Dit artikel is niet bedoeld om de misdaden van kolonisten tegen Palestijnen te ontkrachten, wel om de aantijging dat er sprake is van een soort klassejustitie of Apartheid, waarin de kolonisten stelselmatig de hand boven het hoofd wordt gehouden, te relativeren.
A majority of police files opened following complaints by Jewish farmers are closed on the ground of "perpetrator unknown," and most of the handful of cases that result in arrests are usually closed for lack of evidence. Sometimes cases are closed for "lack of public interest."
A majority of police files opened following complaints by Jewish farmers are closed on the ground of "perpetrator unknown," and most of the handful of cases that result in arrests are usually closed for lack of evidence. Sometimes cases are closed for "lack of public interest."
Men is dus niet alleen laks en onverschillig waar het vernieling van boomgaarden of oogst door kolonisten betreft. Het volgende zal menige linkse activist mogelijk nog meer verbazen:
Israeli police hardly ever enters Arab villages in the West Bank, and as with cases of agricultural theft within Israel, the moment the stolen property makes it into the nearby Arab village, its owners usually have no chance of getting it back.
When farmers occasionally have conducted their own investigations and located their property in the surrounding villages, the police refrained from entering the villages.
Israeli police hardly ever enters Arab villages in the West Bank, and as with cases of agricultural theft within Israel, the moment the stolen property makes it into the nearby Arab village, its owners usually have no chance of getting it back.
When farmers occasionally have conducted their own investigations and located their property in the surrounding villages, the police refrained from entering the villages.
Linkse activisten blijken soms zelf mee te doen aan deze praktijken. 'Om terug te nemen wat de Palestijnen is afgepakt' zal het verweer ongetwijfeld luiden. Men stelt het maar al te graag voor alsof er een idyllisch verleden was voor de bezetting, toen de Palestijnen allen in vrede en welvaart leefden in hun dorpen, voordat die boze Zionisten kwamen, ze vermoordden en verjoegen, en al hun bezittingen inpikten of vernielden. In de Arabische wereld worden Joden dikwijls als parasieten neergezet, en zelf heb ik verleden jaar een onaangename discussie gehad met een Palestijnse dame van het Palestinian Heritage Center in Bethlehem, die meende dat de Joden geen eigen cultuur hadden en alles van de landen waar zij vandaan komen hadden 'gejat'.
Ik ben van mening dat de hele nederzettingenpolitiek een grote misvatting is, en voor een groot deel voortgekomen uit een fanatiek en veelal religieus geinspireerd nationalisme, maar dat maakt niet elke kolonist tot een misdadiger en een dief. Sommigen wonen op plaatsen waar eeuwenlang Joodse gemeenschappen waren gevestigd, sommigen konden er sneller of goedkoper een huis krijgen en sommigen vielen voor de schoonheid van het landschap.
Nederzettingen liggen doorgaans op heuvels, terwijl de Palestijnse dorpen en steden in de dalen liggen. Overigens zijn de levensstandaard en de levensverwachting van de Palestijnen enorm gestegen tussen 1967 en 1990, en de kindersterfte en het analfabetisme gedaald. Er is dan ook geen enkele rechtvaardiging voor de volgende praktijken:
The new report lists a series of cases in which "Israeli and international leftist groups were clearly involved in incidents of rioting that damaged agricultural plots of Jews in Judea and Samaria."
This claim proved correct in at least two of the cases Haaretz checked. For example, in the course of a protest march by leftists, anarchists and Arabs on August 22, dozens broke into Shlomi Cohen's vineyard at Neria and uprooted some 5,000 vine saplings.
Nederzettingen liggen doorgaans op heuvels, terwijl de Palestijnse dorpen en steden in de dalen liggen. Overigens zijn de levensstandaard en de levensverwachting van de Palestijnen enorm gestegen tussen 1967 en 1990, en de kindersterfte en het analfabetisme gedaald. Er is dan ook geen enkele rechtvaardiging voor de volgende praktijken:
The new report lists a series of cases in which "Israeli and international leftist groups were clearly involved in incidents of rioting that damaged agricultural plots of Jews in Judea and Samaria."
