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To: arutz-7@ArutzSheva.org
From: Arutz-7 Editor <neteditor@ArutzSheva.org>
Subject: Arutz-7 News: Monday, April 3, 2000
Arutz Sheva News Service
<www.ArutzSheva.org>
Monday, April 3, 2000 / Adar Bet 27, 5760
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TODAY'S HEADLINE:
ISRAELI-ARAB LOYALTIES
Jewish and Arab townsmen of the northern city of Ma'alot-Tarshiha -
comprised of the Jewish town Ma'alot and the Arab town Tarshiha - met last
night with O.C. Northern Command Maj.-Gen. Gaby Ashkenazi. At issue:
Israel's upcoming withdrawal from southern Lebanon. The residents asked
that in addition to the security measures being taken to protect their
town, economic help be proffered as well. One young Arab resident related
to the possibility that Southern Lebanese Army soldiers would be re-settled
- for their own protection - in Tarshiha. "Most Israeli-Arabs would prefer
to keep their distance from those who collaborated with Israel for 23
consecutive years," he said.
SLA General Antoine Lahad said that his soldiers would rather commit
suicide than be refugees in Israel. He blamed Israel for not consulting him
concerning the measures to be taken regarding his soldiers after the
withdrawal, which, he said, "will not increase Israel's security."
Sheikh Naim Kassem, a deputy chief of Hizbullah, said last night, "Even if
Israel withdraws from every centimeter of Lebanon, there will be no
guarantees for Israel's security." Barak, at a press conference with
visiting U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen today, responded, "We don't
recommend that anyone experiment with us once we are on the international
border. "
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To: arutz-7@ArutzSheva.org
From: Arutz-7 Editor <neteditor@ArutzSheva.org>
Subject: Arutz-7 News: Tuesday, April 4, 2000
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.ArutzSheva.org>
Tuesday, April 4, 2000 / Adar Bet 28, 5760
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. ISRAELI-ARAB VIOLENCE IN HAIFA
2. TAKING OFF THE GLOVES
3. ARENS ON LEBANON
1. ISRAELI-ARAB VIOLENCE IN HAIFA
The University of Haifa is reeling from violent near-riots by Arab
students at the institution yesterday and today. Dozens of angry
Arabs waved PLO flags yesterday, shouted "Death to the Jews," and
assaulted Jewish students, in protest of the death of an Israeli-Arab
woman last week during Arab "Land Day" rallies in Sakhnin. A new
round of violence broke out this afternoon, when hundreds of Arab
students encircled and blocked a police van that had arrived to summon
yesterday's rioters for interrogation. The Arab students sang,
"Biladi, biladi [My homeland, my homeland]" - the anthem of the
Palestinian Authority.
Student Union chairman Peleg Reshef told Arutz-7 today, "We understand
the pain suffered by the family of the woman who died - but the entire
university was ignited! Such provocations are simply unacceptable..."
Reshef said that the Arab student violence was both verbal and
physical, and that it was directed at both security officers who tried
to contain the riot and Jewish students.
Reshef explained that Arab students comprise a significant 18% of the
13,000-strong student body: "As a whole, they are positive people who
seek partnership and integration. The leadership of this group,
however, is highly politicized, and seems to shoot itself in the foot
on occasion by orchestrating such events..." Arutz-7's Haggai Segal
then quoted a Jewish student who told Yediot Acharonot today that
although she is a Meretz-supporter, "'since coming to the University
of Haifa, I've become a racist in response to the ongoing friction
with the Arab students, who consistently provoke the Jewish students.'
Are we talking about an isolated incident or an ongoing problem?"
asked Segal. Reshef repeated that the "large Arab population here is
positive in and of itself, but the real problem lies with the
provocations and incitement that lead to these kinds of
demonstrations... We will do all we can to ensure that no student
feels fear or discomfort on campus..."
2. TAKING OFF THE GLOVES
The Yesha Council convened yesterday for several hours regarding the
continued construction freeze in Judea and Samaria. The announcement
made afterwards stated that the Council no longer sees any point in
continuing its polite dialogue with the government, and will therefore
take protest measures in the coming days that will "manifest to the
public and to the political echelons the justness of our demands...
Ehud Barak cannot continue to carry out leftist political policies
while claiming to represent the consensus of Israeli public opinion."
