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June 28, 2005
Israel: settlers rebel
The news reports are carrying stories of clashes between Israeli troops and settlers in the Gaza settlements, as some abandoned beachfront buildings (known by the settlers as Shirat Hayam) were demolished by the Israeli Defence Forces.
Is this refusal a foretaste of what is to come as the Israeli excauvation Gaza begins in August?
This kind of settler action is different from the traditional settler violence against Palestinian civilians and their property, which has long been a feature of the landscape of the occupied territories.
Posted by Gary Sauer-Thompson at June 28, 2005 04:03 PM
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A mini civil war?
Posted by: mp at June 28, 2005 07:17 PM
mp,
some Israeli's talk that way. I'm not sure.
It depends on how many of the settler soldiers in the Israeli Defence Forces rebel and side with the right wing settler movement.
Posted by: Gary Sauer-Thompson at June 29, 2005 09:38 AM