"Spirit the penniless population across the frontier by denying it employment... Both the process of expropriation and the removal of the poor must be carried out discreetly and circumspectly." Theodore Herzl, founder of the World Zionist Organization, speaking of the Arabs of Palestine,Complete Diaries, June 12, 1895 entry.
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Day-to-day FrictionIsrael and Palestine
Violence grabs the headlines but what is day-to-day life like in Palestine? My understanding was dramatically changed by an article describing how it takes hours to go 15 miles through 5 or more checkpoints? Is this the extent of the issue ... or is ongoing humiliation the routine as claimed by the Palestinians? How many articles like these ever appear in your newspaper?
Friday, August 29, 2003
Ha'aretz - Article 3 November 2002: "A land of roadblocks and barriers
By Danny Rubinstein
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The West Bank is a land of roadblocks. There more than 300 of them, some 120 manned. The roads are crowded with signposts to the settlements, and Palestinians are banned from most roads. "The directives of the military command is to freeze all traffic on West Bank roads, including taxis, buses, private vehicles and others according to security needs," wrote outgoing defense minister Benjamin Ben-Eliezer on Oct. 3 in answer to a question by Meretz MK Zahava Gal-On. To prevent Palestinian traffic, most West Bank towns and villages have been surrounded by hundreds of roadblocks and are under permanent siege and closure. "
Ha'aretz - Article: "Last Update: 31/10/2002 01:24
Leading Israeli authors help Palestinians harvest olives
By DPA
Jerusalem - Reacting to attempts by Israeli settlers to harass Palestinian olive pickers, bestselling Israeli authors A.B. Yehoshua, Amos Oz, Meir Shalev and David Grossman toured villages in the West Bank Wednesday and helped residents harvest their olives, Israel Radio reported.
Extremist settlers in the northern West Bank have in recent weeks disrupted the Palestinian olive harvest, beating and sometimes firing at Palestinians and Israeli peace activists who come to help them.
Most Israeli politicians have condemned the harassment, but police and the Israeli army have been unable to help the Palestinians and only a handful of settlers have been arrested. "
Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Jonathan Steele: Why an Israeli commander laid down his gun: "'I couldn't believe I was doing this'
Last year Rami Kaplan was a loyal commander in the Israeli army. Now he is going to court to prove that the occupation of the Palestinian territories is illegal. Here he tells Jonathan Steele how the destruction of an orange grove led him to lay down his gun
Tuesday October 22, 2002
The Guardian "
BBC NEWS | World | Middle East | Aid agencies condemn Israel: "Thursday, 4 July, 2002, 11:40 GMT 12:40 UK
Aid agencies condemn Israel
More than 30 international aid agencies working in the West Bank and Gaza Strip have accused Israel of obstructing their operations to the point that they can no longer fulfil their mandates.
Their joint statement comes as concern mounts about the humanitarian impact of the Israeli-imposed curfews.
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Israel has re-occupied large parts of Palestinian-controlled areas of the West Bank, restricting 700,000 Palestinians to their homes except for three or four hours every other day."
Thursday, August 28, 2003
Telegraph | News | Briton shot by Israelis at Gaza protest (Filed: 12/04/2003): "Mr Hurndall's fellow activists accused the Israeli army of deliberately targeting foreigners who go into the occupied territories to help to protect Palestinians and bear witness to conditions there.
An American, Rachel Corrie, 23, was crushed to death by an Israeli armoured bulldozer last month and another American was shot in the face and wounded last week in Jenin. 'The Israelis have really started to target the international presence in Gaza,' Mr Cohen said."
Telegraph | News | Israel warns foreigners away from Gaza Strip: "Israel warns foreigners away from Gaza Strip
By Harry de Quetteville
(Filed: 10/05/2003)
Israel yesterday ordered all foreign visitors to the Gaza Strip to sign a legal waiver in the event of their being killed by the Israeli army.
The order also bans all peace activists from entering Gaza, after Israel accused the two British men who carried out a suicide bombing in Tel Aviv last week of posing as activists to escape detection."
Telegraph | News | Israel 'says Arafat can leave Ramallah': "Ariel Sharon, the Israeli prime minister, told his Palestinian counterpart yesterday that Yasser Arafat would be allowed to leave his besieged West Bank headquarters and travel to Gaza City, according to Israeli media.
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Israel had earlier insisted that if Mr Arafat left his Ramallah compound, where he has been confined by the Israeli military since December 2001, he could only go into exile."
Telegraph | News | Israel announces halt to evictions of suicide bombers' families 07/04/2003: "Israel announced a halt yesterday to the expulsion of family members of suicide bombers from the West Bank to the Gaza Strip in another measure aimed at cementing a ceasefire by Palestinian militant groups.
The expulsion of relatives of militants has aroused international condemnation and infuriated Palestinians"
