Israel ontmantelt twee buitenposten = Israel verwijdert een paar verlaten caravans en tenten, en wellicht wat huisraad. De volgende dag/week/maand komen de kolonisten terug met een paar nieuwe tenten en caravans, totdat een jaar later Israel ze weer verwijdert.
Dit spelletje gaat nu al jaren zo, en ik kan mij niet voorstellen dat de toch behoorlijk intelligente Obama erin trapt. De grotere buitenposten laat Israel doorgaans met rust, en veranderen langzaam in geaccepteerde nederzettingen. Ondertussen worden op heuveltoppen nieuwe buitenposten opgericht, die Israel met veel fanfare kan verwijderen om te laten zien dat het toch echt wat aan de buitenposten doet en de wet handhaaft.
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The Jerusalem Post
May 27, 2009 9:23 | Updated May 27, 2009 14:09
Two outposts evacuated near Kiryat Arba
By JPOST.COM STAFF
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346483944&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Security forces on Tuesday night evacuated two unauthorized outposts in Kiryat Arba, near the West Bank City of Hebron, the Federman Farm and Givat Avichai, also known as Hill 18.
The Federman farm was demolished a year ago and recently the family of right-wing activist Noam Federman has been slowly returning to the site. Last night police were surprised to find only a tent full of equipment.
The five youths who were at Givat Avichai when the security forces arrived, did not resist the evacuation and confiscation of two makeshift huts and electricity equipment.
MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) slammed the move, saying, "Today it is becoming apparent that the Netanyahu government is more dangerous to the settlement movement than Tzipi Livni. [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu and [Defense Minister Ehud] Barak continue to sow destruction in the settlement movement while showing blatant scorn for the Likud members who voted for Bibi and Lieberman and were rewarded with the uprooting of outposts."
On Tuesday, six days after his return from Washington, Netanyahu dispatched a team of confidants to London on Tuesday for talks with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell. Discussions are expected to focus on Iran and a looming clash over settlement construction.
One senior government official said Jerusalem felt that if it made clear to the Americans that it would remove outposts, not build new settlements, not expropriate any Palestinian land, and not give incentives to people to live in the settlements, then the Obama administration would not pressure Israel to stop any building beyond the Green Line, even for purposes of natural growth.
Herb Keinon contributed to this report
May 27, 2009 9:23 | Updated May 27, 2009 14:09
Two outposts evacuated near Kiryat Arba
By JPOST.COM STAFF
http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1243346483944&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull
Security forces on Tuesday night evacuated two unauthorized outposts in Kiryat Arba, near the West Bank City of Hebron, the Federman Farm and Givat Avichai, also known as Hill 18.
The Federman farm was demolished a year ago and recently the family of right-wing activist Noam Federman has been slowly returning to the site. Last night police were surprised to find only a tent full of equipment.
The five youths who were at Givat Avichai when the security forces arrived, did not resist the evacuation and confiscation of two makeshift huts and electricity equipment.
MK Michael Ben-Ari (National Union) slammed the move, saying, "Today it is becoming apparent that the Netanyahu government is more dangerous to the settlement movement than Tzipi Livni. [Prime Minister Binyamin] Netanyahu and [Defense Minister Ehud] Barak continue to sow destruction in the settlement movement while showing blatant scorn for the Likud members who voted for Bibi and Lieberman and were rewarded with the uprooting of outposts."
On Tuesday, six days after his return from Washington, Netanyahu dispatched a team of confidants to London on Tuesday for talks with US Middle East envoy George Mitchell. Discussions are expected to focus on Iran and a looming clash over settlement construction.
One senior government official said Jerusalem felt that if it made clear to the Americans that it would remove outposts, not build new settlements, not expropriate any Palestinian land, and not give incentives to people to live in the settlements, then the Obama administration would not pressure Israel to stop any building beyond the Green Line, even for purposes of natural growth.
Herb Keinon contributed to this report
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