Police and settlers clash following West Bank outpost demolitions
Four people arrested; Settlers torch Palestinian fields in response to the demolition of several wooden structures at the outpost Mitzpe Avihai near Kiryat Arba.
By Chaim Levinson Tags: Israel news Israel settlement Israel policeClashes erupted on Wednesday between settlers in the West Bank and Israel Police officers who razed a number of wooden structures in the settlement outpost Mitzpe Avihai, one week after a similar confrontation occurred in the outpost Givat Ronen.
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Fire blazing near the West Bank outpost of Givat Ronen on July 26, 2010 |
| Photo by: Moti Milrod |
Settlers torched Palestinian fields in response to the demolition of the structures at the outpost near Kiryat Arba.
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Destroyed home in West Bank outpost of Givat Ronen on July 26, 2010. |
| Photo by: Shimshon Sochi |
Civil Administration authorities and police destroyed the structures - in which five families had lived – in an early morning raid. Authorities evacuated the families along with other settlers at the site who were there to support them.
Around 100 settlers from Kiryat Arba arrived at the site and began hurling stones at police vehicles, after which police tried to remove the demonstrators by force.
Five settlers were hurt in the clashes and were treated on site.
Police arrested four people suspected of hurling stones at officers; they were taken in for questioning.
Rightist activist Itamar Ben-Gvir told Haaretz on Wednesday that he would not be surprised if a mosque is harmed in response to the demolition of the structures, which he said included a synagogue.
"Bibi [Netanyahu] and [Ehud] Barak are inflaming the land," he said.
Clashes broke out between Palestinians and West Bank settlers last Monday following the destruction of a home built in violation of the building freeze in the outpost of Givat Ronen.
Civil Administration authorities along with police destroyed the house without incident, despite the fact that a mass text message had been sent out informing settlers in the area of the expected home destruction and encouraging them to prevent it from happening.
The clashes broke out after the home was destroyed. A group of Palestinians from the village of Burin in the northern West Bank began to throw stones at the settlers, injuring four of them.
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This is Barak's War. Make no mistake it will lead to civil war if pressed.
take, take, take, take, take, take, take, take Never give.
Oh, right, none. They are Jewish
Imagine if a Palestinian set Jewish property on fire, he would be dead.
Are they not terrorists?. Israel doesn't use suicide bombs. They only use cluster bombs in villages, white phosphorus against civilians, bomb civilian infrastructure, etc. Israel is by no means a stranger when it comes to crimes against Humanity. What we see clearly is that Israel is without doubt the single biggest threat to world stability.
The settlers who attack anyone they can get near, burn down olive groves, attack Palestinian kids on the way to school, throw fire on Palestinian houses. Israeli Air force dropping one tone bombs in Gaza residential neighborhoods. These are not terrorist acts? Just the acts of normal Israelis?
The Settlers are a cancer on Israel.
Is there not a way that the settlement from which the damage is done to Palestinian fields or buildings be made to pay? This disgusting way of retaliating at Israel by wounding innocent Palestinian property must be stopped. Cossaks, all of them.
outragaues> im am just fed up to hear .about the dameges that are costing us they should be jailed and pay the expense.it is about time to stand up to them .all so to separete the state (GOVERNMENT) from the religious partys
What do you do when you are immersed from childhood in pre-medieval law which distinguishes between killing a Jew and killing a Gentile? While killing anybody is forbidden by Halakha, the murderer is punished by execution if he killed a Jew, but is only "punished by God" if he killed a Noahide (e.g., a Muslim). Today you have rabbinic opinions that allow killing of Arabs, even innocents, that endanger Jewish control of the Land. They simply compare the importance of the various commandments and come to such conclusions. Rabin's assassination was also sanctioned by some according to Jewish law of "mosser". The settlers see no problem in burning down Arab crops, or uprooting their olive trees, just to get back at the IDF, and not for any wrong the Arabs committed. The Halakha was not updated much, certainly did not have a chance to evolve naturally under conditions of Jewish control over Gentiles. Since changes in it are extremely slow, it is best to override it wholesale, as was done in laws concerning financial issues, according to the ruling of "Dina d'malchuta dina", "the law of the land is valid." But I wonder how long it will take to also change the moral/ethical influence that goes with the outdated Halakha.
otherwise he'd do something about it. anything to make the lives of Pals more miserable. Bibi and his ilk should rot in hell.
The settlers' policy is to "punish" the government every time an official action not to their liking is taken. (This policy is called "price tag", where the government must pay the price for displeasing the settlers, in the present case by having to put out fires and worry about the ARAB fields being set on fire). We are not dealing with individuals' lawlessness, but with an organized one. In the present case, a mass text message went out, and it is possible to find out who dispatched it. Since 100 settlers came from Kiryat Arba, it is possible the town council is involved. It makes sense that the organizing group, or the council should pay a price. Members of these organizations, and the organizations themselves, can be fined. But an even stronger message can be delivered to the lawless. The government should extend the construction freeze by ONE month. This has nothing to do with ideology, but only with law and order. A good warning to the settlers to cease and desist, or they will pay dearly. Note that one form or another of extending the freeze is necessary, and such a step will bring an immediate diplomatic benefit.
