Palestinians Massing At The Israeli Border

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IDF Bans Rubber Tires Deliveries to Gaza

 

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Mahmoud Abbas’ senior advisor has accused Hamas of intentionally sending Palestinians in Gaza to “go and die,” for the sole purpose that Hamas will have stories of dead Palestinians to tell the media.



Mahmoud Al-Habbash, Abbas’ Advisor on Islamic Affairs and Supreme Sharia Judge, delivered a sermon on Friday from the PA headquarters in Ramallah, in the presence of Mahmoud Abbas. He accused Hamas of deliberately encouraging civilians to endanger themselves: “You Palestinians, our people, go and die so that we’ll go to the TV and media with strong declarations.”

Al-Habbash claimed that the Palestinian population are not being fooled by Hamas anymore, and “sides with the PLO.”

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Hamas is sending civilians in Gaza to die for media coverage, says Abbas’ advisor - PMW Bulletins

 

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Noteworthy Dates Ahead

A few more notable dates lie ahead. On April 15, 2018, an Arab summit meets in Saudi Arabia, and April 17 has been proclaimed “Palestinian Prisoner Day.” These are in addition to Fridays, which have been proclaimed as “Days of Rage” on a regular basis.

It is reasonable to assume that the organizers of the “Return” campaign will try to stir things up on the border between Gaza and Israel on these particular days.

The height of the campaign is supposed to be on May 14 and 15, the scheduled dates of the transfer of the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem and Nakba Day.

On May 15, the month-long fast of Ramadan, which is sacred to the Muslims, is also due to begin. The activities of the “return” campaign may also spill over into this month, when extremist organizations tend to carry out terror attacks, even though Hamas has announced that the campaign is supposed to finish on Nakba Day.

For Hamas, this is a new intifada that is similar to the first intifada in 1987 with regard to popular participation.

It is clear to the Palestinians that this intifada, known as “marches of return,” will not lead to the return of the refugees to the territory of the State of Israel. However, through it, Hamas is trying to stir up the frustration and fury of the residents of Gaza toward Israel caused by the severe humanitarian crisis.

In light of the current lack of response and practical cooperation from West Bank residents, it is hoped in Gaza that the campaign will eventually provoke the international community to put pressure on Israel to remove the embargo from Gaza and compel the world to take care of the residents of Gaza after 11 tough years of sanctions.

Alternatively, as Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar said at the weekend, “if there is an explosion in the Gaza Strip, that explosion will be in Israel’s face.”


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The Hamas Gimmick that Failed

 

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Although the results showed minimal damage on Israel’s side of the border, Rabbi Yonatan Neril, the founder and executive director of Israeli based environmental group the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development saw the effects of the burning tires as harmful towards Gazans, the animals and the immediate surroundings of the protests themselves.

"Tires are one of the most toxic things to burn, and their smoke contains hazardous air pollutants like dioxins and metals including arsenic and mercury.” Neril told The Jerusalem Post.

“When tires go up in smoke, their pollutants don't just disappear. Gazans burning thousands of tires on the Gaza border releases these pollutants into the air, water and land. It presents a health risk to Gazans, nearby Israelis, the animals and birds that inhabit the ecosystem and those that eat the fruits and vegetables harvested from the agricultural fields near Gaza. While the Israeli Ministry of Environment stated that the winds didn't blow the smoke to threaten nearby Israeli communities, nature knows no boundaries. Unless we are able to manage human conflict, large numbers of people, animals, and birds will be impacted by the fighting in Gaza," said Neril.

Echoing the notion of managing human conflict, Yosef Abramowitz, named by CNN as one of the six leading Green Pioneers worldwide told the Post: “Teaching hate is the real poison, but burning tires is an environmentally toxic act that all green activists, regardless of politics, should condemn.”

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The environmental effects of Friday’s tire protest

 

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Intelli Times suggested that Murtaja managed to purchase and smuggle into Gaza drones carrying high quality cameras capable of gathering high-resolution, 360-degree intelligence on the activities of IDF forces on the ground.

Clearly a Hamas sympathizer, if not an outright member, it is difficult to imagine the late video journalist being able to arrange this level of a smuggling operation of such expensive equipment without the Hamas knowledge, if not support.

It should be noted that in the past, Hezbollah utilized fake press personnel to gather information about the IDF along Israel’s northern border.

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http://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye...-camera-drones-above-idf-soldiers/2018/04/08/

 

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Israel has to scramble for excuses. They can't use the old rocket canard on this one.

 

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Israel has to scramble for excuses. They can't use the old rocket canard on this one.

Uhmmmm

You said absolutely nothing.

Nice new tactic

 

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I could not help but think of a little boy I saw in 2005. Israel had just executed the Disengagement Plan, ripping thousands of Jews from their homes in the Gaza strip, dismantling 21 Israeli communities, handing to control of the Palestinian Authority.



This tiny child was taken to one of the demonstrations celebrating Israeli withdrawal. Too small to really understand what was going on, someone had given him a cardboard Kalashnikov to hold, like a real, grown-up member of Hamas. He looked so confused in the photo, as if he was searching for guidance from a grown up. But what guidance was he getting?

13 years have passed. That boy is old enough to be any of the Gazans killed in the riots. Interestingly 15 out of the 19 killed in the riots are known terrorists. How do we know? Not because of some special Israeli military intelligence gathering. We know because the PA announced with pride exactly who each individual was at which organization they were affiliated with.

