riots of October 2000, in which police killed 13 Arab civilians rioting in solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza. The petition calls for the committee to include international experts. Hadash officials said they intend to acquire the signatures of 250,000 people. M Advertisement ore than 20,000 people marched Friday afternoon in the Israeli Arab town of Sakhnin, protesting Attorney General Menachem Mazuz's decision earlier this week not to seek the indictments of police officers involved in the deaths of October 2000. The participants carried 13 mock coffins with the pictures and names of the victims. Hadash Chairman MK Mohammed Barakeh said that "the impressive turnout is a cry of protest against the racist establishment headed by Mazuz, the State Prosecution and the Police Investigation Department, whose decisions legitimize the killing." Balad Chairman MK Jamal Zahalka slammed the law enforcement agencies, saying "the fingers that wrote Mazuz's decision are the same ones that pulled the trigger and killed 13 of our sons. The pen and the rifle carry the same fingerprints." Zahalka added that the Arab public gave the legal system a chance to put the perpetrators on trial, but it failed to do so because it continues to treat Arabs as the enemy. The chairman of the Arab Higher Monitoring Committee Shauki Hatib said: "We are still subjected to the aftermath of the Nakba ['The Catastrophe,' the Palestinians' term for the aftermath of the 1948 War]. They wanted to go back in time but we know well that their malicious intentions are still there. Today's protest is the first in a series of measures we are about to take; we will appeal for international legal aid and bring the murderers to justice." Hatib added that Mazuz's decision gives legitimacy to the killing of Arabs, and that there are different degrees of equality before the law according to ethnicity. "If there's a reasonable Jew in this country," he added, "he should condemn this decision." Related articles: Police begin learning Arabic to prevent repeat of Oct. 2000 riots Arab rights group to seek UN invervention on October 2000 riots case Adalah center issues report on Israel's treatment of Arab minority Bookmark to del.icio.us   60 years later The JNF is reportedly planning to commemorate demolished Palestinian villages. Mika and Amy Mika says he would like to work with Amy Winehouse on her 'Jewish album'.   1.   the 13 criminals deserved every bullet 18:31  |  Vitaly 01/02/08   2.   They Protesters Should Leave 18:33  |  Ron 01/02/08   3.   They carry pal flag in central Israel these enemies of the State 18:53  |  Absolute Sweden 01/02/08   4.   The internal Arab danger ignored. 19:06  |  Harold Lane 01/02/08   5.   Racists (Israeli gov`t) do legitimize murder, its their bread 19:06  |  anti-racist 01/02/08   6.   Not 1 or 2 or even 3 dead but 13 were murdered 19:13  |  Joe 01/02/08   7.   Not 1 or 2 or even 3 dead but 13 were murdered 19:14  |  Joe 01/02/08   8.   Israel a jews state. What does it mean? 19:25  |  José 01/02/08   9.   5th column marches. Given chance, any doubt what they would do? 19:40  |  common sense 01/02/08   10.   #4 19:43  |  Marc 01/02/08   11.   Look at photo. Perhaps Olmert, his cronies and the left.. 19:46  |  bat yam 01/02/08   12.   kol ha kavod 19:54  |  david 01/02/08   13.   The Courts Countenence Murder 20:00  |  Yaakov Sullivan 01/02/08   14.   Hey Haaretz - How about some facts for us??? 20:04  |  B`Galil 01/02/08   15.   # 4 Joe....wasn`t this during an intifada? 20:10  |  Lynn 01/02/08   16.   