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Election Ploys Over – Israel goes back to Evicting Jews from Judea

By Erik Zimerman On February 14, 2013 · Add Comment · In Avvisi, Joab's Men

This is the story of the beautiful Jewish village of Ma’ale Rehava’am. One had to read and re-read the headlines just a few weeks ago when the Netanyahu government ordered the removal of palestinian activists from the illegal tent city they had built (named Bab Al-Shams) in the E1 corridor connecting Jerusalem and Ma’aleh Adumim. Even though this was not really a real settlement of any kind, but rather a protest circus, it is hard to recall Israel ever removing any Arab from anywhere. It is true, Israel sometimes deals harshly (as it should) with people involved in terrorism (and has in the past bulldozed their residences), but despite common perception to the contrary, peaceful Arabs live in a sort of legal utopia in the West Bank. This is especially true in Area C (under Israeli jurisdiction), while those under Palestinian Authority rule are often victim of their own government’s abuses; Gaza being a case in point. Those under Israeli jurisdiction however, enjoy all the services and security provided by the Israeli government (they frequently call Israeli police in any dispute they have with other Arabs or Jews) including electricity, water, transportation and infrastructure while bearing none of the responsibilities [...]

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Lt. Col. Eisner and the buffeted Dane, the loss of perspective, comradeship, and why it is unfortunately true that he made a mistake.

By Erik Zimerman On April 21, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Avvisi, Joab's Men

The past few days have seen a whirlwind of media activity surrounding the IDF’s Lt Col. Shalom Eisner and his videotaped striking of a Danish pro-Arab left-wing protester at a demonstration along Israel’s route 90 (a tense sector which often sees Arab sniping attacks against Jewish motorists). The original video released is a short clip centered around Lt. Col Eisner striking the tall unarmed Dane in the face with the magazine of his M-16 (or M-4, or similar). Amusingly, as the protesters quickly withdraw and break up from the spirited assault by the hefty Lt. Col, they can be heard apologetically and weekly letting out a “Free Palestine” chant. A longer version has now been found. The video quickly went viral, the usual pro-Israel crowd (understandably and with good intentions) quickly tried to counter flood cyber space with pro Eisner versions and posts without much thought behind them, and Israel quickly panicked at the onslaught of negative coverage. There are several overlapping factors in this story, and of course the one causing all the buzz is the incident itself. Frankly, the incident less concerns me (it’s a minor occurrence in the day-to-day battles between the IDF and its enemies [covert and overt, violent and non-violent] throughout the West Bank, which [...]

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By Erik Zimerman On September 7, 2009 · Add Comment · In Avvisi, Joab's Men

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Election Ploys Over – Israel goes back to Evicting Jews from Judea

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