VIDEO: Israel's immigration police cracks down on pro-Palestinian foreigners

tHROW THESE FOREIGNERS OUT. NO OTHER COUNTRY WOULD ALLOW PEOPLE TO ENTER TO FOMENT REBELLION OR A COUP D'ETAT. AT THE VERY LEAST THEY LIED ON THEIR REASON TO VISIT ISRAEL

as ignorant of fact as possible in order to keep posting his comments. Like his fellows, he cannot afford to learn the realities, his world would un-ravel

"which treaty partitioned the palestine mandate for a second time ?/ britain divided it unlawfully to create jordan the first time ! jordan divested itsel of any claim to the west bank in 1995!" I said the West Bank does not belong to Israel. What's your point?

A pox on the British for issuing that accursed Balfour Declaration in 1917, after having promised the Arabs self-determination for their role in helping drive out the Ottomans. The Palestinians protested immediately, the Muslim-Christian Association objected to the displaying of the blue and white flag with the star of David in 1918, a letter of protest was sent to the military governor. And what business did Britain, France, Italy and Japan have in deciding to issue the San Remo Treaty in 1922? Colonialism might have still been a way of life then, but the Arabs made it clear that they did not want their demographics destroyed in favor of a Zionist state made up of waves of European immigrants which would change the statists of 9% Jewish population. Both the Balfour Declaration and the San Remo treaty specified that "nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine." Good job, Brits.

Would you like some links to clips where they didn't know it?

What should these activists be doing there?

The IDF is far too tolerant. Here in the States taser guns are used for far less provocation.

Naive leftists are taken arround by Palestinian handlers and shown a pure propagada view of the conflict. They are told such whoppers as concrete Israeli sniper barriers actually being used to "block the ugliness of Palestinian life from Jewish view". Then the naive Leftists get to act as Human Shields for terror. Then the naive leftists go back to the US and give propaganda lectures as "experts" because they've been to "Palestine." It would be a mistake to let these folks in, they are simply another part of the endless Arab war against Israel.

Good day, vhardman. Did the native Arabs of Palestine, about 90% of the population in 1920 despite increased Eastern European immigration, agree to the San Remo 1920 Treaty? Didn't the Balfour Declaration of 1917 specifically state (and this provision is repeated in the San Remo paper):"...nothing shall be done which may prejudice the civil and religious rights of existing non-Jewish communities in Palestine..." What business did Britain, France, Italy and Japan have in determining what to do with the Arabs' territory? That was back in the good old days when colonialism was a way of life. But the natives began protesting right after the Balfour Declaration, e.g., the Muslim-Christian Association protested the Balfour Declaration anniversary parade in 1918 and sent a lengthy petition protesting the establishment of a Zionist state to the military governor.

"what was the legal basis of the state of israel in 1948?" A Sovereign State defined by the UNGA Res 181 boundaries the Jewish People's Council accepted, in order to be recognized as a Sovereign State. http://tinyurl.com/y8ewves/sovereignty-state-non-state-entity/#IsraeliDeclaration - It was recognized by the Majority of the Intnl Community of States, over riding the Arab States objections. "the basis is san remo 1920.." Where does it say a separate Jewish State? Fact, it DOESN'T. http://tinyurl.com/y8ewves/sovereignty-state-non-state-entity/#Mandate "..this includes all of the territory in the 1922 mandate which cannot be legally annexed because it is de jure israel prior to 1948." Israel didn't exist as a state UNTIL 1948. " the provisional govt in 1948 is that named in the 1922 mandate" No it isn't m'dear. "if a visitor enters through ben gurion airport they are bound by those immigration rules !" WOW! Ben Gurion airport is in Israel. WB, Jerusalem, Gaza aren't.

