Miriam
11-06-2002, 10:16 PM
Sorry for the cynical thread title.
Still, reading this:
Nov. 5, 2002
IDF says terrorists exploit lifting of restrictions to launch attacks
By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036471555634...
...Can someone please explain what's going on? Isn't it a suicidal act to let Palestinians in at all under the current conditions?
Gilead [Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilead] noted that while Israel made every effort to ease restrictions on the Palestinian public who are not involved in terror, the terrorist organizations take advantage of the situation to launch attacks.
"I regret to say that I recently recommended that the closure be lifted in Jenin in order to allow the locals to stock up on food. My recommendation was accepted by the Chief of Staff despite the protests made by the Shin Bet, who were against the move. Sadly, the terrorists took advantage of the situation and terrorists carried out the bomb attack at the Karkur Junction," said Gilead.
[...]
Gilead's office is involved in implementing a number of projects and proposals in an attempt to ease the situation and boost the Palestinian economy. Aside from humanitarian assistance teams, who are permitted to operate unrestricted and have total freedom of movement, focus is also being placed on increasing the number of Palestinian workers allowed into Israel after they undergo the necessary security checks.
At the Erez industrial site, which operates around the clock, there are 4,700 Palestinian workers, with plans to double the amount and expand the site.
There are 2,624 Palestinians working in Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip and 4,404 Palestinians working in Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.
A total of 22,000 Palestinian laborers work in Israel, 14,000 from the Gaza Strip and 8,000 from Judea and Samaria.
[...]
In Jenin, soldiers confiscated hundreds of kilograms of chemicals and fertilizer found in a warehouse in Jenin, in violation of an order imposed by OC Central Command Maj.Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky in August.
To illustrate the point:
A Palestinian laborer shot Assaf Tsfira, 18 whose family employed him and Amos Sa'adah, 52, to death in the southern Gaza Strip settlement of Pe'at Sadeh on Wednesday morning.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the planned attack, identifying the laborer as Ismail Muhammad Ashour, 25, of Khan Yunis.
After passing a security check at the hothouse area, Ashour retrieved a gun and two hand grenades that had been hidden there a few weeks earlier.
[...]
In April 2001, one of Sa'adah's workers placed a bomb in his car.
[...]
Gush Katif residents [...] blamed the government for not allowing more foreigners in to work their farms, saying they have no option but to employ Palestinians.
"The government refuses to let us employ additional foreign workers. Currently we have 700 Thai workers, and we are forced to employ hundreds of Palestinians as well. We need approximately 1,000 permits if we want to replace the Palestinian laborers," Gaza Regional Council head Avner Shimoni told Israel Radio.
Nov. 7, 2002
Palestinian worker murders two in Gaza
By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036619254418
The military wing of Hamas Tuesday attacked Palestinian Authority officials who are demanding an end to suicide bombings against Israel, saying they don't have anything else to offer the Palestinian people.
The attack comes on the eve of talks between the PA and Hamas, which are expected to begin in Cairo on Wednesday. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), the No. 2 man in the PLO, is expected to head the PA delegation, Palestinian sources said.
"Those who are criticizing suicide operations don't have an alternative," said a statement issued by the Eziddin al-Qassam group. "They can't even stop the killing of innocent Palestinians. These people don't believe in any form of resistance. Our operations are carried out on the basis of fatwas (religious decrees) issued by the majority of Muslim scholars."
The statement is seen as a warning to the political leadership of Hamas that it has no authority to strike any deal with the PA regarding suicide bombings. The Cairo talks are to be held under the auspices of the European Union, whose representatives hope the PA would be able to persuade Hamas to halt suicide attacks inside the Green Line.
Defending the movement's right to pursue suicide attacks, the statement claimed that these operations have "struck the Israeli enemy in the heart, terrorized it, made it lose its sense of security, and destroyed its economy and morale."
The statement said that had it not been for the Palestinian voices of criticism, the suicide attacks would have brought Israel to its knees.
[...]
Nov. 5, 2002
Hamas to PA: No alternative to suicide bombings
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036471555631
Still, reading this:
Nov. 5, 2002
IDF says terrorists exploit lifting of restrictions to launch attacks
By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036471555634...
