“Arutz Sheva (the right-wing Jewish nationalist news service run by unrepentant Arab-hating Kahanists, whose pirate radio station was shut down by the Israeli government… reported this morning:
Arab leaders in Hevron have contacted the city’s Jewish leaders for help in getting rid of self-proclaimed anarchist volunteers who, they complain, are destroying their traditional way of life.
The anarchists, many of whom are members of the International Solidarity Movement, flock to flashpoints throughout Judea and Samaria, ostensibly to help PA Arabs contend with IDF closures and protect them from harassment. In actuality, many of the volunteers seek confrontations with IDF soldiers and local Jewish residents, taking advantage of their Western passports to cause havoc – knowing that, at worst, they will be deported, not jailed.
The local Arabs in the Hevron region whom the activists claim to be helping are now complaining that the American and European students behave in a provocative and offensive manner in Hevron’s public areas. The Arabs say the activists disrespect the moral norms and standards of the local population.
Several local Arab residents told the Kol Ha’Ir newspaper that the activists have been exposing the local youths to drug use and sexual promiscuity.
Oh, ho, where to begin?”
Click here for the complete rebuttal from Mobius @ orthodoxanarchist.com
My two cents:
The Tel Rumeida Project was begun by former Christian Peacemaker Team members, not as a “splinter faction” from ISM. I think the word “faction” is inappropriately applied to the ISM here too. The ISM doesn’t have “factions” or ‘wings’ or any nonsense like that. Everyone is involved with the decision making and if they disagree are then free to block a particular decision or argue for modification.
CPT, ISM and the TRP are all doing extremely important work in Hebron in solidarity with the Palestinians who live under siege and at the mercy of a small number of religious extremists who are themsleves supported by the world’s 3rd most powerful military. Those activists – all of them – are not annoying and deserve our respect and support.