Some 150 residents of Peduel and Alei Zahav in the Shomron blocked off
the entrances to the nearby Arab villages for two hours early this
morning. They protested the increased stonings of their cars by the
villagers, and demand that the government unfreeze the paving of the
by-pass road planned for their area. Shomron Regional Council head
Bentzi Lieberman said he was surprised by the impressive turnout of
residents and with their determination; they set up two makeshift
"command centers" to supervise the two fronts of the traffic
blockages. The army and police were also caught off-guard by the
event, and because of the line of cars, had no choice but to enter the
area by foot. They issued several tickets, but arrested no one. All
told, some 200 Arab and Jewish cars were caught in the artificial
traffic jam. Lieberman announced that this was just the first in a
series of protests planned by Yesha leaders and residents.
The Hevron Jewish Community celebrated the 32nd anniversary of its
renewal yesterday in a gala celebration in Jerusalem. Ministers
Yitzchak Cohen (Shas) and Rabbi Yitzchak Levy (National Religious
Party) attended, and the latter said, "We welcome the blessings we
received last week from Prime Minister Barak. He followed in the path
of previous Prime Ministers, who all noted the centrality of Hevron...
I would just like to remind Barak that the government has a moral
obligation to build 15 new houses in Tel Rumeida." Rabbi Moshe
Levinger, founder of the renewed Hevron Jewish community, said, "I
call upon Barak and ask him: Please! Do not cause any further damage
to Hevron - the heart of the world, the heart of the Jewish nation."
To keep up with the events in the Hevron Jewish Community, see its
website at "www.hebron.org.il".
3. ARENS ON LEBANON
Likud MK Prof. Moshe Arens, who has served as Israel's Defense
Minister thrice in the past, writes in today's Ha'aretz that Israel's
upcoming unilateral withdrawal from southern Lebanon will place the
citizens of the north in danger. Asked if he thinks that there is a
realistic possibility that Barak will change his decision to withdraw,
Arens told Arutz-7 today, "Look, Barak has trapped himself, and is
therefore now trying to find all sorts of ways to get out - Foreign
Minister Levy is in Geneva, for instance, to meet with the UN's Kofi
Anan... If he [Barak] had the courage, he would simply say that he
made a mistake, and would announce that he had changed his mind. I
heard [Minister Yossi] Beilin say that Barak made a 'courageous'
decision to withdraw; I don't understand what's so courageous about
putting the citizens of the north in danger."
"You are convinced, then, that the situation will deteriorate, that
there will be an escalation of hostilities, with everyone going down
to the shelters?" Arutz-7's Haggai Segal asked Arens. "Look," he
responded, "no one can predict 100%. But regarding the shelters -
that won't even be the issue, because the terrorists will be so close
that they'll be in gunshot range..." Arens recommended that the IDF
not wait until later to retaliate, "but should attack Hizbullah now.
It is ridiculous to think that we can rely on the international UNIFIL
peacekeeping force - it is stationed there now, and we see that it is
not particularly successful in stopping Hizbullah. Barak is under
pressure regarding this decision, and this puts all of us in trouble,
especially those in the north."
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To: arutz-7@ArutzSheva.org
From: Arutz-7 Editor <neteditor@ArutzSheva.org>
Subject: Arutz-7 Op-Ed: BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!
by Elyakim Ha'etzni
Arutz Sheva Israel National Radio <http://www.arutzsheva.org>
Broadcast on Apr. 3, 2000 / Adar Bet 27, 5760
In This Article:
1. Geneva was a Tragedy for Barak Fans
2. Headed for Mass Uprootings in Yesha
3. The "Silent" Partners
4. What To Do
GENEVA WAS A TRAGEDY FOR BARAK FANS
The listeners of Arutz-7 did not see the failure of the Geneva summit
as a great catastrophe, but rather as a tremendous salvation - for it
saved us the Golan Heights. This was not quite the reaction of those
in the Ehud Barak camp, however. In the eyes of those who surround
and support the Prime Minister, the failure of the Syrian option means
the collapse of the central pillar of his policy, on the altar of
which he sacrificed everything - the sick woman in the hospital
corridor, the 300,000 new jobs that he promised, the conscription of
Yeshiva students - everything.