...Can someone please explain what's going on? Isn't it a suicidal act to let Palestinians in at all under the current conditions?
Gilead [Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilead] noted that while Israel made every effort to ease restrictions on the Palestinian public who are not involved in terror, the terrorist organizations take advantage of the situation to launch attacks.
"I regret to say that I recently recommended that the closure be lifted in Jenin in order to allow the locals to stock up on food. My recommendation was accepted by the Chief of Staff despite the protests made by the Shin Bet, who were against the move. Sadly, the terrorists took advantage of the situation and terrorists carried out the bomb attack at the Karkur Junction," said Gilead.
[...]
Gilead's office is involved in implementing a number of projects and proposals in an attempt to ease the situation and boost the Palestinian economy. Aside from humanitarian assistance teams, who are permitted to operate unrestricted and have total freedom of movement, focus is also being placed on increasing the number of Palestinian workers allowed into Israel after they undergo the necessary security checks.
At the Erez industrial site, which operates around the clock, there are 4,700 Palestinian workers, with plans to double the amount and expand the site.
There are 2,624 Palestinians working in Israeli communities in the Gaza Strip and 4,404 Palestinians working in Israeli communities in Judea and Samaria.
A total of 22,000 Palestinian laborers work in Israel, 14,000 from the Gaza Strip and 8,000 from Judea and Samaria.
[...]
In Jenin, soldiers confiscated hundreds of kilograms of chemicals and fertilizer found in a warehouse in Jenin, in violation of an order imposed by OC Central Command Maj.Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky in August.
To illustrate the point:
A Palestinian laborer shot Assaf Tsfira, 18 whose family employed him and Amos Sa'adah, 52, to death in the southern Gaza Strip settlement of Pe'at Sadeh on Wednesday morning.
Hamas claimed responsibility for the planned attack, identifying the laborer as Ismail Muhammad Ashour, 25, of Khan Yunis.
After passing a security check at the hothouse area, Ashour retrieved a gun and two hand grenades that had been hidden there a few weeks earlier.
[...]
In April 2001, one of Sa'adah's workers placed a bomb in his car.
[...]
Gush Katif residents [...] blamed the government for not allowing more foreigners in to work their farms, saying they have no option but to employ Palestinians.
"The government refuses to let us employ additional foreign workers. Currently we have 700 Thai workers, and we are forced to employ hundreds of Palestinians as well. We need approximately 1,000 permits if we want to replace the Palestinian laborers," Gaza Regional Council head Avner Shimoni told Israel Radio.
Nov. 7, 2002
Palestinian worker murders two in Gaza
By MARGOT DUDKEVITCH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036619254418
The military wing of Hamas Tuesday attacked Palestinian Authority officials who are demanding an end to suicide bombings against Israel, saying they don't have anything else to offer the Palestinian people.
The attack comes on the eve of talks between the PA and Hamas, which are expected to begin in Cairo on Wednesday. Mahmoud Abbas (Abu Mazen), the No. 2 man in the PLO, is expected to head the PA delegation, Palestinian sources said.
"Those who are criticizing suicide operations don't have an alternative," said a statement issued by the Eziddin al-Qassam group. "They can't even stop the killing of innocent Palestinians. These people don't believe in any form of resistance. Our operations are carried out on the basis of fatwas (religious decrees) issued by the majority of Muslim scholars."
The statement is seen as a warning to the political leadership of Hamas that it has no authority to strike any deal with the PA regarding suicide bombings. The Cairo talks are to be held under the auspices of the European Union, whose representatives hope the PA would be able to persuade Hamas to halt suicide attacks inside the Green Line.
Defending the movement's right to pursue suicide attacks, the statement claimed that these operations have "struck the Israeli enemy in the heart, terrorized it, made it lose its sense of security, and destroyed its economy and morale."
The statement said that had it not been for the Palestinian voices of criticism, the suicide attacks would have brought Israel to its knees.
[...]
Nov. 5, 2002
Hamas to PA: No alternative to suicide bombings
By KHALED ABU TOAMEH
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?pagename=JPost/A/JPArticle/ShowFull&cid=1036471555631