At Jews Sans Frontieres, I learn that the UNICEF decision to cut off Lev Leviev, the diamond merchant who is expanding settlements on the West Bank, has been covered all over thanks to Reuters, and the JTA. But Leviev continues to build:
"It doesn't appear to be stopping Leviev's plans to expand his settlement Zufim onto the land the Israeli government is helping the "diamontaire extraordinaire" steal from the beleaguered village of Jayyous, which already can neither feed nor educate its children anymore. Recently the village has reported electrical pylons have been erected to grid a new 1,500 unit outpost for Zufim, and Israel has shown villagers a map that shows only 50% of the village's farmland which it has enclosed behind its wall (which is 70% of its land overall) will be "returned" to the village. And it won't even put a gate in the wall anywhere near the village, so any farmers whose land won't be flattened under "Zufim North" will be screwed anyway.
"In Jayyous, as in Bil'in, the Israeli High Court of Justice has shown just how worthless its diktat is -- the army has simply ignored its highly touted decision to move the wall and give back some of Lev's ill-gotten gains. In Bil'in Israeli forces have lately been bravely shielding Leviev's illegal suburban paradise Mattityahu East with new multiple-round tear gas machine, a sound weapon that messes with the inner ear and causes protestors to tumble, and shooting an Italian judge in the head with a tear-gas grenade."
Meanwhile, Israeli soldiers have tried to shut down outpost settlements near Nablus, and the settlers have rioted and blocked roads, according to Americans For Peace Now, which also reports that Yeshiva students at another settlement lately fired a crude rocket at a Palestinian village. "A Kassam of Their Own," says APN.
Wow, news flash. UN says fuck the Jews. Not exactly hot news. Particularly from Unicef
Sword,
But in this case, the UN is saying "apply LAW".
That's NOT "fuck the Jews" by any stretch.
Lev Leviev benefits from the rule of law when his rights are threatened. The law is the most important distinction between a state of chaos and one of order.
OK, now what was an "Italian judge" doing in the West Bank? How, I wonder, would we feel about a Canadian judge interfering with our border patrol in New Mexico? A tear gas cvannister to the head sounds like just the ticket.
Expat, I completely see your point. It's better not to have anyone around when you're stealing someone's property, shooting peaceful protestors with lethal fire-power, killing Palestinian kids by accident on purpose, and in general acting like bad nazi hooligans.
Throw that "Italian judge" into the ovens of your mind.
Great cogit8, we'll invite Swedish peace activists to escort Native American protesters into your house! Just send me your address and I'll make sure Sven in there to protect the "reoccupation" of your land.
Why can't you see this from a human perspective?