IDF uproots thousands of West Bank olive trees after Palestinian shooting attack

 

 

The Israeli army uprooted thousands of olive trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir — an area of about 300 dunams (74 acres) — over the past three days, following a shooting attack in the area last week carried out by a resident, according to Sunday reports in Palestinian media.

 

In addition, a three-day curfew was imposed on the village, which was lifted Sunday morning, according to the reports.

 

The Israel Defense Forces later on Sunday confirmed the reports, but denied that the moves were intended as collective punishment for the village.

 

On Thursday night, the chief of the IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, during a visit to the scene of the shooting, said that al-Mughayyir would “pay a heavy price” for the attack the previous day, in what appeared to be a declaration of collective punishment on towns where attacks or attackers come from.

 

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https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-said-to-uproot-thousands-of-west-bank-olive-trees-after-palestinian-shooting-attack/

6 minutes ago, CatCage said:

IDF uproots thousands of West Bank olive trees after Palestinian shooting attack

 

 

The Israeli army uprooted thousands of olive trees in the West Bank village of al-Mughayyir — an area of about 300 dunams (74 acres) — over the past three days, following a shooting attack in the area last week carried out by a resident, according to Sunday reports in Palestinian media.

 

In addition, a three-day curfew was imposed on the village, which was lifted Sunday morning, according to the reports.

 

The Israel Defense Forces later on Sunday confirmed the reports, but denied that the moves were intended as collective punishment for the village.

 

On Thursday night, the chief of the IDF Central Command, Maj. Gen. Avi Bluth, during a visit to the scene of the shooting, said that al-Mughayyir would “pay a heavy price” for the attack the previous day, in what appeared to be a declaration of collective punishment on towns where attacks or attackers come from.

 

Read more:

https://www.timesofisrael.com/idf-said-to-uproot-thousands-of-west-bank-olive-trees-after-palestinian-shooting-attack/

ANY denial from the Israeli government or the IDF should be treated with the contempt that lies and propaganda should be treated.

 

When the IDF treat ANY Palestinian of any age or sex as fair game to be slaughtered, they cry when Palestinians fight back.

 

I have only one word to describe the Israeli government but I cannot use it. It starts with a b, has 8 letters and ends in s.

 

At 91 I hope that I will live long enough to see the current criminal war cabinet and every person in the IDF held to account for the deaths and destruction that they have caused, and their leaders publicly hanged for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

 

That applies to ALL the leaders of the Hamas military  group as well.

 

Guess some might use the old "not as bad as Hitler" defence...........wasn't it 100 villagers executed for each german soldier that was killed by the resistance?

31 minutes ago, billd766 said:

ANY denial from the Israeli government or the IDF should be treated with the contempt that lies and propaganda should be treated.

 

When the IDF treat ANY Palestinian of any age or sex as fair game to be slaughtered, they cry when Palestinians fight back.

 

I have only one word to describe the Israeli government but I cannot use it. It starts with a b, has 8 letters and ends in s.

 

At 91 I hope that I will live long enough to see the current criminal war cabinet and every person in the IDF held to account for the deaths and destruction that they have caused, and their leaders publicly hanged for war crimes and crimes against humanity.

 

That applies to ALL the leaders of the Hamas military  group as well.

snip from my post.   At 91

 

That should read 81 and not 91.

 

My apologies.

 

Blasted computer alters many things that I don't want it to do, but leaves my errors untouched.

 

40 minutes ago, Will B Good said:

 

Guess some might use the old "not as bad as Hitler" defence...........wasn't it 100 villagers executed for each german soldier that was killed by the resistance?

I remember reading about the Lidice massacre in 1942, in what is now the Czech republic. (I think).

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lidice_massacre