Why are jews whose only aim is to build up their land and live peacefully in their land constantly attacked ? Are the crime rates somuch down that the police has nothing else to do !!!
It's not "their land". It's theft. Remeber "thou shalt not steal. It is criminal.
I find it hypocritical that you Zionist demand the Pals recognize Israel's right to exist, but never mention the Palestinians rights to lands that they have lived on for hundreds of years. Reestablishing Israel based on what was 2,000 yrs ago makes as much sense as reestablishing the Roman Empire over most of Europe and the M.E. You can believe what you want about your racist beliefs, but the rest of the World does not. From that point, you have no rights. Try treating all, including the Pals with equality and justice and maybe you'll finally see the peace you want.
They were not in their own country. They were in the West Bank. They illegal settlers violating the Fourth Geneva Convention. And they are not living peacefully. They torched Pal fields in their efforts to terrorize the Pals. And they threw stones at their own police force. Read the story first before making your totally inaccurate Hasbara dribble.
Why are jews whose only aim is to build up their land and live peacefully in their land?
better start posting and listening to pro israelis and israelis in general... a lot of us are fed up with you trashy rag!
You have no idea how many millions are sick to their stomach with your ilk. If you don't like the most open paper in Israel then go to one of your propaganda rags.
haaretz is a very good news paper and its always tell us the truth so your opnine of what you think of haaretz donut matter keep up the good work haaretz and than x for the way you present the news to us
You'll set fire to the office?
All these years Israel has demanded that the PA control Palestinian terrorists or face consequences collectively and yet the IDF, with all its superior training and resources, is proving that it also cannot control Israel's own settler terrorists. The IDF leadership should be very embarrassed by such inept performances , so I would hope that those in command are either relieved of command or demoted if they cannot stop these settler terrorists and replaced by more competent officers..
They are not embarrassed as they take their orders from God.
But then, if I cite God, why should you believe that I know God's wishes better than, say, the average settler? or Rabbi, for that matter. If only we could deal in morality, instead of " God".
All these years Israel has demanded that the PA control Palestinian terrorists or face consequences collectively and yet the IDF, with all its superior training and resources, is proving that it also cannot control Israel's own settler terrorists. The IDF leadership should be very embarrassed by such inept performances , so I would hope that those in command are either relieved of command or demoted if they cannot stop these settler terrorists and replaced by more competent officers..
All these years Israel has demanded that the PA control Palestinian terrorists or face consequences collectively and yet the IDF, with all its superior training and resources, is proving that it also cannot control Israel's own settler terrorists. The IDF leadership should be very embarrassed by such inept performances , so I would hope that those in command are either relieved of command or demoted if they cannot stop these settler terrorists and replaced by more competent officers..
who does this guy think he is ... the King of Israel?... threatening people and encouraging rebellious behavior , saying he wouldnt be surprised if a mosque was torched or something ... jeeze .... he must not beleive in the rule of law at all ....
Jehudah Ben Israel and Chaim Ben Kahan. The former squatting in occupied Syrian Heights(Qatzrin) and the latter in Efrat --another ilegal settlement. Hopefully some day the above mentioned will be removed.
who is our you bigot?
Typical zionist--cannot be trusted to keep a committment. As for the insult---just more twaddle from our resident weak apologist. Have a nice day David.
They arrested him.
I new it from BBC. shame on israeli way of democracy.
in occupied Palestine. Is the Israeli Gov't doing enough to stop this Pogrom against civilians?
Israel will not and can not make peace wich is run by religious fanatics.
By failing to condemn the price tag policy, the government offers tacit endorsement. This policy is not only morally reprehensible, but doubly so for those who call themselves religious. Price tag is the work of the most scurrilous, disgusting people. This must become THE issue of the present, and until we hear strong, unequivocal condemnations, must be accounted for at the highest levels.
Where are all the civilised Israelis, lets see you condem this act of terror, and for once admit that this breed of so called human beings need to be put to justice, till when the world will live with wild west attitude ! Freedom for Palestine, and Palestinians !
muslims are not even supposed to be there. Let them go to countries were jews are not allowed
SETTLERS once again threaten to destroy. hamas also likes to destrpoy the term settler and hamas are interchangeable. Their illegal structures get torn down, they burn a pali field. They throw rocks at the police, and now threaten to burn a mosque. Why are these SETTLERS not behind bars. What was once a good movement, are now becoming radicalized just like teh palis and ssooner ratgyher than later they will commit more acts of terror. Take off teh gloves and give them teh hammering they so richchly deserve, put them in jail and throw away teh jkey
Can anyone explain to me, aren't settlers Israelis?? and why burn Palestenian fields if their problem is with Israeli Police...?? I don't get the point!!.. and why do they call them Settlers in the first place??