The hostile media react to Geneva like a child whose toy was taken
away: "What will we do? How can we not have peace!" they whine. But
various government ministers - Ben-Eliezer, Ben-Ami, Sneh, Sarid calm
them down: "Before the year is out, we'll bring you peace with the
Palestinians," they promise. But here too, there are impassable
obstacles: The return of millions of refugees to within the Green
Line is impossible, and the division of Jerusalem is difficult - as
proven by the Anata episode.
HEADED FOR MASS UPROOTINGS IN YESHA
Barak has thus been pushed into a corner, in which it remains for him
to cave in on three issues: the borders of the Land, the fate of the
settlements, and a sovereign Palestinian state. These three things
are all one: A true sovereign state must have a large and contiguous
territory - the likes of which simply cannot be found in Judea and
Samaria without dismantling and uprooting at least 100 settlements.
We are talking about something in the neighborhood of 80 or 90% of
Yesha.
Next month, the final-status framework is expected, in which Israel
will obligate itself to recognize a Palestinian state, uproot
settlements, and give a general outline of the final borders. The
third withdrawal is planned for June, and it will not be 1%, as
Netanyahu agreed with the Americans, but the largest of all
withdrawals - tens of percent. It will turn dozens of Yesha
communities into islands in a Palestinian ocean, a la Negohot, in
anticipation of their total uprooting in the final-status agreement -
scheduled for September of this year. This is the plan being worked
on in secret talks by Ministers Ben-Ami and Lipkin-Shachak, with the
terrorists Abu Mazen and Abu Alla - all of whom continuously report
directly to their respective bosses.
THE "SILENT" PARTNERS
The "destroyers and demolishers" within the leftist government have
partners, without whom the destruction would be impossible. These
partners are - we ourselves: Settlers, the nationalist camp, the
Yesha Council, the nationalist and religious parties - all of us. Our
silence makes us partners in the plan of destruction.
Allow me to quote here from an article written by my son Nadav in the
newspaper Makor Rishon:
"The general feeling among the public is that the political power
that the settlers once had has evaporated and disappeared, and that therefore
everything can be gotten away with - everything, including a
Palestinian state and the uprooting of most of the settlements. There
is no doubt that the serenity and paralysis of the right-wing
contribute greatly to this feeling. An analysis of the points at
which the Rabin-Peres governments stopped, and beyond with they would
not continue, shows us that this always occurred wherever there was a
fear of a massive, popular, physical protest and struggle that would
shake the foundations of the government - and I am not referring to
assassination. This is the reason that the government refrained, for
instance, from evacuating Tel Romeida in Hevron.
"Somehow, during the Barak government, and after three years of
disappointment in Netanyahu, the balance of fear has been disturbed.
This represents the greatest danger to whatever is left in our hands
of Yesha and the Jordan Valley. In the Golan, it was the corner of
the Kinneret shoreline that provided a brake-pad for Barak - for fear
that he would lose his public support - but there is no such thing in
Judea and Samaria. Regarding most of the Yesha communities, and even
greater Jerusalem, he does not feel that these must be his absolute
red lines.
"Under these circumstances, there is no choice but to renew the
balance of fear vis-a-vis the government. There is no alternative but to
initiate persistent wide-spread popular objections and protests that
will make it clear that whoever takes another step in Yesha will be
toppled from power."
End of Makor Rishon quote.
WHAT TO DO
In general lines, the following is what we must do:
1. Change of tone regarding Barak. No more dialogue - but rather
negation of, and objections to, his plans.
2. Public announcements by
settlers - individuals, groups, communities, Yesha Council - that we
will refuse to be uprooted, and that we see evacuation as illegal,
heinous, and a national crime punishable by law.
3. An appeal to the
security forces: We must tell them that the "black flag of a
blatantly illegal order" is flying over the forced evacuation of Yesha
settlements. It is the black flag of the international crime of
"ethnic cleansing," the flag of the violation of the Basic Law
regarding Human Dignity, the flag of betrayal of Zionism and Judaism,
and the flag of a civil war being waged by a Jewish government that
uproots Jews from the Land of Israel.
4. A petition to the political
parties - NRP, Yisrael B'Aliyah, Shas, and UTJ: We must tell them
that the Biblical King Yerovam ben Nevat caused a rift in the nation
and the land, leading later to the loss of ten tribes. The parties
must warn Ehud Barak not to become Yerovam the Second! They must make
it clear that they will not remain in a government of Yerovam ben
Nevat.
