Showing posts with label Pogrom. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pogrom. Show all posts

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Mosaic News - Gazans Turn to Wood Fire, Settlers Attack Mosques in Hebron - 11/26/08

Mosaic News - 11/26/08: World News from the Middle East:

"Headlines:
-Night of Horror in Mumbai, India 0:00
-Kuwait Ruler Wants MPs, Cabinet to Resolve Crisis 8:10
-Iraq Struggles to Cope With Landmine Victims 10:35
-Gazans Turn to Wood Fire 13:45
-Settlers Attack Mosques in Hebron 17:10
-Jordanian Families Visit Loved Ones in Israeli Jails 20:50
-Bush Talking Turkey Again 24:35
Produced for Link TV by Jamal Dajani."



Palestine Video - A Palestine Vlog

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

B'Tselem Video - Israeli Settlers attack the Palestinian Village of Asira

Settlers' attack the Palestinian Village of Asira:

New Video footage of the Attack on Asira al Qibliya

http://www.btselem.org

Over the past year, settlers from Yitzhar and the surrounding area have sharply stepped up violent acts in nearby Palestinian villages. The attacks include throwing stones at passing cars, physically attacking farmers, burning down crops, and stealing livestock. On 14 Sept., after a Palestinian stabbed a Jewish boy and burnt down a caravan in the Shalhevet Yam settlement near Yitzhar, dozens of settlers raided the village of ‘Asira al-Qibliya. They threw stones, fired into the air, broke windows, drew Stars of David on walls of homes and widely damaged property. Testimonies given to B’Tselem indicate that soldiers were present at the time, yet did nothing to prevent the settlers' actions, and fired at the Palestinians.

7 August '08: Increase in settler violence

Testimony: Settler throws rock at Palestinian car passing by the Yizhar settlement, severely injuring a mother and daughter, August 2008

Testimony: Settlers from Yizhar attack house of the Ahmad family in ‘Asira al-Qibliya, 16 May ’08

Testimony: Soldiers help settlers attack Ribhi 'Aseiri, on his way to put out a fire apparently started by settlers, May 2008

In January 2007, B'Tselem launched "Shooting Back", a video advocacy project focusing on the Occupied Territories. We provide Palestinians living in high-conflict areas with video cameras, with the goal of bringing the reality of their lives under occupation to the attention of the Israeli and international public, exposing and seeking redress for violations of human rights.

also see the first video footage on the attack here

Monday, August 4, 2008

Nazi-Like in the old city of Jerusalem

*Jerusalem day* in the old city of Jerusalem:

To understand what's going on in this video, please read the following comments first.

"2nd of june 2008
get your own idea..."


Published Commentary on this Video:

*"The video at the YouTube link given above was filmed by an acquaintance of mine on June 2-nd, 2008, the anniversary of `1967 `reunification of Jerusalem` (read: occupation of East Jerusalem), which is officially celebrated by the State of Israel. The video shows how the right-wingers celebrate this anniversary in the narrow streets of the Old City, most of whose inhabitants are Palestinian. Among the slogans which they are chanting (in presence of police) you can hear `Mavet La`Aravim` which means `Death to Arabs`. For readers who do not know: people of this ilk are heavily subsidized by the State of Israel and are one of the tools of the ethnic cleansing policy in the West Bank.
The Editor (VB)


**"In scenes reminiscent of what a Russian or Romanian pogrom must have been like, Israeli demonstrators in the Old City of Jerusalem marched through, chanting 'Death to the Arabs' and 'Arabs Out'.

The video at YouTube was filmed on June 2nd, 2008, the anniversary of the 1967 ‘reunification’ of Jerusalem` [read: occupation of East Jerusalem]. It is to celebrate "Jerusalem Day". And what better way to celebrate than to hold a demonstration in the Arab quarter of Jerusalem (or what is left of it).

The video shows how right-wing religious Zionists, such as the ones at Yeshiva Mercaz Harav, which was recently bombed in retaliation for their role in the settlement of the West Bank, celebrate this anniversary in the narrow streets of the Old City. Among the slogans they are chanting, in the presence of police who look on without a care in the world, is `Mavet La`Aravim` which means `Death to Arabs`. For readers who do not know, people of this ilk are heavily subsidized by the State of Israel and are one of the tools of the ethnic cleansing policy in the West Bank.
This is sourced from Occupation Magazine.

Dorothy Naor, an Israeli anti-Zionist, writes that:
‘The video won’t mean much to you if you are unfamiliar with the Old City in Jerusalem and if you don’t understand Hebrew. In both cases you will miss what the action is all about. So, let me explain. What you will see in the video is a crowd of gung-ho happy young religious idealists marching through the Arab quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. Let me repeat, the Arab quarter. From time to time you also see Israeli police and barricades, neither of which stop the young men from progressing in their march and chanting. And what are they chanting at the beginning? "Arabs go home," meaning, Arabs get out (sound familiar? like ‘Juden raus,’ i.e., the Nazi’s ‘Jews out’? These young men indeed fit that much of the Nazi image well, except appear to be less disciplined). Following that, these nice sweet young bullies start chanting loudly in the Arab quarter (let me repeat: in the Arab quarter) of the Old City, "Death to the Arabs."
Ah yes. Brave New World. To whom will you belong?'


Contrast this with the annual demonstration of Israeli Palestinians on 'Land Day'. Then squads of Border Police, without fail attack the demonstration with gas, dogs and in the past live ammunition. Yet here we see Police nonchalantly fraternising with these racist maniacs. And that should tell you everything you need to know about the Israeli State and why it bears comparisons with the most anti-Semitic regimes of the past.

Tony Greenstein