And that word is spelt T.E.R.R.O.R.I.S.M. i.e. they are terrorizing the innocent Palestinian civilian population in order to coerce a change in policy from the Israeli govt. That's the very definiton of T.E.R.R.O.R.I.S.M.
yup. and you won't hear one word about it in the US
Yes Johnboy, you would like to paint it like terrorism, but the fact is it's vandalism. I do not condone what these settlers are doing, I hope the Israeli government come down firmly on them. BUT, I don;t see them going amongst the Pals and blowing themselves up, I don't see them firing rockets at pals indiscrimnately, if they did I would condemn them as terrorists and murderers not fit to live on the land.
"terrorism"is an act intended to put "fear"(from latin)into peoples minds.i can assure you "settlers" do plenty of that.that's semantics.if you want settlements,all kinds of results are expected and imminent.that's why they were installed.
Settlers don't need to blow themselves up. They can get into Palestinian villages escorted by the IDF and shoot at the villagers at will. No need to hide! You think that Palestinians wouldn't do that instead of blowing themselves up if they could?
I understand what you are saying guys.. but why call them settlers?? they are not citizens? and why go and mess with Palestinian fields when their problem is with the police....!! i really don't understand!! are they living illegally tyhIsrael??IsIsrael?rights??
and they are succesful. That is the problem.
what the settlers are doing. His definition: "terrorism — premeditated, politically motivated violence perpetrated against innocents." (This is from page 11 of the September 2002 National Security Strategy of the United States)
Sure you will hear a word about in the US. The land the 'settlers' are on is Israel. It is the Judean and Samarian heart of Israel. They have the only right to it that exists anywhere to anybody. It is the arabs that are the trespassers. It is time for them to go--peacefully if possible--otherwise if not. Once Israel has reclaimed all the land that her neighbors stole from her while she was in the diaspora, there will be peace. Those trespassing neighbors will find new homes in their old arab home-states and they will be happy there.
This will be rebuilt and more ! This government will never have peace either way if this continues. Settlers determination will outlast Barak and this government. Its not going to go away and the government will try to douse the flames by throwing more petrol on the fire ! This is the beginnning of a revolution or civil war.
My bet is the majority of Jewish settlers are law abiding and are not impressed with certain actions of the 'Radical' settlers who break the law or taking it into their own hands. The majority will vote out a weak government if they do not handle the settlers on illegal territory in a firm way.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
I agree with Josiah, it is the start of a civil war, so the government should treat the settlers as the terrorists they are and start destroying their homes in Kiryat Arba as a price tag for their "price tag" acts of terrorism. It is time to squash these settler terrorists entirely before the do start a civil war.
and therefore NO settler is law-abiding.
Wow! Do you hear yourself, Moshe? It's hard to believe that a man named after Moses, to whom God spoke face to face, could say such hateful things about his own people. Open your eyes and believe, Moshe.
they destroy our land and should be in JAIL.what PEOPLE destroy others fields?we want peace in Israel and with these thugsthey are religious?????????????will we never have peace.Shame on you!!!!!!!!!!!
..if you are born/converted into the" right" race & their tribal community.
..if you are born/converted into the" right" race & their tribal community.
When is Israel start putting settlers in jail for a properly long time? The sense of impunity that surrounds any settlers' breaking of the law is disgusting and keeps feeding their illegal and violent actions. Why are they
The Israeli govenment needs to be firm with settlers regarding the law. Justice netted out against settlers should be as stringent as that against Pals. Certainly were Pal eviction has nothing to do with terrorism but the law.
The settlers are serious about the pricetag-policy. Why shouldn't they be? There are hardly consequenses to their malicious acts are there?
Since the illegals continue to use fire as part of the "price tag," the authorities should use flame throwers to destroy their structures. And if some other stuff goes, that's the price they pay, too.
then it is a good thing that the "war" has begun... it is just a pity that the Pals are paying an additional price with their burnt fields and property...
one owns the land and the other stole it,
Settlers are building their squats on illegally confiscated Palestinian land beyond Israel's borders. Bedouins live in the land of their ancestors where they have lived for generations. If those villages are illegal, it is only because the Israeli govt has refused to recognize them, even if they are older than Israel itself. Little difference, eh?
There is no palestinian land. There is only Israel. Israeli Jews reclaiming their land by any means is nothing but a home-coming. Removing the squatting non-Jewish, non-Israelis is just evicting trespassers.