This claim proved correct in at least two of the cases Haaretz checked. For example, in the course of a protest march by leftists, anarchists and Arabs on August 22, dozens broke into Shlomi Cohen's vineyard at Neria and uprooted some 5,000 vine saplings.
Het heeft er de schijn van dat de politiewoordvoerder gelijk heeft waar hij zegt:
A police spokesman said in response "the actions the police take against Palestinian and Israeli law offenders who damage the property or produce of farmers on either side makes no distinction between the sides."
A police spokesman said in response "the actions the police take against Palestinian and Israeli law offenders who damage the property or produce of farmers on either side makes no distinction between the sides."
In beide gevallen is men even laks.
Ratna
Ratna
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Settlers: Palestinians vandalizing Jewish farmers' property
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 03:13 20/11/2007
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/925886.html
Settlers: Palestinians vandalizing Jewish farmers' property
By Nadav Shragai, Haaretz Correspondent Last update - 03:13 20/11/2007
http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/925886.html
West Bank settlers say there has been a recent spate of Palestinian vandalism on property belonging to Jewish farmers, and an Haaretz investigation has found evidence of arson, sabotage of equipment and destruction of crops.
The farmers claim that the police are not designating their complaints as high priority, because they do not fall under the rubric of "hostile terrorist activity."
Settlers put the damage from vandalism in the tens of millions of shekels for which they are not compensated, because state authorities recognize only damage sustained in "a hostile act against Israel."
The police maintain that it treats equally Palestinians and Israelis who damage agricultural produce.
A new report by a settler civil rights group cites several examples of damage to Jewish farmers' property. Under the heading, "Who will protect my olive tree?" the report describes the torching of 900 dunams of grazing ground, a stable, and 30 pomegranate trees belonging to Yehuda Cohen of Bat Ayin. Shamai Pozak at Ofra had young saplings chopped down, tons of grapevines destroyed before the harvest, and irrigation pipes torched. Moshe Kedem of Pnei Kedem had 500 olive tree saplings uprooted.
At Sde Calev, in the Hebron Hills region, arson consumed more than 100 cherry trees, and assorted buildings and storage sheds were set on fire. Just recently, another 400 grapevines were uprooted.
Shlomi Cohen's vineyard in the Dolev region was uprooted four times, which finally prompted the Shin Bet security service to investigate. Suspects were subsequently arrested, but the Shin Bet does not ordinarily get involved in these cases.
Israeli police hardly ever enters Arab villages in the West Bank, and as with cases of agricultural theft within Israel, the moment the stolen property makes it into the nearby Arab village, its owners usually have no chance of getting it back.
When farmers occasionally have conducted their own investigations and located their property in the surrounding villages, the police refrained from entering the villages.
An exception was the case of Yehuda Cohen, who persuaded the police to intervene by threatening to go into the town of Dahariya himself to retrieve his stolen horses.
Settlers complain that irrigation systems are prime targets for repeated vandalism by Arab shepherds, who slice the pipes to water their flocks, and by Palestinian farmers or others who tap into these systems for free water.
The new report lists a series of cases in which "Israeli and international leftist groups were clearly involved in incidents of rioting that damaged agricultural plots of Jews in Judea and Samaria."
This claim proved correct in at least two of the cases Haaretz checked. For example, in the course of a protest march by leftists, anarchists and Arabs on August 22, dozens broke into Shlomi Cohen's vineyard at Neria and uprooted some 5,000 vine saplings.
On October 17, a left-wing activist was caught along with Arabs from the West Bank in the act of setting several fires around the illegal outpost Havat Gilad.
There are indications of leftists' involvement in several other cases, and police sources confirm the matter, but no suspects have been arrested.
A majority of police files opened following complaints by Jewish farmers are closed on the ground of "perpetrator unknown," and most of the handful of cases that result in arrests are usually closed for lack of evidence. Sometimes cases are closed for "lack of public interest."
