Haaretz exclusive: Police-settler clashes caught on film
Footage shows rightists trying to stop inspectors from handing out orders to implement settlement freeze.
By Chaim Levinson Tags: Israel news settlement buildingPolice on Sunday forcibly evacuated about 100 right-wing activists who had blocked roads near the West Bank settlement of Kedumin, seeking to prevent inspectors from handing out orders to implement a construction moratorium.
The clashes between police officers and the activists, many of whom were girls from a religious high school, are documented in the clip below.
The activists were also joined by local settlers, regional council leaders, and the settlement's rabbi. Police arrested one protestor during the confrontation.
Netanyahu announced the 10-month freeze on building new homes in West Bank settlements in an attempt to restart peace talks, which broke down a year ago.
While failing to please the Palestinians, the settlement freeze has also infuriated settlers and their backers in Netanyahu's right-leaning coalition.
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Who said that the Taliban are restricted to Islam? They are embedded in all religions and, eventually, will take control, be it Islam, Judaism or Christianity
It's clearly a staged event made to show Israel in a positive light to show they want peace when they don't. If Obama is serious about stopping settlements and creating a Palestinian state all he has to do is stop they aid and impose sanctions that would be lifted if Israel met their conditions!
It's called PUSH and SHOVE, so stop trying to fool the world and stop your crying.
Doubtful they "bought" their homes, but even if they did they were buying stolen goods, which have to be returned to their rightful owners, the Palestinians.
I have seen worse action at the opening of the malls the day after Thanksgiving, when prices are cut by over half.
exactly like the movie!
This disturbing clip shows how "they" are making the Israeli authorities and "US"Israelis look dumb in public eyes just like what IDF soldiers did in Gaza we look so dumb... don't we? Time for unite and be a real Zionist just like wise fathers who started this...
That is question the freeze is trying get answered, to give Abbas time to get dressed, brush his teeth, and come to the table to determine the borders. Before the freeze, the Arabs were building in the WB at a rate of 30:1. Now it is probably twice that rate. So a few Jewish schools here and there are not a big deal. What is a big deal is that Abbas is prolonging the end to the madness by expecting continual stalling to eventually win all of the WB, and then all of Israel.
Arabs are just as capable of being racist as Jews. For instance, the expulsions from Arab countries after 1948 was totally racist. However, the difference in Israel and the West Bank is that Israeli governments do not encourage Arab racism. For instance, in Hebron they have been happy to throw an Arab community totally into turmoil, just so a few Jews can live there. By contrast, those same governments actively promote and support racist Jewish communities which exclude Arabs, in the Arabs' own land.
Any time you mix religion and politics you have a disaster. Israel , along with Iran, have created an atmosphere that is hateful, intolerant, racist; nation's where a fanatical minority are ruining life for the majority.
good communication exercise... no settlement has been evacuated yet, but already plenty of images about how painful it is... maybe the mini-temporary-partial-freeze is already too much for Israel to enforce?
dont you think. But humour me--lets delve into the past and talk apout a certain Jewish ship that was blown up with Children on it. You see Mr Harris--I disapprove of the use of Children in wars. You should go away and get 1922 winks Paul--then come back with something useful to post. You could try chastising shmuel for condoning the use of children by allowing them to make up their own minds to participate---or do you agree with shmuel.
They would say white aryans prefer living amongst whites aryans. I don't really see how Jews-only settlements are much different to white aryans-only settlements. Personally I've always lived in mixed neighbourhoods, including Jews, and always been happy with them.
Did you see the trees used as a roadblock? I wonder did these zealots kids cut down the native Palestinians's olive trees to use as roadblock material. These kids are all brainwashed in Yeshiva's. Something like Muslim kids in Madrassa's maybe? Food for thought.
If this was a palestinian protest, at least 2-3 would hane been dead, tear gas used, and tens arrested.
"Hey, Labhras, the kids did it on their own No one asked them to do it. "Shmuel BRilliant Shmuel --I guess Hamas can use that logic when their kids decide that oppressing them is racist. Or are only Jews allowed that priviledge. You are in for a big surprise mister squatter---the bi National train is hurtling right down the tracks and coming to a location in your home town. I hope you will be a good loyal Palestinian citizen shmuel. Life could get very tough for seditionists in the new State of Palestine. Of course you could always leave the fighting to the girls---if they decide on their own to do that. LOL.
are the arabs racists ,michael ?? how many jews live in arab neighbourhoods ?? your stupidity knows no bounds !
strange how labbo has tunnel vision and doesnt look at his own land where they blow up others kids in the street ! also using children as messengers during the troubles !
fellow Jews. Look at your own Golder's Green, and many neighborhoods in New York, Antwerp, Baltimore, and elsewhere. It's like preferring to live with people of like minds, that's all. The difference here is that the Arabs, too, prevent the Jews from living in their settlements.
No one asked them to do it. They know the truth. Stopping building - only for Jews - is racist.
With their own money, just like any other Israeli, no more, no less. To prevent them from building is theft, plain and simple.
I'm curious. Many of the settlers seem to believe that they are superior to the local Arabs, and they live in Jews-only settlements. If people thought they were superior to Jews and lived in settlments that banned Jews, they would be anti-semitic and racist. So aren't the settlers racist? Any settler or supporter of settlers like to comment?
Are these the protesting settlers you insist on hating and delegitimizing? Hardly a violent bunch. Just a group who are harmlessly expressing their objection to having their way of life disrupted or work on their school facilities restricted.
You seem to under the impression that people care about the settlers. Most Israelis have never even been to the west bank and why would they, its a center of violent religious settlers, and now they are using school girls to fight their illegal battles.These land thiefs will be removed or they can stay where they are and receive a Palestinian passport.
It is obvious how the Israeli authorities respond differentlt to similar events. Now , replace the settler girls with Palestinian girls , the IDF ( not the police) would show up in armored vehicles , rifles loaded and aiming at the girls, beating them with battons and shooting some of them allbeit with "rubber bullets " in the head that previously had caused death. The alleged crime is the same , the treatment is curiously and obviously different.
When the illegal settlers love their children more than they love land--then there is hope for peace. Imagine calling up the local Girls high school to get frontline support in the battle. Talk about indoctrinating the kids.
got treated with kid gloves by the police and Israel's leftist media establishment. I didn't see any riot police coming to "enforce the law." I didn't see any hysterical articles about this in the Israeli press. in fact, the Chief of Police recommended dropping all charges.