Haaretz geeft hieronder verdere details over de in Israël gearresteerde bende van jonge Neonazi's.
Zoiets is toch ongelofelijk in Israël:
One video shows some of the teens surrounding a young Russian heroin addict, who admits he is Jewish. Later they order him to get down on his knees and beg forgiveness from the Russian people for being Jewish and a junky. They beat him mercilessly, along with another man who comes to his aid.
De Anti-Defamation League weet duidelijk niet goed wat het hiermee aan moet, en beschouwt de Neonazi's onterecht als slachtoffers:
In a statement, the group said neo-Nazi behaviour was a problem arising from the difficulties faced by immigrants, adding "The youth are angry at Israelis for holding them in contempt and lash out with hatred."
"The tragic irony in this is that they would have been chosen for annihilation by the Nazi they strive to emulate," the statement said.
Je emigreert eerst met je ouders naar Israël - omdat een van hun grootouders of familie Joods is - en dan ga je daar Joden aanvallen en eist excuses voor het feit dat ze Joods zijn. Op een bepaalde manier is het misschien zielig, maar het is in de eerste plaats walgelijk.
Ratna
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Sun., September 09, 2007 Haaretz
Police seize explosives and M-16 rifle belonging to neo-Nazi cell
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Sun., September 09, 2007 Haaretz
Police seize explosives and M-16 rifle belonging to neo-Nazi cell
By Roni Singer-Heruti, Haaretz Correspondent
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/902093.html
Police have seized 5 kilograms of explosives, a pistol, and an M-16 assault rifle belonging to a group of alleged neo-Nazi youths in Petah Tikva. Police believe the group intended to use the weapons against punk rockers in the city, with whom they often clash violently.
A gag order was lifted Saturday night on the arrest one month ago of the eight Petah Tikva teens, who are suspected of running the neo-Nazi cell.
The suspects, aged 17 to 19, confessed to assaulting dozens of people, mainly foreign workers around Tel Aviv's central bus station and Carmel market, causing many of them serious injury.
The suspects' remand was extended Sunday by three days, and the prosecution is expected to submit an indictment Tuesday.
Police confirmed that the majority of the suspects were enrolled in Israeli public schools, and at least one was drafted into the army. Police suspect that the youth who was drafted fled the country after giving his army-issue M-16 to a member of the cell.
Police uncovered the cell a year ago, while investigating vandalism at the main synagogue in Petah Tikva, where neo-Nazis sprayed swastikas and Adolf Hitler's name on walls and prayer books. Computers seized from two suspects arrested in that case led police to dozens of video files documenting brutal assaults on foreign workers.
Superintendent Revital Almog, who was in charge of the investigation, said that the police learned that a "neo-Nazi cell was being operated in Israel by people living in Israel but believing in Nazi ideology and in Hitler."
"We discovered that besides their meetings, at which they praised Nazi ideology, they used to go out to Tel Aviv in a group to perpetrate racist attacks," Almog continued.
Almog said that the teens would deliberately select victims who they deemed too weak to complain. Most of them were foreign workers who the teenagers would attack, telling them that because they were not white, they would be harmed.
One video shows some of the teens surrounding a young Russian heroin addict, who admits he is Jewish. Later they order him to get down on his knees and beg forgiveness from the Russian people for being Jewish and a junky. They beat him mercilessly, along with another man who comes to his aid.
The group was also reportedly planning to celebrate Hitler's birthday at Yad Vashem.
More than 20 people who were in touch with the suspects, mostly via the Internet, were questioned throughout the investigation. Their parents were also questioned, and said they knew nothing of their children's activities.
Among those questioned was Rostislav Bogoslavski, who was arrested several months ago on suspicion of killing two people and hundreds of cats in Petah Tikva. Police believe Bogoslavski cooperated with two of the cell members in some acts of vandalism in the city.
Almog said that all of the suspects are immigrants from the former Soviet Union. They all came to Israel through the Law of Return, but "their connection to Judaism is distant, through grandparents or distant family connections," she said.
