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Middle East
Nine Americans, Internationals Arrested
2002-11-17
Israeli Occupation Forces on Friday arrested nine jugheads foreigners, including three US citizens, who were attempting to prevent the destruction of Palestinian trees and land to make way for a “security fence” designed to separate the reoccupied West Bank from Israel.
Nope. Couldn't have a "security fence." It might prevents a few "murders."
Three Americans were detained Friday by the Israeli army. Robert Smith of St. Paul, Minn., said soldiers threw concussion grenades and tear gas, before dragging protesters away. At least one activist was beaten severely, he said.
(Tap. Tap. Tap.) Sympathy meter still seems busted...
Smith said the activists belong to a pro-Palestinian group called the International Solidarity Movement. He identified the arrested Americans as Susan Barney, of Boston; Radhika Sairah, a Californian man of no fixed address whose hometown was not known; and Gordon Hutchins, a Methodist apologist pastor from Yakima, Wash. The six other foreigners detained were either Canadian or European, he said. Protesters at the scene said that soldiers fired tear gas and live ammunition at about 100 Palestinians and 30 foreigners from the US and Europe, who were blocking bulldozers trying to clear trees at Jayyous near Qalqilia. "At first we managed to push the bulldozers back," said Huwaida Arraf, an American protester of Palestinian descent.
Huwaida's the blushing bride of Shapiro the Hero, who held Yasser's hand during the siege of Ramallah last April...
"There was a standoff for two hours between the Israeli military and people. Basically our position was that we wouldn't let them uproot any more trees," Arraf told the British daily Al-Guardian. "Then there was an ultimatum that we had to move or they would use violence. The soldiers moved forward shooting at the people running away. A few of us stepped forward to block the soldiers from shooting and at that point they turned the guns on us and they started beating us."
What part about "Get the hell out" didn't you understand?
Posted by:Fred Pruitt

#2  At its narrowest point Israel is a scant nine miles wide. And they are surrounded by hostiles. Americans should respect Israeli security needs.
Posted by: Anonymous   2002-11-17 21:57:02  

#1  I like the beating part. If she has her teeth and is still talking, the Israelis showed admirable restraint
Posted by: Frank G   2002-11-17 14:05:09  

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