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Free Gaza (Forest Rain) ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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Explosives discovered after terrorists flee

 

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The 'supreme national authority of the return march' and the breaking of the siege in Gaza' announced that another 'popular day of rage' will be held this Friday which will be marked by the burning of the Israeli flag and the raising of Palestinian flags.

The statement further stated that the processions of the 'return' will continue for many months, and that the confrontation with the "occupation" will continue and escalate until the "Palestinian people" realize its goals.

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What are the rioters planning this Friday?

 

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• A number of Palestinians criticized Hamas for publicizing the deaths of its members, including holding military funerals and rallies. The main objection can be summarized as follows: by revealing that so many of the deaths were actually terrorists, Hamas undermines the PR illusion that this was a “peaceful protest.”

Next time you hear about Palestinians throwing “stones,” keep in mind that in at least some cases, this is what they are really talking about:

Just outside Gaza, JPost’s Seth Frantzman caught up with Richard Kemp, former commander, British forces, Afghanistan. Kemp took the media to task pointing out that they don’t necessarily fully understand events even if they’re physically close up. Specifically, Kemp clarified that this is not a “peaceful demonstration” as is often portrayed by the media but rather:

…a deliberate and specific intent by a major terrorist organization, recognized around the world as terrorists, to penetrate the border of the State of Israel.


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The Gaza Clashes: What's Really Happening | HonestReporting

 

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The events at Israel’s border with Gaza reflect a deep division between some of the NGO organizers of the Return March, led by Ahmed Abu Artima, and Hamas. Abu Artima, described by the British Guardian as a 34-year-old “activist and journalist,” opposed Hamas’ plan to hold a “Friday of Tires” on April 6, 2018. His followers on the March’s Facebook page suggested throwing flowers instead of burning tires.


Abu Artima, who works with European NGOs (non-government organizations), explained that the purpose of the gathering on the border was to prepare for the big march on Nakba Day in May and not to break through the fence at this point. Using force, he explained, would give legitimacy to the “occupation” to apply even greater force, while it would have no violent response to a mass march of refugees, including young people, the elderly, and babies. The main condition for the march would be that all of the marchers would refrain from any violence at all, including throwing stones, tires, Molotov cocktails, or the like.

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The Gaza “Return March” Splits Hamas and Organizers

 

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Latest Blood Libel: Israel Used White Phosphorus or Chemical Weapons on Rioters

 

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In any case, you may have heard that a senior adviser to Mahmoud Abbas had some very strong words of condemnation for the violent show Hamas is putting on, accusing the terror group of “deliberately sending Gazan civilians to their deaths to grab good headlines.”

But Linda Sarsour doesn’t quite see it this way. In her most recent post, she passionately decries “the inhumanity in the continued assault, dehumanization and murder of Palestinians who have every right to mobilize for dignity on their own land;” she also calls on her followers to “say a prayer for these souls” – meaning those who were killed while trying to storm the border. And she adds: “More important than that - speak truth to power and do not let anyone dictate what your eyes clearly see for themselves.”

Okay then, my eyes clearly see for themselves that Linda Sarsour wants her followers to “say a prayer” for more than a dozen terrorists.

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Linda Sarsour’s blood and soil (Petra Marquardt-Bigman) ~ Elder Of Ziyon - Israel News

 

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No, it isn’t Kent State on the Mediterranean* | Abu Yehuda

 

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On Tuesday, however, Israeli security officials pushed back on the claim, telling Walla! Newsthat Murtaja was in fact a long-time member of the Hamas terror group. The sources told Walla! Murtaja held the rank of Neqqib, or Captain, in Hamas.

“For years he served as an officer with the rank of Neqqib in Hamas’ security forces in the Gaza Strip,” the sources said.

“He was an activist who was involved with activities as part of [Hamas’] security apparatus on a daily basis, and provided a great deal of aid for their activities.”

In 2015, Murtaja sought to bring a drone into the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, with the goal of gathering information for the terror organization. Murtaja maintained ties with Hamas over the years, and large numbers of Hamas members participated in his funeral on Saturday.

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Report: 'Journalist' killed on Gaza border - a senior Hamas terrorist

 

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“The world must know about the harm Hamas does to the residents of Gaza and be neutral, instead of keeping quiet about Hamas’ conduct and pointing the finger at Israel alone,” one person from Saudi Arabia wrote.

“There is no doubt that the Hamas terror organization is blocking any option for peace and is working to spread hatred and violence,” another opined. “Israel has internationally recognized sovereignty.”

Some posts concentrated on the long-term damage caused by the tire-burning tactic. “Gazan children need clean air, not air that has been contaminated with the burning of tires of hatred,” a Jordanian citizen wrote. It was time, he added, to throw the leaders of Hamas “into the dustbin of history.”

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Arabs on Social Media Slam Hamas Protests, Defend Israel

 

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I wonder what would happen if 30,000 Israelis gathered at the border with rocks, slingshots, firebombs, IEDs, assault rifles, and grenades demanding return to Gaza. What if Netanyahu announced that it would take all of Gaza for Israel and kill anyone Arab who stood in his way? Do you think that Arab Gazans would refrain from use of force?

 

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WATCH: ‘We Will Tear Israelis’ Hearts Out,’ Threatens Gaza Riot Leader