Beginning a week ago (on March 6) and continuing, Arab Provocateurs have been hard at work testing the extent of the gift they were given by the Israeli civil administration.
One month ago, that body, following our government's general weakness, declared Yaakov Talliah's grain field which he has been farming for three years, a closed military zone.
Yaakov and Jochanan Shareth at his neighboring farm have been plagued with Arabs coming armed with clubs, on missions to graze sheep, 2-3 at a time, and to uproot endangered wild plants.It is only thanks to these farmers vigilance and patience that no one has been injured or killed.
A new and sinister element has been recently added when anarchist Israelis Ezra Naui and Arik Asherman began bringing volunteers to help the Arabs to plant olive trees in the area. Not only is this a violation on the disputed land where the courts have not yet rendered the final verdict, but these raids involve destruction of property clearly under Yaakov and Yochanan's jurisdiction.
Since then the situation has deteriorated, including Arabs from Yata treating Jochanan's Property as a landfill site.
Here are pictures take at the farm Sunday morning following Saturday's Jewish sabbath.
(Photos not available now)
Following is an article from Jihad Watch showing how the Palestinian Moslems treat potential voices of dissent. Note the fact that the Palestinian authority, Now under control of conservative muslins Hamas leaders notes but does nothing to stop clerics from preaching against the internet or gangs from firebombing internet cafes.
Reported by Yaakov (Jay) Gelobter
45 internet café bombings in Gaza since December 1
On the grounds that those cafés are "trying to make a whole generation preoccupied with matters other than jihad and worship." An update on . "In chaotic Gaza, the Internet is a target," from
CAIRO — Soon after a firebomb exploded at 3 a.m. and destroyed four computers in the Al-Shawa Online Internet Cafe in Gaza, owner Alaa al-Shawa clicked onto his e-mail at an undamaged machine.
The first message surprised him: It was from the bombers themselves, explaining that establishments such as his were keeping Muslims away from prayer and providing pornography. That’s why it was hit.
“This just shows how confused these fanatics are,” said Al-Shawa, 27. “Even they use the Internet to circulate their statements, but they think everyone else uses it for porno.”
About 45 Internet outlets have been bombed since Dec. 1, according to figures from Gaza’s Central Police Office. The attacks are occurring against a backdrop of intense infighting between Fatah, the main faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization, and Hamas, the Islamist party and militia that has grown into the Palestinians’ dominant political force. The street clashes have led to general lawlessness.
“Gaza society tends toward conservatism, and some people are suspicious of the Internet, but the attacks on Internet cafes come in the context of general chaos,” said Isam Younis, director of Gaza’s independent Al-Mizan Center for Human Rights. “Simply, there’s an absence of law.”
A group called the Swords of Islamic Righteousness has claimed responsibility for the attacks. In a leaflet distributed at Al-Azhar University last month, it said it attacked Internet cafes “which are trying to make a whole generation preoccupied with matters other than jihad and worship.”
The group also claimed to have blown up the car of someone who played his stereo loudly. And it has firebombed pharmacies it suspects of peddling narcotics and recreational drugs, police say.
The Internet is a means for some 1.4 million residents to break out of the isolation of the Gaza Strip, where there is no functioning airport or seaport and where crossing the borders into Israel or Egypt is subject to tight control.
The bomb placed above the door at Al-Shawa’s store did $4,000 damage. “The cafe is my only source of income,” he said.
He invested $30,000 to start the business in September 2001, he said. “My cafe has a good reputation,” he added. “I have a filter to block out porno.”
Muhammed Shpeir, a 19-year-old psychology student at Azhar University, said he came to the cafe to chat, e-mail friends and do school research. “I’ve never traveled outside Gaza, so this is the only place I can communicate with people far away,” he said. “Morocco, Algeria? It’s a good way to pass time. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with it.”
Shukri Jubri, 15, a high-school student, noted that there are no cinemas or discos. “Except for television, there’s not much amusement,” he said. “Also, I do my homework with Interne t help,” he said.
“The funny thing is, people have Internet at home now,” Al-Shawa said. “So what are the bombers going to do? Attack the houses, too? Believe me, if anyone is watching porno, it’s at home.”
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