[E-rundbrief] Info 231 - Israels Undercover-Soldaten provozieren in Demonstration
Matthias Reichl
mareichl at ping.at
Mi Mai 4 18:56:53 CEST 2005
E-Rundbrief - Info 231 - Gush Shalom: Pressekonferenz am 3.5.2005: "The
uncovering of the under cover agents - on video". Israels
Undercover-Soldaten provozieren mit Gewalt in einer gewaltfreien
Demonstration am 28.4., die sich gegen den Bau der Apartheid-Mauer und den
Landraub bei Bil'in - westlich von Ramallah auf palästinensischem
Territorium - richtete.
Bad Ischl, 4.5.2005
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The uncovering of the under cover agents - on video
Report of May 3 press conference on IDF land grab methods as exposed in
Bil'in events
In the end: links to Bil'in today
Following the brutal attack on the non-violent demonstration in Bil'in
village on April 28, a press conference was called by the organizations
that had taken part. Some dozen foreign correspondents attended the
conference, which was held at the office of the Alternative Information
Center in Jerusalem.
After Elan Frenkel (AIC) analysed the land grab in this area, Uri Avnery
(Gush Shalom), Yonathan Pollack (Anarchists Against the Wall) and MK Gamal
Zahalkeh (Balad) described in detail the events during the demonstration
and pointed out that:
- The security forces had prepared in advance a trap for the demonstrators.
One of the purposes was apparently to try out new methods of the Massada
unit of the Prison Service as well as new weapons.
- The sole incidents of violence against the security forces came from the
undercover agents of the Prison Service disguised as Arabs. It was pointed
out that the Prison Service admitted the next day that its agents had
indeed thrown the stones, and that this is their way of merging in the crowd.
- The use of "Arabized" undercover agents ("Mista'arvim") is designed to
sow suspicion between Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and between
the Palestinians themselves, in order to sabotage joint solidarity
demonstrations. Every demonstrator can suspect the person next to him as an
undercover agent.
- In the course of the demonstration it was apparent that for the Prison
Service unit, which has never been used for such a purpose, this was a
training exercise, and that it was trying out new methods.
- The officers present lied through their noses throughout the
demonstration/ They promised to release the prisoners within 10 minutes
after the ending of the demonstration. When the demonstrators dispersed,
the prisoners were not released.
Sharon Dolev, one of the demonstrators hit by salt bullets, a registered
nurse, showed the two wounds on her belly. Five days of the action, she
still had black and red wounds. She complained of pains, and it seems that
one of her ribs has been damaged.
During the conference, a documentary filmed by Shay Pollack and Imad
was
shown. The film shows clearly that the security forces shot many dozens of
gas grenades at the demonstrators without any provocation. The
demonstrators were not violent at any stage.
In particular, the film shows how the undercover agents, who look in the
beginning like ordinary demonstrators, suddenly take off their masks, don
police caps and draw revolvers, using ferocious violence to arrest the
persons next to them, for no apparent reasons. This, too, looks like a
training exercise.
The foreign journalists posed many questions. Among other, they asked if
such means were ever used against right-wing Israeli demonstrators. (The
answer: No.)
MK Zahalkeh announced that he is calling for a meeting of the Knesset
Committee for Internal Affairs to discus the grave events, and that he will
demand the appointment of an official inquiry committee.
The films can be viewed on the Gush Shalom website
About Bil'in today :
http://www.haaretzdaily.com/hasen/spages/ShTickers.html:
12:12 Police arrest 5 left-wing activists during Bil`in anti-fence protest
(Israel Radio)
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/572362.html Anti-fence demonstrators
tie themselves to olive trees
Hebrew report including map http://www.haaretz.co.il/hasite/spages/572316.html
+ we just received an announcement of another joint Palestinian-Israeli
protest due Friday as
well as a report from "International Solidarity Movement"
<neta_golan at yahoo.com>
on today's confrontation.
Wed, 04 May 2005 10:17:13 -0000
Eleven arrested in attempt to non-violently stop olive trees being
uprooted by Israeli Military in Bil'in
Eighty five olive trees are currently being uprooted by the Israeli
Military in the West Bank village of Bil'in to make room for the
illegal annexation wall.
As part of a Palestinian Non Violent resistance campaign against The
Wall sixteen people including nine Palestinians chained themselves
into the olive trees this morning in Bil'in while fifty others
demonstrated.
After a stand off that lasted four hours the Israeli military cut
the chains and dragged away twelve of the non-violent protesters.
Yesterday the residents of Bil'in received notice from the Israeli
Army about the uprooting and demolition of the ancient olive trees
and rallied International and Israeli supporters to demonstrate
alongside them today.
The Military police used excessive force during the arrests. One of
the arrestees, a woman from Greece, suffered a blow to the head
while being beaten by Israeli soldiers. An Israeli protestor was
kneed in the groin and a Norwegian protestor had his legs forcibly
spread to a 180 degree angle.
Of the eleven arrested there were two Americans, two Swedish, one
Norwegian one Greek and five Israelis. (All the Palestinians who
were initially detained were all released.)
For more information:
In Bili'n
Flo 0544 059-676088 059-676088
Muhammed 0545851893
ISM media
02-2986538 059-871055
For access to a lot of interesting material:
--The brochure Truth Against Truth (available in many languages)
--Boycott list of settlement products
--video footage of hot spots
--Archive of articles and documents
Go to:
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