The Palestinians are dealing with scum. All the Israeli governments, no exceptions, have implanted since 1967 scum next to the Palestinian villages, their aim was to drive the Palestinians out of their homes, these were handpicked merciless criminals, who have nothing to do except torture the Palestinians, most of the farmers. My heart cries for my people who have been living under these conditions since decades. Shame on the responsible persons !
Meanwhile, the Palestinian population is growing in those areas, not shrinking. Anti-Israelis are morons.
Don't you get bored repeating the same mantra day after day??
and this palestinian population would like to grow its land in peace with no army and settlers around. Repeat after me SDHD "end occupation"..
Sorry, Jews were only absent from those territories for the 19 years that Jordan booted them out. Time for the Palestinians to negotiate and ACCEPT a nation for themselves. Repeat after me, crapwit: "Negotiate a state approximating 97% of the territories."
Cry me a river. palis have enough blame in this game to go around. The Settlers are wrong. It is tehir inflated sense of self importance that drives them. Throw them in jail throw away teh key. Before you know it rocks at police will turn into bombs and bulets. Seettlers are the same as hamas both destroy and have a asenese of entitlement. Settlers =Hamas
So What ? If jews want to have the palestinian nationality there's no problem. Ahlan wa sahlan. Stop playing the victim. You're not a victim. You support occupation. Palestinians have accepted UN resolutions in 88. Has Israel ? no. What's the borders ? do you know clever SDHD ? no you don't. Now stop repeating what you see on Sky News for a start...repeat after me : "perhaps i should stay away from the usual propaganda crap".
So What ? If jews want to have the palestinian nationality there's no problem. Ahlan wa sahlan. Stop playing the victim. You're not a victim. You support occupation. Palestinians have accepted UN resolutions in 88. Has Israel ? no. What's the borders ? do you know clever SDHD ? no you don't. Now stop repeating what you see on Sky News for a start...repeat after me : "perhaps i should stay away from the usual propaganda crap".
So What ? If jews want to have the palestinian nationality there's no problem. Ahlan wa sahlan. Stop playing the victim. You're not a victim. You support occupation. Palestinians have accepted UN resolutions in 88. Has Israel ? no. What's the borders ? do you know clever SDHD ? no you don't. Now stop repeating what you see on Sky News for a start...repeat after me : "perhaps i should stay away from the usual propaganda crap".
was your post written to me ? i don't get it.
is that the pals agree to terms ( regardless of their viability or reasonabilty) or don't count on making productive use of piece of land anyone of them is on.
The IDF uses bulldozers to plow under any "illegal Arab houses", and doesn't much care if there is anything still in it when they do so. How odd, hey, that the photo shows soldiers waiting around while the contents of that building were being carefully removed.... The D9 driver was having his rostered day off, was he??
am sure a squatter stone is as dangerous as a pal stone....so we got a different way of handling jewish terrorist and palestinian protestors? no dead jews right, no matter how dangerous
Many Jewish friends admitted that their parents (mostly from European Origin !! ) told them when they were kids "only a dead Arab is a good Arab", they are ashamed for their parents until this very day . And I ? Whenever I hear this I am shocked because I lived for decades in Germany and I heard this being said about .... you know .!
Oh, none, that's right. How many killed by Palestinian terrorists?
Enough said
... to endanger their eyesight or take their life for daring to be part of a protest - even though this was a violent protest and these protesters were not only carrying protest posters... The gods measuring out justice in Israel are indeed not as fairly blind as they should be.
Plenty have been killed by Israelis. Baruch Goldstein had 29 bodies to his name. Ami Popper had 7. The IDF has it's fair share of civilians killled, including UNRWA worker Ian Hook. IDF also bore responsibility for the death of a number of UNIFIL troops over the years. It's not like this info is hard to find. were you looking?
Israel has shown time and time again to have an enormous set of double standards, especially when it comes to Jewish terrorists, such as the racist squatters. The police and IOF try to arrest Jewish terrorists, while they don't put even half as much consideration into the Arab and Pal terrorists. There, the police and IOF have a shoot to kill policy, and if they get some prisoners, well that's just icing on the cake. The police and IOF also will find whatever minuscule reason to arrest any and every single Pal that shows even the slightest resistance to the squatters. They then use it as justification for more illegal land grabbing.
Goldstein was part of a protest which killed or injured Israeli law enforcement or military personnel? Anti-Israelis are morons. Do you know why you remember names like Goldstein and Popper? There are so few of those nutcases on the Israeli side.
oh yes how many right how many Palestinian kids and women got killed by the IDF and the police and by the terrorists thats hidden under the name of settlers
Israel is the apple of God's eye. He guards Israel as though He were guarding the pupil of His eye. No real harm will come to Israel this time. Just remember Obadiah 1:15..."As you have done to Israel, so it will be done to you." To quote the line from that famous U.S. movie, 'Cool Hand Luke', "Boy, you got to get your mind right!"