According to the report, investigations in these cases sometimes take an unexpected turn, when Arabs under interrogation for committing terrorist attacks reveal they were also involved in sabotaging Jewish farmers' property.
The report claims that nothing is being done to deter "potential Arab offenders," and that police officers respond slowly to complaints of vandalism. Furthermore, police do not devote intelligence resources to dealing with this issue, nor generally "makes use of the Shin Bet's intelligence operation."
A police spokesman said in response "the actions the police take against Palestinian and Israeli law offenders who damage the property or produce of farmers on either side makes no distinction between the sides."
He said that every complaint is dealt with, including by intelligence means if necessary.
The farmers claim that the police are not designating their complaints as high priority, because they do not fall under the rubric of "hostile terrorist activity."
Settlers put the damage from vandalism in the tens of millions of shekels for which they are not compensated, because state authorities recognize only damage sustained in "a hostile act against Israel."
The police maintain that it treats equally Palestinians and Israelis who damage agricultural produce.
A new report by a settler civil rights group cites several examples of damage to Jewish farmers' property. Under the heading, "Who will protect my olive tree?" the report describes the torching of 900 dunams of grazing ground, a stable, and 30 pomegranate trees belonging to Yehuda Cohen of Bat Ayin. Shamai Pozak at Ofra had young saplings chopped down, tons of grapevines destroyed before the harvest, and irrigation pipes torched. Moshe Kedem of Pnei Kedem had 500 olive tree saplings uprooted.
At Sde Calev, in the Hebron Hills region, arson consumed more than 100 cherry trees, and assorted buildings and storage sheds were set on fire. Just recently, another 400 grapevines were uprooted.
Shlomi Cohen's vineyard in the Dolev region was uprooted four times, which finally prompted the Shin Bet security service to investigate. Suspects were subsequently arrested, but the Shin Bet does not ordinarily get involved in these cases.
Israeli police hardly ever enters Arab villages in the West Bank, and as with cases of agricultural theft within Israel, the moment the stolen property makes it into the nearby Arab village, its owners usually have no chance of getting it back.
When farmers occasionally have conducted their own investigations and located their property in the surrounding villages, the police refrained from entering the villages.
An exception was the case of Yehuda Cohen, who persuaded the police to intervene by threatening to go into the town of Dahariya himself to retrieve his stolen horses.
Settlers complain that irrigation systems are prime targets for repeated vandalism by Arab shepherds, who slice the pipes to water their flocks, and by Palestinian farmers or others who tap into these systems for free water.
The new report lists a series of cases in which "Israeli and international leftist groups were clearly involved in incidents of rioting that damaged agricultural plots of Jews in Judea and Samaria."
This claim proved correct in at least two of the cases Haaretz checked. For example, in the course of a protest march by leftists, anarchists and Arabs on August 22, dozens broke into Shlomi Cohen's vineyard at Neria and uprooted some 5,000 vine saplings.
On October 17, a left-wing activist was caught along with Arabs from the West Bank in the act of setting several fires around the illegal outpost Havat Gilad.
There are indications of leftists' involvement in several other cases, and police sources confirm the matter, but no suspects have been arrested.
A majority of police files opened following complaints by Jewish farmers are closed on the ground of "perpetrator unknown," and most of the handful of cases that result in arrests are usually closed for lack of evidence. Sometimes cases are closed for "lack of public interest."
According to the report, investigations in these cases sometimes take an unexpected turn, when Arabs under interrogation for committing terrorist attacks reveal they were also involved in sabotaging Jewish farmers' property.
The report claims that nothing is being done to deter "potential Arab offenders," and that police officers respond slowly to complaints of vandalism. Furthermore, police do not devote intelligence resources to dealing with this issue, nor generally "makes use of the Shin Bet's intelligence operation."
A police spokesman said in response "the actions the police take against Palestinian and Israeli law offenders who damage the property or produce of farmers on either side makes no distinction between the sides."
He said that every complaint is dealt with, including by intelligence means if necessary.
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