5. Organizing ourselves into a human wall of thousands,
objecting to and preventing the dismantling of families' homes and
their destruction or transfer to the enemy. There must be three
circles of action: The endangered communities must appoint action
committees and prepare from within. The communities that are not
endangered must answer the call to come to a community that is on the
evacuation chopping-block. Finally, volunteers from the other side of
the Green Line must similarly register to go out to a community that
is to be evacuated.
6. There must be a campaign in the schools,
newspapers, synagogues, in neighborhoods with nationalist-camp voters,
etc., with public posters and the like. We will demand public
solidarity from nationalist and hareidi politicians. The very fact of
such enlistment can already serve as a deterrent. It will break the
misleading silence that the government is misinterpreting as
acceptance of the decree.
It must be clearly understood: The institutions of the settlers and
the Zionist parties will not have the right to exist if they do not
stand now and say to Barak, "Until here and no further."
I will end with a little story: A BBC reporter asked me what I will
do when they come to evacuate me. I said to him, "In Great Britain,
too, there is a peace process that collapsed. Why don't you just
evacuate the Protestants or the Catholics from Ireland, and then there
will be peace?" He looked at me as if I was crazy. "We're a
democracy," he said. "Such a thing would be unthinkable in our
country!" "If so," I answered him, "why do you insult me by
suggesting that we carry out something that in your country would be
unthinkable?"
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Atty. Elyakim Ha'etzni, a former Knesset Member of the Techiyah party,
resides in Kiryat Arba. He authors a column in Yediot Acharonot, and
speaks weekly on Arutz-7.
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To: arutz-7@ArutzSheva.org
From: Arutz-7 Editor <neteditor@ArutzSheva.org>
Subject: Arutz-7 News: Wednesday, April 5, 2000
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.ArutzSheva.org>
Wednesday, April 5, 2000 / Adar Bet 29, 5760
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. RETURNING TO MAON
2. FILBER, SNEH - AND HA'ETZNI
1. RETURNING TO MAON
Several Judea and Samaria Regional Council leaders arrived this
afternoon near the scene of the uprooted Maon farm and set up two
tents bearing the pledge: "We are returning to Maon." Arutz-7
correspondent Haggai Seri reports that the leaders came well-equipped
to stay the night; the army has given them permission to stay for the
night, and negotiations are now being held over whether the tents will
be allowed to remain. The new initiative buttresses that of
Yehoshafat Tor - co-founder of the farm together with the murdered Dov
Dribben - and other local residents, who set up camp there several
days ago. Demonstrators at dozens of intersections throughout the
country this afternoon held signs saying, "Returning to Maon" and
"Uprooting Settlements Tears the Nation Apart."
Yesha Council director Shlomo Filber, speaking with Arutz-7 today,
reiterated that the Council had only agreed to its dismantling because
of its location within an IDF firing range. "The Supreme Court's
ruling that the Arab shepherds can return to the area makes our deal
with the government obsolete," Filber stressed. Sneh: "The Maon farm
was an illegal outpost. It was taken down, and it will not be
re-established." Filber summarized the Council's attitude: "We have
drawn the conclusion that it's best to do what most sectors in this
country do... If the Prime Minister wants dialogue, that's fine, but
if he wants a daily demonstration, then that's fine with us, too."
2. FILBER, SNEH - AND HA'ETZNI
Yesha Council director Shlomo Filber told Arutz-7 today that although
there has been no official announcement by the government on a
construction-freeze in Judea and Samaria, "it is certainly Ehud
Barak's policy in practice. We know that he has instructed Civil
Administration officials not to permit construction, but not to reveal
the political reasoning behind the freeze." Deputy Defense Minister
Ephraim Sneh, on the other hand, admitted that the move was
unabashedly political: "We are in the midst of negotiations, and we
will not permit building in the settlements as long as these talks
continue," he told Arutz-7. Yesha Council leaders responded sharply
to Sneh's remarks: "Sneh has taken off the mask, and has shown Ehud
Barak's true face."
Another major Yesha Council complaint concerns the twelve by-pass
roads that were supposed to have been paved. "Of the twelve," said
Filber, "eight were started and then stopped. The present government
has not invested one shekel on these roads." Sneh: "We are in regular
contact with leaders of the local councils. The problem has been
until now a monetary one, and roadwork is to begin soon." Sneh
offered a similar response to Filber's complaint that most of the
funds earmarked for the fortification of certain Yesha communities has
not been forthcoming.
