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| Israel: Left-wing activists not allowed to help olive pickers |
| 2004-10-16 |
| The army refuses to allow over 100 activists, who came to the village of Azawiyah to help in olive harvest, to enter sealed military zone. Israel Defense Forces troops denied the entry of more than 100 Israeli left-wing activists who had come to assist in an olive harvest, into the village of Azawiyeh in the northern West Bank on Saturday morning. The army said it feared a violent confrontation would ensue between the pro-Palestinian groups and settlers living in the nearby settlement of Eli. Security forces have declared the area a sealed military zone and will not allow the activists to enter it. Police have so far arrested three of the people who entered the area. Military sources say they have suggested that the activists help picking olives in areas where there is no threat of clashes with settlers but the activists refused. The rest of the story in the link |
| Posted by:Mark Espinola |
| #1 Military sources say they have suggested that the activists help picking olives in areas where there is no threat of clashes with settlers but the activists refused. I guess that sez it all. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2004-10-16 2:17:24 PM |