In September 2007 Israel's High Court ruled that a section of 1.7 km of the separation wall had to be dismantled, redrawn and rebuilt, because the present wall had been illegally built on land belonging to the Palestinian village of Bil'in. I am not even talking about the ruling of the International Court of Justice in the Hague. At the time the Defense Ministry said that it would respect the ruling, but those critics who predicted that the State of Israel would cynically ignore the ruling of its own Highest Court of Justice, turned out to be correct. After more than three years nothing has changed. This so-called immigration police unit is in violation of Israeli law and has no jurisdiction in Bil'in!!

This is the start of a wave of so called non-violent direct actions by foreigners and palestinians. It is always mixed of course with enough stone throwing (kept off camera) to provoke a physical responce from the IDF. This is an organized effort spear-headed by the self hating Jews of JStreet to manipulate a false image of the Palestinians as following Gandhi or MLK, and Israel as South Africa or worse, which if succesful could destroy Israel as much as a war could. It is propaganda at its finest and the IDF has to behave with extreme diplomacy, restrain and politeness dealing with these guys because it is a epic win for them to get videos exactly like this shown here of big bad old IDF being mean to brave "non-violent" protestors.

silvienne , which treaty partitioned the palestine mandate for a second time ?/ britain divided it unlawfully to create jordan the first time ! jordan divested itsel of any claim to the west bank in 1995!

what was the legal basis of the state of israel in 1948? the basis is san remo 1920 which remains the only binding treaty in its creation. this includes all of the territory in the 1922 mandate which cannot be legally annexed because it is de jure israel prior to 1948. the provisional govt in 1948 is that named in the 1922 mandate if a visitor enters through ben gurion airport they are bound by those immigration rules !

...of Mugabe's Zimbabwe. Throw out anyone who is likely to witness and protest your brutal actions. These activists are particularly threatening to Israel precisely because they are non-violent. Those using violence are easy to discredit and, in fact, only serve to justify the policies of the Israeli (far) right. But non-violence in the occupied territories has always terrified the Israeli authorities, since it shows them to be the bully and not, as they would have the world believe, the victim. Little wonder, then, that they try so hard to remove such people.

"If someone enters my house in order to make trouble for me, I kick him out.I fail to see why Israel can not do the same?" Because the West Bank doesn't belong to Israel.

Clearly you are an armchair warrior, whereas I have been in Bilin and other parts of occupied Palestine many times. There are no human rights watchers in Palestine who have not been sworn to non-violence, even when under attack from Israeli soldiers and settlers. Having been personally violalted by members of both groups, I think I speak from a lot more experience than you do. Mohammed Khatib, who was recently re-arrested by IDF, is a Palestinian Ghandi who doesn't have a violent bone in his body. It appears Israel, realizing it is losing the propaganda war, is now going after peaceful protesters, Israeli, Palestinian and others from around the world, in an effort to silence the truth.

CJ HAVE I MISUNDERSTOOD YOU. DANNY

GOD BLESS YOU JIM MOORE AND ALL YOUR FAMILY FROM DANNY IN ENGLAND.

All foreign terrorist must leave Israel.

obliged itself to adhere to and which it hasn't. Israeli Civil Law is not applicable in "territories occupied" (res 242) //Laws of War Art. 55. ?The occupying State shall be regarded only as administrator and usufructuary of public buildings, real estate, forests, and agricultural estates belonging to the hostile State, and situated in the occupied country. It must safeguard the capital of these properties, and administer them in accordance with the rules of usufruct.?// "territories occupied" and not withdrawn from, are "occupied". Illegally annexed "territories occupied" are "occupied".

Harrasment pure and simple, seen throughout the World via the internet

Stolen property does not qualify as a legitimate home. A rabbi should know better. Sad.

Do settler thugs ever work? Are they employable? Many of my Jewish Israeli friends refer to them as freeloaders and lunatics. Open your eyes to reality.

"...slingshots and stones from your brethren are extremely violent and extremely dangerous." Uh huh. Dent the tanks do they?(a legitimate target for resistance) Down many fighter bombers?(a legitimate target for resistance) Sink many war ships?(a legitimate target for resistance) Killed many IDF?(a legitimate target for resistance) Got any stats on the IDF death toll from stones that were once Palestinian homes?

