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*** 24-Apr-18 World View -- Number of Israeli 'price tag' hate crime attacks by radical Jewish settlers surges
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
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**** Number of Israeli 'price tag' hate crime attacks by radical Jewish settlers surges
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An imam at the Sa'ada Mosque Aqraba looks at the damage from a price-tag arson attack on April 13. Graffiti messages included 'death,' 'revenge' and 'price tag.' (Times of Israel)
In recent weeks, there has been a surge in "price tag" attacks by
young ultra-nationalist Israeli Jews on Palestinians in the West Bank,
as many in April alone as there were in all of 2017. These price tag
attacks are considered by Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, as being
terrorist activities, and are condemned by all political parties.
“Price tag” refers to terrorism and other hate crimes carried out by
Jewish ultra-nationalists ostensibly in retaliation for Palestinian
violence or government policies perceived as hostile to the settler
movement. The attacks are usually on Palestinians and their property,
but they're also frequently targeted on Christians, Israeli peace
activists and soldiers, anyone perceived as hostile to the far-right
settler movement.
Here is a summary of the "price tag" attacks launched in April so far:
Phrases like “Administrative revenge” are used when the price tag
attacks target Israeli police or soldiers, and refer to means taken to
prevent Israeli settler violence, such as police detentions, bans on
entry into the West Bank, nightly curfews, and bans on contacting
certain individuals.
One of the worst price tag attacks occurred on March 20, 2016, when an
arson attack killed a Palestinian family in the West Bank village of
Duma, south of Nablus. Two homes were set ablaze in the attack and
the Hebrew slogans “revenge” and “long live the king messiah” were
spray-painted on their walls, alongside a Star of David.
Eighteen-month-old Ali Dawabsha was burned to death, and other family
members died after months of treatments for burns.
Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, published statistics showing a
sharp increase in price tag attacks in 2018, with 13 price tag attacks
in the first four months of 2018, compared to 8 in the entire year
2017.
Last month, an Israeli court handed down a five-year prison sentence
to a settler teen convicted of membership in a terror organization,
for carrying out a string of so-called “price-tag” attacks against
Palestinians and their property. Times of Israel and WAFA (Palestine) and I24 News
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**** Hilltop youth from Yitzhar settlement considered the epicenter of 'price tag' attacks
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Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, declared in 2011 that the
"price tag" attacks were terrorist activity, and that they had moved
from spontaneous acts to organized planning, including the use of a
database of potential targets.
Since then, many groups have complained that Israel's government have
not taken price tag attacks seriously. In 2014, the Roman Catholic
Church in Israel condemned price tag attacks on church property in
Jerusalem, and issued a statement saying, "The wave of fanaticism and
intimidation against Christians continues." In one price tag attack,
the threat "Death to Arabs, Christians and all those who hate Israel,”
was topped with a star of David in a Catholic church.
Many Palestinian activists and rights groups have accused Israel of
fostering a "culture of impunity" for Israelis committing violent
price tag attacks against Palestinians.
IDF (Israeli defense force) officials say that the surge in violent
attacks over the past month have been carried out by "hilltop youth"
from Yitzhar Jewish settlement in the West Bank.
The young activists are often referred to as “hilltop youth” due to
their practice of setting up illegal outposts on West Bank hilltops.
In June, 2017, the IDF evacuated a large illegal outpost in Baladim,
and dozens of Baladim settlers moved into the Yitzhar settlement.
It's believed that the Yitzhar settlement has been used as a base for
the surge in price tag attacks in the last few weeks.
The Yesh Din rights group has also slammed police “incompetence” in
being unable to make a single arrest in any of the instances over the
past week, saying it has “provided a tailwind for ideological crimes
against Palestinians.” UPI (13-Sep-2011) and Forward (8-May-2014) and Ma'an News (West Bank) and Times of Israel
Related articles:
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Israel, price-tag attacks, West Bank, Jerusalem,
Beit Hanina, Sa'ada Mosque, Aqraba, Issawiya, Luban a-Sharqiya,
Urif, Burqa, Ramallah, Ramun, Beit Iksa, Duma, Nablus, Ali Dawabsha,
Shin Bet, Yitzhar settlement, hilltop youth, Yesh Din
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This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- Number of Israeli 'price tag' hate crime attacks by radical Jewish settlers surges
- Hilltop youth from Yitzhar settlement considered the epicenter of 'price tag' attacks
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**** Number of Israeli 'price tag' hate crime attacks by radical Jewish settlers surges
****
An imam at the Sa'ada Mosque Aqraba looks at the damage from a price-tag arson attack on April 13. Graffiti messages included 'death,' 'revenge' and 'price tag.' (Times of Israel)
In recent weeks, there has been a surge in "price tag" attacks by
young ultra-nationalist Israeli Jews on Palestinians in the West Bank,
as many in April alone as there were in all of 2017. These price tag
attacks are considered by Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, as being
terrorist activities, and are condemned by all political parties.
“Price tag” refers to terrorism and other hate crimes carried out by
Jewish ultra-nationalists ostensibly in retaliation for Palestinian
violence or government policies perceived as hostile to the settler
movement. The attacks are usually on Palestinians and their property,
but they're also frequently targeted on Christians, Israeli peace
activists and soldiers, anyone perceived as hostile to the far-right
settler movement.
Here is a summary of the "price tag" attacks launched in April so far:
- April 4: Several cars had windows smashed and tires punctured
in the Palestinian village of Fara'ata, near Nablus in the West Bank.
