Bennett calls for military operation in east Jerusalem to root out terror

[Jefferson23]

November 19, 2014

Economy minister tells Army Radio that, in face of terror wave, Israel should move from defense to attack, as it did in 2002's Operation Defensive Shield in the West Bank during the second intifada.

Economy Minister Naftali Bennett called Wednesday for Israel to launch a military operation in east Jerusalem to root out terror infrastructure.

Bennett's comments came in an Army Radio interview a day after two Arab suspects from east Jerusalem’s Jebl Mukaber neighborhood stormed the Kehillat Bnei Torah Synagogue in Har Nof, killing five people.

The Bayit Yehudi leader called for an action similar to 2002's Operation Defensive Shield aimed at rooting out terror in the West Bank during the second intifada.

"We need to move from defense to attack, like we did in Operation Defensive shield," Bennett said.

http://www.jpost.com/Arab-Israeli-Conflict/Bennett-calls-for-military-operation-in-east-Jerusalem-to-root-out-terror-382236

[DetlefK]

1. Note: If you are destroying civilian targets, you are the attacker.

[Jefferson23]

2. The militaristic mind..you see support for that here, unfortunately. n/t

[Scootaloo]

3. Well, the logic is, Arabs are never civilians.

Every Arab killed by an Israeli is a terrorist. Simply being killed by an Israeli makes that Arab a terrorist. Man or woman, child or elder. Everyone knows that Israelis only kill terrorists, because Israelis are inherently righteous and good, their bombs and bullets and jars of kerosene are guided by the hand of god to only ever strike bad people. So everyone they kill, deserved it. And if they happen to somehow kill someone who didn't deserve it, well, it's because another of the Filthy Arabushim made them do it. Those crafty amalek bastards, with their mind-control over the righteous and pure Israeli Defense Forces, you know.

[Jefferson23]

4. I tried my best to join their group think on Arab publications but a jury rejected it.

It goes that way when it's not filtered enough, is my hunch. I need to catch up.

[Jefferson23]

5. Netanyahu: We are in the 'midst of a battle over Jerusalem'

November 19, 2014

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu described on Wednesday his government's strict measures against Palestinians in Jerusalem as part of a battle over the holy city.

Speaking after a bloody confrontation that killed five Israelis and two Palestinians inside a synagogue in the western part of Jerusalem, Reuters news agency quoted Netanyahu as saying that Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is the one responsible for inciting violence in the holy city and calling the killings, along with a spate of recent attacks, part of a "battle over Jerusalem".

"As a nation we will settle the score with every terrorist and their dispatchers, and we have proved we will do so, but no one may take the law into their own hands, even if spirits are riled and blood is boiling," Netanyahu reportedly said in broadcast remarks.

Over the past few months, tensions in occupied Jerusalem have been rising as extremist

in full: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/15356-netanyahu-we-are-in-the-midst-of-a-battle-over-jerusalem

[Jefferson23]

6. Nearly 500 Palestinians are serving life sentences inside Israeli jails

Wednesday, 19 November 2014



A Palestinian human rights organisation announced on Tuesday that 475 Palestinians are currently serving life sentences inside Israeli jails, Anadolu news agency reported.

The Palestinian Prisoners' Centre for Studies reportedly issued a statement saying that 28 out of the 475 Palestinians serving life in prison are from the Gaza Strip, while the others are from different areas in the occupied West Bank and Jerusalem.

Prisoner Hassana Salameh from Gaza has received the largest number of life sentences. He was arrested on 17 May 1996 and is serving 48 life sentences.

All Palestinian prisoners face Israeli military courts, which Haaretz newspaper reported last year "systematically deny Palestinians the right to a fair trial".

On 25 June 2006, Palestinian fighters arrested an Israeli soldier in a tank at the border of the Gaza Strip and later swapped him to secure the release of 1,027 Palestinian prisoners.

According to Anadolu, the Palestinian ministry of prisoners issued a statement on 26 August saying that around 7,000 Palestinian prisoners are currently inside Israeli jails – 84.8 per cent are from the occupied West Bank, 9.5 per cent from Jerusalem or 1948 Palestine and 5.7 per cent from Gaza.

https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/news/middle-east/15350-nearly-500-palestinians-are-serving-life-sentences-inside-israeli-jails

[Aerows]

7. Dead people at worship

That bugs the heck out of me. I'm not going to sit here and pretend this was justified.

It's not right. AT ALL.

There is NO justification for killing peaceful people in a house of worship.

NONE.

[Jefferson23]

8. Dead people at worship? n/t

[Aerows]

9. 4 dead at prayer

1 policeman dead attempting to stop the slaughter. In Jerusalem.

I have previously been sympathetic towards the West Bank and Gaza struggles, but this illustrates exactly why Israel struggles with these folks. It makes me about a hundred times less sympathetic towards Palestinians, and a thousand times more agreeing with Israel.

[Jefferson23]

10. Ok, thanks for clarifying. But what does that have to do with the OP which is calling for a

military operation in response?

[Aerows]

11. Murdering people

in their houses of worship does not engender peace, it lends to destruction.

[Jefferson23]

14. Right, this conflict has been one large circle of it. Again, I am not understanding what that

has to do with the idea this Israeli official is putting up..which is a military operation in
response. If you feel that is appropriate, that is your choice, but I'm not sure what
you said so far has to do with the OP at hand.

[Aerows]

16. I'll just feign ignorance right along with you

if you don't understand what I've stated.

[Jefferson23]

18. I'm not feigning anything, there are plenty of OP's about the murder. This one

is pushing for a military operation in response. Would you like to comment on whether you
agree on that or not? That is what I have been trying to understand about your posts,
how are they relevant to his idea.

[azurnoir]

12. so let me get this straight you hold all Palestinians responsible for this act?

maybe this will shed some light -this has happened before ya know, people killed while at prayer only that time it was 27 dead and 125 wounded where and by who? give me your best answer, I'll even give ya a hint it happened in Hebron on 2/25/94

[Aerows]

13. It certainly doesn't help their cause

across the spectrum. Let's not play dumb - this was a very hard blow to ANY solution, two-state, one-state, or something else.

[azurnoir]

15. I'm not playing dumb I'm asking you questions

and I notice you ignore the second part why? oh and it was 29 dead not 27

[Aerows]

17. As you avoided the part of MY statement

examining one-state, two-state, or something else. I'm not shy, nor should you be. Let's all speak up.

[azurnoir]

19. are speaking of your statement here in this comment?

Star Member Aerows (27,990 posts)
13. It certainly doesn't help their cause

across the spectrum. Let's not play dumb - this was a very hard blow to ANY solution, two-state, one-state, or something else.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/113487968#post13

didn't seem much to answer you gave an opinion

[Aerows]

20. I absolutely own that comment

I'm not shy about it. Why should I be?