"The Immigration Department has an obligation to properly control who enters The State of Israel" Indeed. http://tinyurl.com/yjgh5lj Israel has never legally annexed ANY territory. It's Sovereign boundaries were set May 14th 1948. No more, no less.

"if Israeli security forces are attacked by activists, they have the right to defend themselves" Indeed. I'd have it no other way. Did you have a point? "If Naalin, Gaza or Lebanon, nobody shoots at jooooooos anymore" Whatever... ??? Nothing to do with anything I've ever written.

first of all Gaza is Palestinian land, and so is the west bank. going in to protest for isrl does not make a very good argument.

you watch too much AlJazeera lies, slingshots and stones from your brethren are extremely violent and extremely dangerous.

Too late to put the cork back in the bottle. Too many people have already witnessed and reported on what Israel has been doing in Bilin and other parts of Palestine. These peace activists are among the bravest of humankind. The Palestinians will ultimately prevail, as did the victims of South African apartheid.

All human rights witnesses who visit Bilin are non-violent. There has never been an instance where a single one has acted violently, or even defensively, against IDF brutality there.

...not agree with you in '48 as per Einstein's letter to the NY Times of that year? The Irgun's record speaks for itself as we are all finding out.

These people incite violence and should be treated as enemy combatants.

Activism is not a right of foreigners in any country is not a right in a democracy. Moreover, I am still waiting to see when these brave activists go to Zimbabwe and protest treatment of foreigners, or Gaza and act on behalf of gays or women, or Saudi Arabia or Oman on the right of couples to have sex without being thrown into jail. The reason Israel incurs such responses frankly is that it is one of the few places in the world where protest is not followed by an interminable jail sentence and trumped up charges (see Iran who claims to be a democracy).

The Immigration Department has an obligation to properly control who enters The State of Israel. If so called "human rights activists" who in reality are terrorist affiliates enter Israel and have free run, then The Immigration Department should immediately improve its performance. Camouflaged enemies of The State of Israel have no right to be in Israel.

This won't help to hide the ugly facts of the occupation of the West Bank. It will only make your policies look even more ugly.

this is called using force? I never saw a such hesiating police force. In every other country (even in switzerland, were i live the police is threating the demonstrators which much harder force. In every other country, they would have been brutally beaten and misstreated. I am surprised that this is called "using force!" These stupid activists. They are the same everywere. G8 summits/Davos etc.. Stupid people with no real reason in this world instead of making problems. Their agressive behavior is not helping their cause. I am wondering how the world would looks if these people would rule the world. I couldnt see any israeli solder who was behaving beyond the allowed. I experienced worse then this in other "european countries" then what i saw in this video!

if Israeli security forces are attacked by activists, they have the right to defend themselves. If Naalin, Gaza or Lebanon, nobody shoots at jooooooos anymore

These foreigners are nothing more than brainwashed pests. I think its moranic for any of these individuals to try to call for a palestinian state which in the end will be a theocratic state, like Gaza is under HAMAS. If this was their ideal palestinian state, then the arab soldiers would have bashed their heads open after they disobeyed the first command. And as for the women, they would have been raped as well.

do these people ever work? Are they employable? They would be more useful as working people as their skills are lost as agents of propaganda choosing to fight only against Israeli's. The Egyptian border seems to be forgotten, neglected, by these same loons. And then, there's, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, even china w/ the great wall. People just ignore them as run of the mill loonies. It;s like the boy crying wolf, after a while, no one listens. Looooossserrrrs. They should hear themselves but, they are deaf and worse, ignorant.

Add some blessings as well.

the only ones [talkbackers]that must disagree on a daily basis, with Israel proactively defending it's citizens [jews, christians, arabs] from foreign inciters [not peace activist as they claim] are the same ones whom wish Israel's destruction, oh wait they must also be peace activist.....