Filber warned of what appears to be a grim future ahead for Yesha:
"From what we have learned, there has been even greater deterioration
in the Israeli negotiating position with the Palestinians. Ehud Barak
is apparently willing to offer even more concessions, either because
he is afraid of terrorism, or the threat that talks may be halted. We
may even see a serious capitulation in the Jordan Valley, and, as we
all suspect, Israel has promised real concessions in the Jerusalem
area. Barak has simply painted himself into a corner: he needs a
diplomatic achievement and is willing to pay a very high price."
Yesha leader Elyakim Ha'etzni has called for a public struggle against
likely evacuations of many Yesha settlements, including the formation
of "walls of thousands" of people to resist what he calls the
"blatantly illegal... international crime of 'ethnic cleansing.'"
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To: arutz-7@ArutzSheva.org
From: Arutz-7 Editor <neteditor@ArutzSheva.org>
Subject: Arutz-7 News: Thursday, April 6, 2000
Arutz Sheva News Service
<http://www.arutzsheva.org>
Thursday, April 6, 2000 / Rosh Chodes Nissan 5760
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TODAY'S HEADLINES:
1. DEBATE OVER WITHDRAWAL
2. FOR WITHDRAWAL
3. THE YESHA STRUGGLE
1. DEBATE OVER WITHDRAWAL
The public debate on Israel's scheduled withdrawal from Lebanon is
heating up again. The IDF General Staff is increasingly against the
plan, as top generals claim that the Prime Minister's intention to
retreat under all circumstances is an "unprecedented gamble with
citizens' lives." Ma'ariv reports that a majority of the top IDF
brass feels that Hizbullah will shift its attacks to northern Israeli
towns after the IDF withdraws. One of the officers was quoted as
saying, "A promise given by Barak at the low point of his election
campaign has turned into a national trap." Prime Minister Barak's
press aide responded that Barak is determined to "end the tragedy in
Lebanon," and that he trusts the IDF to respond properly when
necessary.
Science Minister Matan Vilna'i, a former IDF Deputy Chief of Staff,
said that the voices now calling to hold off on a unilateral
withdrawal are "politically motivated." He strongly supports a
withdrawal from Lebanon even without an agreement. Likud MK Yisrael
Katz has announced that he is establishing a Knesset forum to struggle
both against the unilateral withdrawal and for better fortifications
for the northern towns. "The Prime Minister should simply say, 'I
took a chance by promising a withdrawal by July, hoping that this
would help bring about an agreement with Syria. But I now see that
the Syrian option is dead, and the situation has changed, and we can't
withdraw from Lebanon as I promised,'" said Katz today.
Hizbullah terrorists fired on three IDF and SLA outposts in the
eastern sector of the security zone in southern Lebanon this morning.
No one was hurt.
2. FOR WITHDRAWAL
At least one reserves officer continues to feel that an Israeli
withdrawal from Lebanon is imperative. Lt.-Col. Danny Reshef told
Arutz-7 today, "I know Lebanon. It's OK if others have different
opinions, but it doesn't cause me to change mine." Reshef said that
the IDF officers' evaluations are based on certain intelligence
information, and that over the past several years, IDF intelligence
has not been reliable. Regarding the claim that a withdrawal is a
gamble on citizens' lives, Reshef said, "The fact is that there have
been 4,000 katyusha attacks on the city of Kiryat Shmonah over the
past 22 years - this has also been quite a gamble on human lives. The
massive attack on Lebanese infrastructures [under the lame-duck
Netanyahu government, in June 1999] cost Israel two [civilian] deaths.
No matter how you slice it, the war with Hizbullah is a gamble..."
Doesn't military logic dictate that the battles be distanced as far as
possible from the civilian areas, asked Arutz-7 's Haggai Segal? "Dry
military logic - maybe," answered Reshef. "I say this because the
fact is that Hizbullah never tried to cross the international border
into Israel...