Spray-painted graffiti messages included "Administrative price tag,"
scrawled on vehicles and buildings. Times of Israel (4-Apr)
- April 5: Several Palestinian and Arab Israeli parked cars in the
Arab neighborhood of Beit Hanina in East Jerusalem were spray-painted
with graffiti messages and some of their tires were punctured.
Times of Israel (5-Apr)
- April 13: The Sa'ada Mosque in the northern West Bank village of
Aqraba was torched in an anti-Arab hate crime attack. Messages of
“death,” “revenge” and “price tag” were found graffitied on the walls.
The same mosque had been the target of an arson attack five years ago.
Times of Israel (13-Apr)
- April 17: in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Issawiya and the
West Bank village of Luban a-Sharqiya, car tires were deflated, and
messages including "Expel or kill" were scrawled on walls. Times of Israel (17-Apr)
- April 18: Over two dozen olive trees were destroyed, while
messages like "Death to Arabs" and "Drive them out" were spray-painted
on walls in the West Bank village of Urif. Times of Israel (18-Apr)
- April 20: Vandals spray-painted a building in the West Bank town
of Burqa, near Ramallah, with the words, “Supporters of terror, expel
or kill.” CCTV camera footage from the scene showed men in dark,
clothes, their faces, hidden, puncture the tires of a truck. Times of Israel (20-Apr)
- April 23: Tires were slashed and Hebrew-language graffiti were
spray-painted in the villages of Ramun and Beit Iksa in the West
Banks. The graffiti included phrases like “Let us take care of them”
and “We’ll take our fate into our own hands." Times of Israel (23-Apr)
Phrases like “Administrative revenge” are used when the price tag
attacks target Israeli police or soldiers, and refer to means taken to
prevent Israeli settler violence, such as police detentions, bans on
entry into the West Bank, nightly curfews, and bans on contacting
certain individuals.
One of the worst price tag attacks occurred on March 20, 2016, when an
arson attack killed a Palestinian family in the West Bank village of
Duma, south of Nablus. Two homes were set ablaze in the attack and
the Hebrew slogans “revenge” and “long live the king messiah” were
spray-painted on their walls, alongside a Star of David.
Eighteen-month-old Ali Dawabsha was burned to death, and other family
members died after months of treatments for burns.
Shin Bet, Israel's security agency, published statistics showing a
sharp increase in price tag attacks in 2018, with 13 price tag attacks
in the first four months of 2018, compared to 8 in the entire year
2017.
Last month, an Israeli court handed down a five-year prison sentence
to a settler teen convicted of membership in a terror organization,
for carrying out a string of so-called “price-tag” attacks against
Palestinians and their property. Times of Israel and WAFA (Palestine) and I24 News
****
**** Hilltop youth from Yitzhar settlement considered the epicenter of 'price tag' attacks
****
Shin Bet, the Israeli security agency, declared in 2011 that the
"price tag" attacks were terrorist activity, and that they had moved
from spontaneous acts to organized planning, including the use of a
database of potential targets.
Since then, many groups have complained that Israel's government have
not taken price tag attacks seriously. In 2014, the Roman Catholic
Church in Israel condemned price tag attacks on church property in
Jerusalem, and issued a statement saying, "The wave of fanaticism and
intimidation against Christians continues." In one price tag attack,
the threat "Death to Arabs, Christians and all those who hate Israel,”
was topped with a star of David in a Catholic church.
Many Palestinian activists and rights groups have accused Israel of
fostering a "culture of impunity" for Israelis committing violent
price tag attacks against Palestinians.
IDF (Israeli defense force) officials say that the surge in violent
attacks over the past month have been carried out by "hilltop youth"
from Yitzhar Jewish settlement in the West Bank.
The young activists are often referred to as “hilltop youth” due to
their practice of setting up illegal outposts on West Bank hilltops.
In June, 2017, the IDF evacuated a large illegal outpost in Baladim,
and dozens of Baladim settlers moved into the Yitzhar settlement.
It's believed that the Yitzhar settlement has been used as a base for
the surge in price tag attacks in the last few weeks.
The Yesh Din rights group has also slammed police “incompetence” in
being unable to make a single arrest in any of the instances over the
past week, saying it has “provided a tailwind for ideological crimes
against Palestinians.” UPI (13-Sep-2011) and Forward (8-May-2014) and Ma'an News (West Bank) and Times of Israel
Related articles:
- Israeli 'price tag' attacks against soldiers and Palestinians grow (14-Dec-2011)
- Jewish Israeli youths lynch Palestinians in Jerusalem as hundreds watched (22-Aug-2012)
- Israel toughens law against 'Price Tag' attacks (18-Jun-2013)
- Jerusalem violence triggered by 'price tag' killing of Palestinian teen (03-Jul-2014)
- Palestinian violence spreads after new atrocities are revealed (06-Jul-2014)
- Israeli-Palestinian violence spreads across West Bank as anger grows (09-Oct-2015)
- Tensions with Palestinians soar after brutal Israeli settler 'price tag' attack (01-Aug-2015)
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Israel, price-tag attacks, West Bank, Jerusalem,
Beit Hanina, Sa'ada Mosque, Aqraba, Issawiya, Luban a-Sharqiya,
Urif, Burqa, Ramallah, Ramun, Beit Iksa, Duma, Nablus, Ali Dawabsha,
Shin Bet, Yitzhar settlement, hilltop youth, Yesh Din
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