Women arrested in rain all night & more
December 17, 2002
[] Women arrested in rain all night in Asira
[] Hebron Bagatz Tomorrow + Attorney General's answer to Uri Avnery
[] Also tomorrow: Jenin Jenin screened at Neve Shalom
[] REMINDER Thursday THE RIGHT TO SAY NO - solidarity with 15 jailed refusniks
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[] Women arrested in rain all night in Asira
Israelis often ask themselves "How the Palestinians can commit such brutal actions against innocent Israelis?" and "Dont they understand that such actions force the
Israelis to defend themselves in any possible way including giving hard times to the Palestinians?"
Palestinians often ask them selves how come the Israelis do not know and/or understand how much they suffer under the occupation" and "Don't they understand that this suffering, that too often has nothing to do with 'security for the Israelis', lead people to commit unbelievable actions?"
This is today's story from Asira A Shamalia. Nothing too dramatic. No one was killed there today (yet). Stories like that are going around the net every day.
Women arrested in rain all night in Asira A-Shamalia
"In the last few days the army is inside the village. We got used to having checkpoints and soldiers all around the village. Now there are check points inside the village.
Soldiers are all around harassing people. Breaking car windows and stealing radios. Shooting at tiers. The soldiers shoot around trying to provoke reactions from the
villagers. But the villagers, even the children understand that they have to be careful not to give the soldiers any excuse to use more power. No body can go in or out of
the village. In Asira there is a high school that serves also some of the neighboring villages. Pupils from those villages can not go back home now.
In the past, once in a while cars from other villages could sneak in with fresh vegetables. Now it's impossible. Any one who tries to leave the village is being arrested.
Yesterday morning the army arrested a group of about 60 people, mostly women that tried to walk to Nablus to their work as teachers and nurses (there is an agreement between the PNA and the Israeli army that teachers and nurses can go to work). The group is being held from yesterday morning (Monday) until now (Tuesday morning) under the trees in cold and rain with out cover, food or even a possibility to go to the toilet. Other people from the village brought yesterday food and blankets and tried to negotiate with the soldiers to allow them to give the stuff to the arrested group. The soldiers worn the villagers that people who will get near will be shot.
Now, the leaders of the village are calling in the mosque' speakers to everybody, to bring food and blankets and to walk together to the place where the group is arrested
to try to join them so the whole village man, women and children will be arrested together.
The PNA representatives are trying now for hours to negotiate with the army and as of now , Tuesday at 11:00, no success"
Phone call with Asira. Tuesday, Dec. 17, .
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[] Hebron Bagatz Tomorrow + Attorney General's answer to Uri Avnery
On December 12, 2002, the Attorney General (official title: "Legal Advisor to the Government") has sent an answer to the letter of Gush Shalom, dated December 5, 2002, calling upon him to warn the Prime Minister, Defense Minister and Officer Commanding, Central Command, the planned massive land expropriation and home demolition in Hebron may be considered a war crime.
The answer, signed by advocate Raz Nisri, assistant to the Attorney General, reads as follows:
"This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter. The Attorney General has read it and asked me to answer that since a petition on this matter has been submitted to the
High Court of Justice, the answer of the State on this matter will be given in this framework."
Copies were sent by the Attorney Generals office to the State Attorney, the Chief Military Attorney and the Director of the High Court division in the Ministry of Justice
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[] Also tomorrow: Jenin Jenin screened at Neve Shalom
Tomorrow, Wednesday at 20:30 in the "White Dove" in Neve Shalom~Wahat Al Salam you are invited to tthe screening of the film "Jenin Jenin" by Mohammed Bakri.
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[] REMINDER Thursday THE RIGHT TO SAY NO - solidarity with 15 jailed refusniks
Yesh Gvul and the High School Seniors ("Shministim")
ON THE RIGHT TO SAY NO
Join in an evening of solidarity with the refuseniks and their demand that their stands be recognized without being persecuted and sentenced to dozens and scores of military prison because of their conscience.
An evening of solidarity with:
Yonathan Ben Artzi, 6th sentence, total of 161 days' jail;
The following reservists are currently in jail for refusing to serve in the occupied territories:
Ido Harari 2nd time, 28 days;
SINCE THE ONSET OF THE PRESENT INTIFADA, 190 YOUNG ISRAELIS HAVE BEEN JAILED FOR REFUSING TO TAKE PART IN THE CAMPAIGN OF REPRESSION AGAINST THE PALESTINIAN PEOPLE
Speakers:
Israel Prize laureate Shulamit Aloni; Metanyah Ben Artzi, father of Yonathan; Israel Prize laureate Meir Wizeltir; Israel Prize laureate Nathan Zach; Anat Mattar, mother of Haggai; Israel Prize laureate Yirmiyahu Yoval; Israel Prize laureate Dan Meron Israel Prize laureate Hanna Meron; Israel Prize laureate Menashe Kadishman; Israel Prize laureate Aryeh Shapira ; and others.
Singers:
Sharon Ben Ezer, Ofer Golany, Norman Issa and the Arab-Jewish theatre of Jaffa and others
Moderator: Ishai Menuchin
Thurs. Dec. 19, at 8:00 p.m.,
We need your moral, political and financial support. Donations in support of the evening and our activities will be gratefully received. We reccomend a 20 NIS contribution at the door to cover the costs of the evening.
For updates visit Yesh Gvul's website: http://www.yesh-gvul.org/
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Date sent: Tue, 17 Dec 2002 15:22:30 +0200
From: "Windows, Palestinian-Israeli Friendship Center"
Following the testimony from Asira:
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From: "Uri Avnery"
[Reminder - Tomorrow at 9:00 is the High Court Appeal regarding the Hebron Promenade. Your presence is needed.]
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From: "dorit"
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From: yeshgvul2001@yahoo.com
Uri Yaakobi - 6th sentence, total: 133 days;
Dror Boimel - 5th sentence, total: 119 days;
Yoni Yehezkiel 4th sentence, 98 days;
Haggai Mattar 3rd sentence, 84 days;
Mattan Kaminer 1st sentence, 28 days;
Noam Bahat 1st sentence, 28 days;
Hillel Goral 1st sentence, 28 days;
Adam Maor - 1st sentence, 28 days;
Shimri Zameret - 1st sentence, 28 days;
M.G. 21 days;
Eshel Herzog 28 days;
Dror Luzatti 18 days;
Uri Rotloi 21 days;
Itzik Shabbat 28 days;
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