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Haaretz journalist Ari Issacharoff describes what he terms a "pogrom in the worst sense of the word" during which dozens of Israeli extremists stoned the house of a family of 20 Palestinians, and set it afire. Hundreds of others Israelis watched and encouraged the mob; police and army forces failed to intervene. Ultimately, Issacharoff and other journalists intervened to save the family. He concludes:
Tess, the photographer, bursts into tears as the events unfold around her. The tears do not stem from fear. It is shame, shame at the sight of these occurrences, the deeds of youths who call themselves Jews. Shame that we share the same religion. At 5:05 P.M., a little over an hour after the incident commenced, a unit belonging to the Yassam special police forces arrives to disperse the crowd of masked men. The family members refuse to calm down. Leaving the home, one can hear a settler yell at a police officer: "Nazis, shame on you." Indeed. Shame on you.
Al Jazeera has more news on how the eviction of Israeli settlers has resulted in extremist assaults on Palestinians and police:
Crossposted at JustPeaceNow
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Thanks for posting this.
Thank YOU for commenting. Digg is open, by the way.
Thank-you, Laura. The whole world is watching…
While reading the article, I couldn’t help but be reminded of the violence perpetrated against Jews in postwar Poland. Fortunately, no one died in this recent incident but the mob psychology is the same. The fact that (figuratively, perhaps literally) the grandchildren of Holocaust survivors are perpetrating these acts is very disheartening.
Here is a link to the Wiki entry on the Kielce pogrom, which occurred on July 4, 1946.
This is Operation Price Tag, a planned effort by extremists to retaliate against Palestinians for police actions taken against settlers court-ordered to leave the so-called House of Contention. It is, simply, hooliganism.
“We refuse to serve in the Israeli occupation”.
The above refers to Israeli high school students. This generation is not as willing as past ones to perpetuate the occupation of Palestine.
http://www.opednews.com/maxwri…..nkid=67820
Thank you Laura for continuing to shine a light in these dark corners.
And the link you shared, bluebutterfly, shows that there is hope. The Israeli high school students are so courageous. The arrest of 3 is appalling in light of their statement that they would do community service.
There is so much mending to do in this world…
The Association of Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has released their annual human rights report.
Human rights report: West Bank situation reminiscent of apartheid regime in South Africa.
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1044309.html
It disheartens me so to see what Israeli government policies are doing to the Palestinian people. Thanks for keeping it in the public eye with your post.
Yes, they are very courageous. This generation is the first to have massive exposure to reality through the internet. The MIC and the gov’ts run by them, can no longer lie to all and get away with it. I am sure that Israel/US have overplayed their hand this time. The rest of the world is trying to break the sanctions. The UN is trying, but the US votes them down every time there is sanctions against Israel; since 1969. The UN has become irrelevant in regards to the Israel/Palestine situation. So, countries are sending ships with food, medicine, etc. It is now up to the world at large to break the siege of Gaza..hold on..I truly believe that it will happen soon. http://www.freegaza.org/index……atest_news is a good site for following all of this.