The Anti-Defamation League responded to the arrests by urging that the group not be used as a stereotype for Russian immigrants in Israel, and saying that such cases were marginal.
In a statement, the group said neo-Nazi behaviour was a problem arising from the difficulties faced by immigrants, adding "The youth are angry at Israelis for holding them in contempt and lash out with hatred."
The ADL clarified that while the detainees were from the former Soviet Union and religiously identified as Christians, they had immigrated to Israel under the Law of Return which grants "even grandchildren of Jews sanctuary in the Jewish state."
"The tragic irony in this is that they would have been chosen for annihilation by the Nazi they strive to emulate," the statement said.
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http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/902093.html
Police have seized 5 kilograms of explosives, a pistol, and an M-16 assault rifle belonging to a group of alleged neo-Nazi youths in Petah Tikva. Police believe the group intended to use the weapons against punk rockers in the city, with whom they often clash violently.
A gag order was lifted Saturday night on the arrest one month ago of the eight Petah Tikva teens, who are suspected of running the neo-Nazi cell.
The suspects, aged 17 to 19, confessed to assaulting dozens of people, mainly foreign workers around Tel Aviv's central bus station and Carmel market, causing many of them serious injury.
The suspects' remand was extended Sunday by three days, and the prosecution is expected to submit an indictment Tuesday.
Police confirmed that the majority of the suspects were enrolled in Israeli public schools, and at least one was drafted into the army. Police suspect that the youth who was drafted fled the country after giving his army-issue M-16 to a member of the cell.
Police uncovered the cell a year ago, while investigating vandalism at the main synagogue in Petah Tikva, where neo-Nazis sprayed swastikas and Adolf Hitler's name on walls and prayer books. Computers seized from two suspects arrested in that case led police to dozens of video files documenting brutal assaults on foreign workers.
Superintendent Revital Almog, who was in charge of the investigation, said that the police learned that a "neo-Nazi cell was being operated in Israel by people living in Israel but believing in Nazi ideology and in Hitler."
"We discovered that besides their meetings, at which they praised Nazi ideology, they used to go out to Tel Aviv in a group to perpetrate racist attacks," Almog continued.
Almog said that the teens would deliberately select victims who they deemed too weak to complain. Most of them were foreign workers who the teenagers would attack, telling them that because they were not white, they would be harmed.
One video shows some of the teens surrounding a young Russian heroin addict, who admits he is Jewish. Later they order him to get down on his knees and beg forgiveness from the Russian people for being Jewish and a junky. They beat him mercilessly, along with another man who comes to his aid.
The group was also reportedly planning to celebrate Hitler's birthday at Yad Vashem.
More than 20 people who were in touch with the suspects, mostly via the Internet, were questioned throughout the investigation. Their parents were also questioned, and said they knew nothing of their children's activities.
Among those questioned was Rostislav Bogoslavski, who was arrested several months ago on suspicion of killing two people and hundreds of cats in Petah Tikva. Police believe Bogoslavski cooperated with two of the cell members in some acts of vandalism in the city.
Almog said that all of the suspects are immigrants from the former Soviet Union. They all came to Israel through the Law of Return, but "their connection to Judaism is distant, through grandparents or distant family connections," she said.
The Anti-Defamation League responded to the arrests by urging that the group not be used as a stereotype for Russian immigrants in Israel, and saying that such cases were marginal.
In a statement, the group said neo-Nazi behaviour was a problem arising from the difficulties faced by immigrants, adding "The youth are angry at Israelis for holding them in contempt and lash out with hatred."
The ADL clarified that while the detainees were from the former Soviet Union and religiously identified as Christians, they had immigrated to Israel under the Law of Return which grants "even grandchildren of Jews sanctuary in the Jewish state."
"The tragic irony in this is that they would have been chosen for annihilation by the Nazi they strive to emulate," the statement said.
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