10.15.2005
Undercover troops provoked stone-throwing
An article from Haaretz...
Prison Service troops disguised as Arabs incited Palestinian youths to throwing
stones at Israel Defense Forces troops during a weekly demonstration against the
separation fence in the West Bank village of Bil'in, village residents said on
Friday. The residents said that the disguised troops told the youths to throw
the stones and then joined them in doing so. When they were asked their
identity, they presented themselves as Arabs from Lod, a city in central Israel,
who arrived with the Israeli and foreign demonstrators.When the troops, members
of the Prison Service special unit Masada, did not heed a request to show
identification and were found to be in the possession of firearms, their
identities were reportedly exposed. IDF soldiers came to the scene and dispersed
them.
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A few months ago, the same unit was accused of
similar activities in a Bil'in demonstration, after which a military court judge
ruled that the unit lacks the authority to operate in the Palestinian
territories. It is unclear whether the unit received special permission to
operate in this case.
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10/15/2005
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10.12.2005
Some Reflections
I have neglected this project for a bit now, I feel badly about that, as well as about not having the mental/temporal space to work at it.
My Dad died. Last month.
I keep my "stuff" pretty much out of this project; popular education being the goal it seems to me not to matter much who the messenger is, just that the truth about issues be communicated, with context for one to reason about the issue at hand available. I'll get back to this pursuit.
He was my friend as well as my father. I miss his physical presence greatly.
My worldview has been enlarged, my belief system tested- when Life comes to things like this, it is where "the rubber hits the road" as the saying goes.
Hold the folks you love dearly, closely. Be the integrity you feel as life's fabric, the love that holds the weave together. Honor the lost amongst us (all crave respect) while not suffering fools. Fight hard for what you know is right... Some things my salt of the earth, conservative, working class Dad taught me, by example.
10/12/2005
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