Too bad Israel is racist state... 20:10  |  POP 01/02/08   17.   AG`s decision. 20:12  |  David NIgel Braham 01/02/08   18.   Ship them all to Gaza, and from there thru Rafah back to Arabia 20:12  |  Genuine Tosefta 01/02/08   19.   We will take Izrail,Loubnan,Anadluzia,Franca,Alemagnia,Amerikia 20:22  |  ARAB RACIST 01/02/08   20.   Do Arabs Do Anything but Riot? 20:30  |  Solon 01/02/08   21.   Joe 20:37  |  Ron 01/02/08   22.   What do you expect from the Jewish State? 20:45  |  Ed 01/02/08   23.   #6 20:56  |  José 01/02/08   24.   Joe, Democracy does not mean to riot either 22:21  |  Aby 01/02/08   25.   Joe and I agree that 3 dead Arabs is OK but not more than that 23:04  |  Genuine Tosefta 01/02/08   26.   to # 20: We do a lot more beside rioting.. 23:29  |  Rami 01/02/08   27.   WANT TO CHANGE ISRAEL? - WITHDRAW YOUR INVESTMENTS NOW 23:46  |  Do Not Censor 01/02/08   28.   Throw them out 01:27  |  The Maintenance Man 02/02/08   29.   that is why racist zionism has to die 01:27  |  Sam (UK) 02/02/08   30.   They have the right to be enraged 02:07  |  Natallie Durson 02/02/08   31.   israeli criminals at its best, as usual 02:18  |  urcorruptnewssource 02/02/08   32.   day lite murder 03:41  |  josh 02/02/08   33.   please publish 03:48  |  abraham 02/02/08   34.   That`s a surprise 04:36  |  Joe 02/02/08   35.   If they had marched like they did on friday 07:40  |  Judith, Haifa 02/02/08   36.   Who will to respond to this... 07:42  |  kiwi girl 02/02/08   37.   racist state 07:49  |  sam i am 02/02/08   38.   israel is a law 07:52  |  sam i am 02/02/08   39.   iaraeli arabs are mortal enemy of israel, shure!!! 10:00  |  vladimir 02/02/08   40.   Joe about the dictatorship of minorities 10:25  |  Aby 02/02/08   41.   Just to explain to the talkback posters here.. 11:13  |  Johnboy 02/02/08   42.   To 41 or anyone else - Is there an english txlation 12:39  |  B`Galil 02/02/08   43.   Sam-I-Am-An-Idiot 12:41  |  B`Galil 02/02/08   44.   Apartheid Entity 14:41  |  World Citizen 02/02/08   45.   Whatever! your picture doesn`t matter 15:29  |  Zelkha 02/02/08   46.   John twist the Or commision report you are liar 16:36  |  Aby 02/02/08   47.   The Arab Rebellion of October 2000 18:39  |  Moshe Sharon 02/02/08   48.   now maybe you`ll learn 19:57  |  Ivan 02/02/08   49.   Arabs Get Out 20:02  |  Solon 02/02/08   50.   Johnboy, your picture does not matter 21:31  |  Zelkha 02/02/08   51.   They are right- if it was jews killed, it would be different 23:23  |  Israeli jew 02/02/08   52.   Is treason a concept you are unclear about johnboy? 01:53  |  MaryRose 03/02/08   53.   re: Sam (UK) 03:47  |  Efox 03/02/08   54.   Every rioter who endengers lives,should be shot 04:10  |  TOMY 03/02/08   55.   #51 Israeli Jew Tell Ha`aretz to kill the talkbacks 04:12  |  MaryRose 03/02/08   56.   re: kiwi girl 04:34  |  Efox 03/02/08   57.   #46 Your TITLE and your COMMENTS do not match, Aby 04:43  |  Johnboy 03/02/08   58.   #50 You beggar belief, Zelkha!!! 04:51  |  Johnboy 03/02/08   59.   #52 Is the concept of "extra-judicial murder" difficult, MR? 05:08  |  Johnboy 03/02/08   60.   Jonnyboy, I see struck a nerve there 07:24  |  Zelkha 03/02/08   61.   "aftermath of the 1948 War" = ethnic cleansing of 750,000 people 07:32  |  peacelover 03/02/08   62.   vitaly 1 14:44  |  realism 03/02/08   63.   peacelover,ethnic cleancing of Over 900,000 21:29  |  TOMY 03/02/08   64.   #60 Still staggering around in your ignorance, Zelkha. 15:19  |  Johnboy 04/02/08

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