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Zionist Thugs Seriously Wound Israeli
by From a-infos Friday, Dec. 26, 2003 at 12:36 PM

"Just following orders..."

In activity against the apartheid wall an Israeli anarchist was seriously
injured
by Israeli forces live ammunition and an internationalist by rubber bullet. They
were
shot at as 100 activists have damaged the wall near the village Mesha.
The activity initiated by the Anarchist Movement against the Wall (The One
Struggle collectiv)*
Israel occupation soldiers shot and wounded two people during a demonstration
against
the West Bank security fence Friday. An Israeli anarchist - Gil Naamaty of
Kibbutz
Nirim sustained serious live ammunition wounds, while International Solidarity
Movement comrade was moderately wounded by rubber bullet.
The incident occurred close to the Palestinian village of Mahase, east of Rosh
Ha'ayin.
were protesting against the construction of the security fence.

During the protest, troops used live ammunition shooting to hit. At a later
stage,
the ISP activist was wounded by a rubber bullet. Gil, whose friends said was hit
by two
bullets, and the ISP volunteer were evacuated to Beilinson hospital in Petah
Tikva.

The troops involved in the incident are from a Golani company stationed in the
area.
According to military sources, known lately for their lies, said one live shot
was
fired in the direction of the demonstrators, who were attempting to cut through
the
security fence with wire cutters. One demonstrator was hit in the leg by the
shot,
the sources said. "The shot was fired in accordance with regulations," the
sources
insisted.

One of the demonstrators, Jonathan Faulk, told Haaretz that a group of soldiers
opened fire in his direction, from a distance of several meters. Faulk said that
there was no warning before the shots were fired, and that "the soldiers' lives
were never in any danger."

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Communique
by Anarchists Against the Wall Friday, Dec. 26, 2003 at 4:26 PM

The following message was distributed before details of Gill injuries were
known: He lost consciousness after being shot with a live bullets in his legs
which one of them was brocken. - and was taken by an ambulance. Everything was
photographed by both still - and video camera - see addresses in the end.]
No to the ghetto that's being built by Jews!
No to walls between people!
Stop the occupation!
Israeli, Palestinians and international activists
Bringing down the apartheid wall in mash'a
In this moment, friday afternoon {seventh candle of hanuka} dozens of
activists are tearing apart and breaking down the gate of the apartheid wall
which is also known as the "separation fence", to enable a free passage
for the people of mas'ha to their lanDs.
The activists, equiped with tools, are breaking the gate that has remained
closed since the wall was built two monthes ago.
The farmers, whose land is on the other side of the fence were told that
they would be able to cross through the gate to work their lands.
That promise turned out to be a methodical, crude and cruel lie.
All throughout the suffocating wall the gates are remaining blocked and
the Palestinian residents remain with no access to their only source of
income.

The army is present - at the Mas'ha village gates which are located next to
Elkana settlement - and yet, its not clear how will the confrontation
between the army and the activists will end.
The activists are calling for a joined active resistance of Israelis and
Palestinians toward the ghettoizing policy that the Israeli government is
issuing.
The action is being held as a part of The Alternative Protest Camp Against
The Apartheid Wall that started a week ago in Deir Balut.
The camp is hosting Israelis and Palestinians, and located on the path of
the Apartheid Wall, on the land of the village's elementary school.
(The building of the school was stopped due to the land being confiscated
for the building of the wall.)

We invite the media that follows Ariel Sharon's promises, for the so called
evacuation of he settlements, to come and see for them selfs the land
confiscating and settlement expansion operation that is operating this days.
Deir Balut protest camp and other protest actions that take place and that
will take place in the future will set a live and kicking alternative to the
occupying, stealing and confiscating actions that the Sharon government
and the Israeli army are responsible for.

For more details and for pictures and video footage from the action:
Liad:067-724519
Jonathan:066-327736
Franceska:064-494030

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To quote the famous statesman, Sid Vicious
by ZioPunk Friday, Dec. 26, 2003 at 6:08 PM

"Phook 'em!"

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Update
by Shiska Monday, Dec. 29, 2003 at 11:39 AM

In the early afternoon today, in the middle of a direct, nonviolent action against the Apartheid system of walls and fences in the occupied West Bank, an Israeli citizen was shot in his leg by soldiers of the Israeli army.

Gil Na'amati, whom I hadn't met until today, was on the front line of Israeli activists who went to the fence to cut it or break it down. I was a few meters behind him, watching the soldiers and helping to take care of the barrier of the road just behind the fence. 20 meters ahead of us were the soldiers, 2 or 3 military jeeps.

The rest of the protesters were 10 meters behind us, including all the Palestinian participants, who were on purpose left behind, knowing that any Palestinian presence in the nonviolent direct action, would end in a violent bloodshed, with the soldiers stopping the action in the most brutal ways there are.

