Israeli Jails Only Hold Palestinians With a Good Reason

Nadene Goldfoot
The 4 Palestinians on a hunger strike while being held in Israeli jails are there for good reason.  At the end of 2012, there were about 4,500 Palestinians in Israeli jails and prisons.  Palestinians in Judea, Samaria and Jerusalem have been rioting in protest of their incarceration.  It has to be an organized act by the terrorist organizations.

1. Samer Issawi, fasting the longest, is there on a 26 year sentence from 2002 for attempted  murder and other terrorist crimes.  He was once released in the Gilad Shalit kidnapping on June 25, 2006,  but continued terrorism being a part of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine.  He could be released in March.   He comes from a family of terrorists.

2. Eman Ismail Salame Sharouna, Hamas member arrested in 2002 for multiple terrorist attacks such as bombing in Be'er Sheva which wounded 18 people, kidnap attempt of IDF soldier, shooting attacks at soldiers.   with 38 year sentence, released in Shalit kidnapping in November 2011, returning to Hamas terrorist activities, rearrested January 2012. Gilad Shalit wasn't released until October 18, 2011 in a prisoner exchange swap.  He had been held for over 5 years.
Damaria (Shomron).

3. Jafer Az al-Din, member of Islamic Jihad Terrorists from northern Samaria (Shomron).  Arrested during Pillar of Defense operation in Gaza November 2012.

4. Tarek Dar Hussein,  member of Islamic Jihad Terrorists from northern Samaria (Shomron).  Arrested during Pillar of Defense operation in Gaza November 2012.

Perhaps it is Obama's upcoming visit to Israel on March 20-22nd, but Palestinian Arabs staged protests with the IDF at flashpoints in Jerusalem and across the West Bank on Friday, February 22nd.  They have been demonstrating for the past week in support of these 4 who have extended their hunger striking against their incarceration. The first two on the list are repeat terrorist offenders.    Two of the men are being held without trial and two were re-arrested after being released in a prisoner exchange in 2011.

Islamic Jihad terrorists are known to be very dangerous.  They are responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks.  Recently some from the Jenin area were caught trying to kidnap an Israeli citizen.

The Israeli police had to enter the compound of the al-Aqsa mosque  (Temple Mount) in Jerusalem and use stun grenades to disperse the protesters who threw stones at the police after their Friday prayers.  Friday is the Shabbat for Muslims.  "Israel had previously tried to prevent hunger strikes by coming to an agreement with the prisoners and the current hunger strikes are a violation of that agreement."  The thing is, it makes good propaganda against Israel by appearing in newspapers such as the Oregonian.

A 30 year old Palestinian from Hebron, Arafat Jaradat,  was just arrested a few days ago and died during questioning of a heart attack according to Saudi Arabia's  newspaper, Al Arabiya News. They also reported that about 100 were wounded in clashes in Judea-Samaria over the fasting prisoners of which 2 were shot by civilians, since the IDF were not using live ammunition.   Protests anywhere tend to become violent.  In this situation there were 200 Arab protesters against 25 Jewish people.

It could be anyone of the terrorist organization that organized the protests.  If so, they have just led to the harm of their own people.  All 4  men are terrorists and deserve to be locked up.

Resource: Oregonian newspaper, page A3, Palestinians, Israellis Clash
http://www.israelnationalnews.com/Controls/SendFriend.ashx?print=1&type=0&item=165535
http://english.alarabiya.net/articles/2013/02/23/267937.html
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/middle_east/medic-says-man-shot-in-stomach-as-jewish-settlers-clash-with-palestinians-in-west-bank-village/2013/02/23/bd72ea62-7dbc-11e2-9073-e9dda4ac6a66_story.html

Young Israeli Rabbi Murdered in Drive-By

by Nadene Goldfoot

A drive by shooting occurred in Israel Thursday where a young rabbi was murdered. Rabbi Meir Avshalom Chai of Shavei Shomron, 40 years old, was hit and killed. He was the father of seven children. This happened in what the general public calls the West Bank. It lies in the Northern Samarian hills so is in what Israelis call Samaria. The West Bank Barrier is planned to enclose on the Israeli side all of the Central-Western Shomron settlements except for the three northernmost, Avnei Hefetz, Einav, and Shavei Shomron, and four Northern Shomron towns, (all the remaining ones other than the two southernmost, Hermesh and Mevo Dotan), but not any of the Mountain Communities. About 20,000 Jews live there, and the area makes up about 10% of Israel.

Israeli Special forces surrounded the Nablus homes of the three Alesa martyrs Brigades operatives in order to arrest them for the murderous attack. The men refused to come out after being called to come out. The terrorist hid in his room and sent his wife out to the soldiers.

In such cases where there is a threat to the troops and a wanted militant refuses to surrender, IDF forces are permitted to open fire in order to neutralize the threat. The risk factor was very high in this operation. The IDF knew that the group that these three belonged to were highly skilled, had firearms and posed a threat.

They followed IDF regulations and first fired protest dispersal ammunition, then fired at the walls, and only lastly fired at the militants. The result was that the troops opened fire and killed them. They can't afford to fool around. Knowing this, a fourth wanted militant turned himself into the Palestinian authorities. Notice here that the Palestinian police were not on top of this as they should have been. It was up to the Israeli soldiers to find these murderers.

In one of the homes, the soldiers found two hidden rifles and two guns. They were taken to the police laboratories to check if they were used in Thursday's attack.

The killers were 38 and 39 years old. One's wife was also wounded in the operation, probably the one sent out by her husband who could have been in the line of fire.

What we see is an Israeli Rabbi murdered in cold blood. The terrorists are using this just as bullies do. They are angry that Israel has punished the killers and are condemning Israel and causing "dangerous escalation" in the West Bank. Israel then gets the blame in the news for self protection.

Interestingly at the same time of this terrible event, passengers on an American airplane were fighting a terrorist of their own who was trying to blow up the plane. One wonders if there was any planned synchonization here, or just an abundance of terrorism happening just before Christmas.

Resource: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1137753.html
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Sattelite?cid=1261364507807&pagename=JPost%2FJPArti
Additional information very worthwhile to read: article by Victor Sharpe
http://www.ruthfullyyours.com/2009/12/25/ehud-baracks-dismal-record-victor-sharpe/
BBC News Sat 26 Dec 2009

Terrorist's Gruesome Slaughter in Wet Bank-64 Attacks

Nadene Goldfoot

Today an Arab terrorist, probably a member of Fatah, went into Bat Ayin in the Gush Etzion part of the West Bank and struck a 13 year old Israeli boy, Shlomo Nativ, over the head with an axe, killing him. The Iranian backed Palestinian Islamic Jihad and the Imad Mughniyeh Group claimed responsibility.

Then he turned towards a 7 year old boy and hit him on the head with the axe. He was actually saved by a passerby, Avinoam, who fought the attacker and took the axe from him. The killer tried to stab Avinoam, who kicked him. The killer raised the axe over Avinoam, trying to kill him, too, but Avinoam caught his hand and grabbed the axe. The killer escaped and Israeli security forces searched for him. Everyone in the area had to remain indoors as they searched.

This was a very bloody attack on innocent children. If Avinoam hadn't come along, the 7 year old would have also been killed. I wonder how many Americans would have faced a crazed killer with an axe. Thank goodness, and sadly, most all Israelis have been trained in self defense in the army.

This was not the first attack on Jews in the West Bank. From January 1st to February 28th of this year there have been 64 terrorist attacks. There was a ceasefire on January 18th. Since then, 154 rockets and mortars have been continually fired at Israel by terrorist groups in Gaza.

Reference: The Israel Project press@theisraelproject.org.