But even if military logic dictates that we remain in Lebanon - is
everything to be measured by military logic alone? Aren't there other
values that must be taken into account, such as diplomatic
considerations, economic concerns, future plans? Must we sanctify a
particular military situation and leave it forever, and then weigh all
other values and goals of the State only in terms of how easy it is
for the army to protect the northern communities? Whoever reduces
this issue only to the military aspects alone, is making a grave error
regarding the future of the State."
Reshef emphasized that he is talking about the long-term goals of
Israel: "For the next 3-5 years, the situation will not be good. We
must encourage an independent Lebanon, one that is responsible for
itself and gradually shakes off the influence of Syria... This won't
happen tomorrow or the next day, but we are definitely capable of
influencing this to happen in the next 3-5 years. Secondly, we must
work to ensure that southern Lebanon starts to flower, instead of
being the desolate land full of mercenaries that it is now, where no
one has any interest in making peace."
Segal: "Will you feel that you made a mistake if, Heaven forbid, a
withdrawal is followed by terrorist attacks of the type that we
remember from the 1970's in Kiryat Shmonah and Ma'alot?" Reshef: "If
terror attacks occur in the short-term, I will not feel that I made a
mistake, because such attacks can occur even now, and have occurred -
not by Hizbullah, as I said before, but when southern Lebanon was
controlled by the Palestinians, they penetrated the border, and the
IDF was able to fight them back. I myself took part in a battle with
Palestinian terrorists in 1991 only 200 meters from the children's
house in Kibbutz Dan. These kind of things can happen now or in the
near future. But if it happens three years from now, then I will
definitely admit I made a mistake... We cannot predict the short-term
future, but we can certainly influence the long-term future, and it's
worth the risk."
Segal: "I know that you object to leaving the Golan. Are you not
afraid of a scenario wherein we leave Lebanon, the Syrians then heat
up our border with Lebanon, and then demand the Golan in exchange for
quiet in the north?" Reshef: "First of all, I'm not totally against
giving up the Golan - I simply feel that it is within our ability to
reach a compromise that leaves part of the Golan - and certainly the
Kinneret - under our control. The point is that no matter what, we
are not living in Switzerland, and we will always have difficulties
and pressures with which we will have to deal. We can do this by
remembering that the Syrians are constantly trying to have themselves
removed from the list of terrorism-sponsoring nations, such that it
won't be so easy for them to initiate terrorism attacks against
Israel. In addition, Syria is very weak, and the IDF will respond to
their instigation. Our ability to retaliate against Lebanese
infrastructures will be changed only minimally if we leave Lebanon."
3. THE YESHA STRUGGLE
The army evacuated this morning several Yesha Council leaders who
camped out near the site of the dismantled Maon farm. The evacuees
showed no resistance, and recounted an IDF promise that the farm
residents will be able to resume working the land by this evening.
Beit El Mayor Uri Ariel, one of those who spent the night in Maon,
said that following Deputy Defense Minister Sneh's comments yesterday,
it is now clear that the "outposts agreement" between Barak and the
Council no longer exists. Sneh said that the Maon farm would not be
rebuilt, and that construction in Judea and Samaria would not resume
for as long as the negotiations with the Palestinians are being held.
Tzviki Bar-Chai, head of the South Har Hevron Regional Council, calls
for the renewal of the public struggle against the government's
intentions in Yesha. "We have no other choice," he told Arutz-7
today, saying that the Maon episode may be just the opening shot of
the Yesha Council's new campaign. "Our activism is a result of our
awareness that the outcome of the negotiations with the Palestinians
will be critical, and is bound to affect the settlement map for years
to come," Bar-Chai said.
Bar-Chai added that the encampment at Maon represents the "righting of
a wrong, the creation of a symmetry [with the Arabs who have been
allowed to return] - an idea that pretty much everyone can understand.
We will continue with other similar projects, and travel to places
that suffer from construction freezes, etc..."
As the IDF was evacuating Israeli Jews near the Maon farm this
morning, a parallel removal of Arabs from the same lands was stopped.
Until yesterday, the army insisted that only those Arab families
listed amongst the 85 petitioners in last week's Supreme Court case
could return to the territory in question. Arutz-7's Haggai Huberman
reports, however, that as of today, any Arab who can prove - or has a
letter of attestation signed by an attorney - that he squatted on the
lands prior to 1970 (when they were first declared an IDF training
area) may in fact return. Huberman adds that the army has set a
deadline of twelve days from now to present such "proofs."
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