Further behind us, to the east, was the Palestinian village of Mas'Ha -- where we all just came from. And further in front, behind the soldiers on the other side of the fence, were the lands of Mas'Ha, and three Israeli settlements that were built upon them, now unofficially annexed to Israel by the Apartheid wall and fence. The location of the action was a perfect example of all that is bad and racist about the separation wall/fence -- and now, that spot is also stained with the blood of an innocent young man.

We left Tel Aviv earlier in the morning, in a bus full of Israeli activists. Next to the village of Mas'Ha, we met with many Israeli and international activists, most of them coming directly from the village of Deir Balut, after staying the night in the protest camp being held there for the same reason. With them came several of Deir Balut people, including the village's mayor, in solidarity with their brothers in Mas'Ha.

After a short gathering, for the planning and coordination of the action, we met in the village center with about 100 Palestinians, and started marching towards the fence. All together, we were maybe close to 200 people.

As we reached the fence some of the Israelis and internationals went out front, trying to tear down that symbolic piece of the fence. The soldiers reacted almost immediately by shooting live bullets in the air. There was no use of tear gas, nor even a use of loud speakers to warn of shooting towards us.

None of the soldiers (or anyone else) was threatened, no violence was used by the protesters towards anyone, and the soldiers were clearly aware that there were Israelis there. Shouting and chanting in Hebrew were yelled towards them, including the chant "Refuse! Refuse!". Just a few minutes later, when the soldiers shot again, I thought it was again just shots in the air. Then I saw one of the protesters being carried back with blood covering his pants and dripping on the road. Another foreign citizen was injured in her leg, less seriously.

Some of us went backwards. Others went forwards, in spite of the shooting, and with a very effective and short effort, broke a part of the fence, opening the road to Mas'Ha land. Than all the protestors retreated to the village.

We stayed in the village for about an hour more. As we left, we heard reports from the village about military activity inside the village. Of course, the Apartheid system prevents Palestinians from crossing the fences and walls and getting out -- but does not prevents soldiers from coming in.

One of the reports was about a curfew declared there in the middle of the day. A group of us had decided to go back to the village, until later in the day or next morning, to make sure the army did not come back to punish the Palestinians for direct action protest by Israelis who want peace. Another group, including friends of Gil, the Israeli who was wounded, had gone to see him in the hospital. And others went back to Deir Balut, where the protest camp is based until next Friday.

Coming home, I have heard in the media several of the lies the military spokesman office had published: that the soldiers had warned us, that they were trying to evacuate us peacefully, that they had used tear gas first, and that the protesters were violent, and that the action was a "riot".

These are the exact same lies I have heard many times before, whenever the Israeli media publishes anything about the "riots" of Palestinians, or about Palestinians who were killed after "meeting the security forces". The same system that allows and encourages soldiers to commit crimes against Palestinians -- and then denies those crimes and claims they never happened -- was apparent in this case too.

Normally, this "lie and deny" policy is used after a crime towards Palestinians. But this time, after a crime towards an Israeli citizen, who was no threat to anyone in any way, I guess we Israelis can only blame ourselves for not being effective enough struggling against the oppression of the Palestinian people. After so many years of oppressing others, the Israeli regime is now clearly oppressing us too.

I talked a bit with Gil's friends later on. He is a young man, from a kibbutz in the south of Israel. He was not active before today's demo, though he always believed in peace and human rights.

From other media reports and from e-mails being passed around, I learned that Gil is still at the hospital and is regarded to be seriously wounded. Also, I know that Yonatan, one of the Israelis who coordinated the action and camp in Deir Balut was arrested later on, after giving a testimony about the shooting. How typical -- unarmed protesters were shot at, yet a protester is arrested and not the soldiers who shot or the commander who gave the order.

The struggle against the Apartheid walls and fences goes on, and will probably become bigger, stronger, and more radical. Already tomorrow at noon, Saturday, there will be a big demonstration in the town of Qalqilya, which is completely surrounded by a wall. In the evening there will be a protest in front of the ministry of "security" and army headquarters, in the Kirya in Tel Aviv, against the shooting today. And, of course, the camp in Deir Balut is still on, for another week.

Dan Shohet is a student in Tel Aviv University and a peace activist.

----------------------------------- * Ed. Note: The last initiative background is years of Intifada and mild protest and other activities of the reformist Communist influenced Ta'Ayush' and the "two states" slogan shared by them and Zionist left opponents to the occupation.

Fed up with the activities of the Zionist left and authoritarian left, the Israeli anarchists organized their own initiative called Anarchist Against the wall. The present activity was an enhancement of a persistent activity of nearly a year.

The previous direct action against the wall was carried by Anarchist Against the wall initiative in Zabuba.

The present direct action was part of the two weeks international camp initiated by Anarchist Against the wall at Deir Balut.

The present activity and the big demonstration at Saturday in protest of the shooting were the first one the slogan "two states for two people" was absent.

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