Would you have stood up to the British in 1948 ?? May I suggest you read Ben Hecht "Perfidy"

"It is your land - Judea Samaria and Gaza." When were they legally annexed to Israel? "Remove the Palestinian illegal squatters" Education available HERE : http://wp.me/PDB7k-Y

I wonder, were these same people activists in iran? syria? suadi? china? tobet? sri lanka? sudan? darfur? rwanada? chechnya? noooooooooooooo......wouldn't wanna be a true activists in areas of the world where TRUE slaughter has taken place..jew hating is enough on their plate ...no time for real activisim....LOL

pro Israel activists went into Gaza? These so called pro-Palestinians are nothing but a bunch of trouble makers. How about pro Kurd activists parading in Instanbul,or pro Darfur refugees parading in Khartoum and last but not least apro Israel march in the heart of Beirut.

In a democracy, all foreigners have the basic right to participate in non-violent demonstrations against a government. That is a basic human right, independent of nationality, race or anything.

How mistaken. here is not there. Here is the West Bank it is not Israel. The fact that anyone who wants to enter the WB has to go through a Israeli border is something else that proves that the Palestinians are kept in an open air prison. This is nothing else but more Israeli bullying. Now to the foreigners as well

Good on you Israel - stop the provocateurs! It is your land - Judea Samaria and Gaza. Remove the Palestinian illegal squatters.

If someone enters my house in order to make trouble for me, I kick him out.I fail to see why Israel can not do the same?.

Having served in the Israeli Special Forces I was involved in many arrests of Palestinian militants. Unfortunately I also saw first hand the way the IDF treats Palestinian civilians, and the way soldiers talk about and behave towards peace activists. To put it lightly I was disgusted. It may be hard for a lot of Israelis to understand, but PALESTINIANS ARE PEOPLE JUST LIKE US! And, I encourage all peace activists to come to this country and protest against the continued Israeli Occupation. I am a Zionist and I believe in in the state of Israel, but not at the expense of another people. Its time to stand up to the settlers and move in the direction of peace. Long live Israel and Free Palestine!

Interfere with the duties of the authorities in any country, as these "activists" are doing, and you WILL be arrested and deported if you are a foreigner. Treatment would likely be much worse in the Arab and Muslim world. If these activists are so dedicated to human rights, let them go to Iran and protest there.

Having visited Israel nine times, I thought that the border control officers were strictly monitoring who was entering and leaving the county. If so, how did these trouble makers get in to begin with? Also,I believe that international law does require that the occupying power maintain law and order.

Is Mohammed Hatib really a 'Palestinian militant'? What does that word mean, 'militant'? Sounds more like the Israeli soldiers are the militants, courageously defending the security of Israel by arresting a non-violent protester in the middle of the night, harrassing civilians. Why do Israelis not internalise the madness of their army oppressing a who people and punishing non violent protesters? Do Israelis really WANT to be a democracy?

"territories occupied" (res 242) are covered by the Geneva Conventions, which has a section specific to foreign citizens. "territories occupied" and not withdrawn from are still "territories occupied". Israel's immigration police have no place in "territories occupied" OR illegally annexed territories. Israel has never legally annexed ANY territory.

This is unbelievable, the Israeli government is willing to have Israeli policement and soliders killed to arrest a handful of pro-peace protesters in the Palestian West Bank? I thought the immigration police was checking the status of illegal immligrants in Israeli territory, not in foreign countries...

these "acitivists" are violently attacking security forces, thereby endangering lives of Arab demonstrators likewise

The IDF should take their pictures and video them and then make sure every border entrance to Israel has them in place as person non grata. If they can not get in it would be better. Having met a lot of such people , they are idealists that often think with their passions and do not reason with their heads, nor logic. Parts of Billin are closed zones, Israeli are not allowed either. The right to be here is to whom? Large groups of them take part in these demos and if it was not for them being there it would fizzle out and not be in the news hardly at all. They are provocative. Nice to hear the voices, the picture is not great. Tell me why does the IDF not take pictures of them all and video like they do- they should, Pictures posted would be good.

are now militants deserving to get the terrorist-treatment huh? Some democracy

innocent citizens