Whenever Israeli troops rough up civilian protesters, it is shrugged off as an isolated incident. One of the WikiLeaks cables, however, shows that it was explicit military policy to abuse civilians engaged in non-violent protests.
During a 2010 meeting, the cable notes, Israeli officials informed the US of their intention to be “more assertive” against peaceful demonstrations, with the US ambassador noting that the Israeli government believed any demonstration warranted military response.
An Israeli commander, Avi Mizrachi, insisted there was no reason for the Palestinians to protest and that they were organized by “suspicious people.” He added that since the protests “serve no purposes” anyone caught demonstrating would be arrested.
The position takes on a whole new perspective, however, in the face of massive protests later this month aimed at independence. The Israeli military’s abuse of human rights has also been a topic of discussion in the US Senate, though most in the Senate seem unwilling to oppose it.
Always wonder how is hows lap dog but it really seems America is Israels B…..The country that supplys them with money weapons and VETO power are the ones that are told the way they will do things.America is a punk country the government is anyway get some self respect and kick AIPAC out of America stop fighting there wars and leave them to deal with there problems alone.Without America how they have sold out attacked were part of 9/11 and the number 1 nation spying on you.Thats should be your number 1 enemy not even close to a friend.After all your beasts less human .
It's unfortunate that the western world and press have to wait for a Wikileaks leak to become acquainted with that which has long been known and available in the Hebrew press and among the vast majority of Hebrew speakers.
And even if no media outlet reports it, many learn the truth when soldiers tell their relatives and friends who then tell their relatives and friends who then tell their relatives and friends. Sooner than later, an entire nation the size of New Jersey, is in on the 'secret'.
The reason most in the U.S. Senate are unwilling to oppose the Israeli military's abuse of non-violent civilian protesters is that most members of the U.S. Senate know there will be many non-violent (and violent, unfortunately) protests here in the U.S. in the coming year(s) of our collapsing economy.
There will be protests of entitlement reductions or eliminations, and there will be Tea Party protests of the overreaching Obama Administration, and then there will be protests against Obama's martial law violations of the rights of all those protesters.
Obviously, our police and military will behave worse than the Israeli military, given the crimes our military has been shown to commit against civilians in Iraq and Afghanistan, and given the crimes we see by police against civilians on a daily basis here in the USSA.
Those are the main reasons why we have a 2nd Amendment.
War is the new normal. Torture is the new normal. Abuse is the new normal. When democracy becomes corrupted it is no different than tyranny.
This is no news, however, it's always good to see its corroborated in writing. Much like their Nazi mentors, the Israelis seem to be leaving a well-documented trail of abuses to hang themselves with as soon as the rest of the world grows some balls to do what they have to.
"An Israeli commander, Avi Mizrachi, insisted there was no reason for the Palestinians to protest and that they were organized by “suspicious people.” He added that since the protests “serve no purposes” anyone caught demonstrating would be arrested."
Right, what reasons could Palestinians possibly have for pretesting? What planet is avu living in? Live must be good on the israeli side of the wall…
Since the protests serve no purpose, what's the purpose of arresting the purposeless protesters?