-Caveat Lector- ----- Original Message ----- From: Nehad Fattah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 22, 2002 5:00 PM Subject: Israeli army issues prohibition on Palestinians harvesting olives
> The Palestine Monitor > A PNGO Information Clearinghouse > > URGENT APPEAL > 22 October 2002 > > Israeli army issues prohibition on Palestinians harvesting olives > > > > According to reports in the Israeli press today the Israeli army prohibits > Palestinian farmers from harvesting their olive crops in the West Bank, > claiming that they cannot protect the olive pickers from attacks by Israeli > settlers. This will have severe consequences for Palestinian farmers, many > of whom live in poverty, and have eagerly awaited this year's harvest. > > Early this morning, Palestinian farmers and international volunteers came > under attack by Israeli settlers while they were picking olives close to the > settlement of Teqoua', near Bethlehem. A young male settler first appeared > alone and started throwing stones at the olive pickers. Two Israeli soldiers > nearby did not intervene, even after an elderly Palestinian woman and an > international volunteer were injured. The olive pickers continued their > activities until more settlers appeared, including two armed guards who > threatened the Palestinians and ordered them to leave the area. Two settlers > suddenly went up a hill, covered their faces and started opening fire at the > olive pickers. Israeli army officers eventually arrived at the scene. The > commander told the olive pickers; "I will leave now and then there will be > no-one to defend you against the settlers. You have to leave the area". The > olive-pickers were then forced to leave their fields. > > Since the olive harvest started throughout the West Bank about two weeks > ago, Palestinian farmers have come under repeated attack by militant > settlers. On 7 October, a young Palestinian farmer, Hani Yusuf, was shot and > killed by Israeli settlers while harvesting olives on his property, near > Nablus. In other areas, armed settlers have trespassed onto Palestinian farm > land and stolen the olive harvest, in other cases burning and chopping down > trees. > > Today's Israeli military decision to prohibit the Palestinian farmers from > harvesting the olive crops, shows again the systematic discrimination faced > by Palestinians, whose incomes and livelihoods are facing utter destruction > at the hands of not only the illegal Israeli settlers, but also the entire > Israeli state. > > We urge you to contact the Israeli government and express your > concern about this newest development. Please write to: > > �Ariel Sharon, Israeli Prime Minister: [EMAIL PROTECTED] or > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Fax: +972 2 651 2631 > > �Shimon Peres, Israeli Minister of Foreign Affairs: > Fax: +972-2-5303367 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > �Benjamin Ben Eliezer, Israeli Minister of Defense: > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > For more information contact: The Palestine Monitor > +972 (0)2 298 5372 or +972 (0)59 387 087 > www.palestinemonitor.org > > <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance�not soap-boxing�please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'�with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds�is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/ <A HREF="http://archive.jab.org/ctrl@;listserv.aol.com/">ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
