De : The Other Israel If you can't read it here go to Groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/toi-billboard <https://groups.google.com/forum/#!forum/toi-billboard> and click at the top item - using an up to date browser. Or find the articles at: http://www.kibush.co.il <http://www.kibush.co.il/> What change? Because of technical problems a shorter list than normal. Occupation Magazine June 11, 2021 - and articles of earlier days Police arrest 5 as unrest ensues after far-right MK`s visit to Jerusalem’s Old City <https://www.ynetnews.com/article/Hy00kZTysu> Gilad Cohen - Y-net - Dozens gathered to protest Police Commissioner Yaakov Shabtai`s decision to postpone a march from there to the Temple Mount for fear it could spark violence between Jews and Palestinians in the city. NEXT VIDEO IN 6CANCEL המעצרים בשער שכם Police arresting suspects in unrest by Jerusalem`s Old City (Photo: Yoav Dudkevitch) Religious Zionist party Extreme Right Knesset Member, accompanied by several followers, arrived at the Damascus Gate of Jerusalem` Old City, where he expresses anger at the police for having "capitulated to Hamas" and cancelled the "March of the Flags", in which thousands of settler youths were poised today to march provocatively through the Muslim Quarter, waving Israeli national flags and singing inflamttory racist songs. After Ben-Gvir left the area, unrest erupted as the right wing Israelis with their flags clashed with local youths flying Palestinian flags. Police officers used riot control measures, including several stun grenades. The issue of the Dance of the Flags had not been resolved but simply put off to next Tuesday - by which time the new Bennet-Lapid Cabinet will have been sworn in, and will have to pick up this hot potato on its very first day in power. [ak] This week - May 30-June 5, 2021 – in the Occupied Territories <http://www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=83328> Taayush - The occupation forces returned to demolishing structures and roads of Palestinian communities in Area C – at the same time the Jewish settlers are fully backed up in their ‘illegal’ works on expansion, paving new roads and building new outposts etc. etc. [bz] Naftali Bennett: Israel’s far-right prime minister in waiting <https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/03/naftali-bennett-israel-far-right-palestinians> Oliver Holmes - The Guardian - Naftali Bennett does not believe in a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis. His aim instead is to “manage” it in perpetuity and always from a position of ultimate Israeli control over Palestinians. The hardline religious nationalist, once the head of a prominent Jewish settler group and now expected to become Israel’s next prime minister, is open about his plans for millions living under occupation. A video posted on his official YouTube page presents a colourfully animated account of the far-right politician’s plan, with a lighthearted tone that belies its deeply serious message. “There are some things that we all know will never happen,” says a narrator in a carefree voice. “The Sopranos will never return for another season … And a peace agreement with the Palestinians will not happen.” [ak] <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/dont-expect-netanyahu-departure-to-alter-the-course-of-politics-in-israel> Don’t expect Netanyahu’s departure to alter the course of politics in Israel Daniella Peled - the Guardian / Institute for War and Peace Reporting - It would be encouraging to think that the massive upheaval afoot in Israeli politics with the unseating of Benjamin Netanyahu also signals a seismic shift in political culture. Perhaps a turning point in its democratic decline, even a move towards ending its rule over millions of Palestinians. Unfortunately, it signals none of these things. The burning desire to depose Israel’s longest serving leader is certainly the driving force behind the disparate eight-party coalition that hopes to replace him. But there is another factor: the consensus that in determining the future of the Jewish state, the conflict with the Palestinians can be managed in perpetuity. Netanyahu, more than any other Israeli leader, has promoted this idea, cementing it so fast within the national consciousness that it may be his most enduring legacy. It is a sign of how invisible the Palestinians now are in Israeli politics that even the truly historic inclusion of an Arab party in the coalition has not introduced them on to the agenda. Islamist party Ra’am is using its four seats to extract some narrow gains for its own constituency but, like all the other partners, has agreed not to become entangled in the whole Palestinian issue for the purposes of avoiding friction. For a long time, the decades-long occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip did play a central role in Israeli politics and in a national debate over the direction of the Zionist project. Even after the failure of the Oslo accords, successive prime ministers at least stayed theoretically loyal to the idea of implementing a two-state solution. Netanyahu did something different. He sold Israelis the idea that the occupation of millions of unwilling Palestinians could be managed as an inconvenience rather than an existential threat. [ak] Israel calls on Egypt to stop entry of construction materials to Gaza <https://www.ynetnews.com/article/S1ciu001s00> Y-Net - Israel has reportedly asked Egypt to halt the entry of cement and other construction materials into the Gaza Strip over fears they could be used by Palestinian armed groups for military purposes. goods have been flowing through the Salah-a-Din gate of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt three days a week without any monitoring, the Kan public broadcaster reported Wednesday. Among the goods reportedly entering Gaza through the crossing were cement, building supplies and fuel. Israeli officials are hoping to meet with their Egyptian counterparts to discuss the issue, having recognized that without monitoring, there is no way to block Hamas from rebuilding its military capabilities. After previous rounds of fighting, such as in 2014, Israel succeeded in imposing cumbersome controls on the entry of building materials into Gaza, holding up for years the reconstruction of destroyed homes. However, in the 2021 round of fighting, Egyptian President Sisi announced his intention to grant contracts worth no less than Five hundred million Dollars to Egyptian building contractors who would rebuild Gaza. With profits on that order at stake, Egyptian mega- contractors can hardly be expected to let themselves be dependent on a thin trickle of building materials entring Gaza in accordance with Israeli security considerations. [ak] Three Palestinians killed by Israeli soldiers during Jenin incursion <http://www.kibush.co.il/show_file.asp?num=83322> IMEMC/Times of Israel - Israeli undercover agents penetrated into Jenin with the intention of detaining two Palestinians defined as "terror suspects", members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. There was an armed confrontation and the Israelis, dressed in civilian clothes, shot and killed one of the "suspects". The incident occurred near a base of the Palestinian Authority`s security forces. Officers stationed at the building intervened, shooting at the Israelis but not hitting them - whereupon the Israelis shot and killed two Palestinian officers. The official Israeli communique blamed this result on " miscommunications" - i.e. usually Israeli troops coordinate their entry into Palestinian cities with PA security forces, in order "to allow the latter to draw back and avoid confrontation", but this was not done in this case. In the Palestinian accounts, the Israeli forces were described as extra- judicially assassinating all three Palestinians, without referring to the Israeli distinction between "terrorist suspects" and Palestinians security officers killed by mistake. Conversely, some Israeli sources described all the three killed Palestinians as "terrorists". [ak] Report: One Million Palestinians Detained by Israel since 1967 Naksa <https://www.palestinechronicle.com/report-one-million-palestinians-detained-by-israel-since-1967-naksa/> Palestine Chronicle - "Three Palestinian organizations said in a joint statement they documented over one million arrests of Palestinians, including some 17,000 cases concerning women and 50,000 concerning children" [ry] Inside Israel’s largest crackdown on Palestinian citizens in decades <https://www.972mag.com/police-crackdown-palestinian-citizens-israel/> Suha Arraf and Baker Zoubi - +972 - The police hoped that arresting thousands of Palestinian citizens would restore dignity to the force. Instead, it only strengthened Palestinian resolve [ry] Don’t expect Netanyahu’s departure to alter the course of politics in Israel <https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/06/dont-expect-netanyahu-departure-to-alter-the-course-of-politics-in-israel> Daniella Peled - The Guardian - None of the coalition leaders has any interest in resolving the Palestinian issue [ry] Israel: Netanyahu claims `election fraud` as new government prepares to form <https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/Israel-netanyahu-claims-election-fraud-new-government-prepares-form> By MEE and agencies - Israeli premier denies inciting violence after intelligence services assign protection to opposition MPs [ry] `King Bibi` Wasn`t the Only Big Myth Shattered in Israel This Week <https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.HIGHLIGHT-king-bibi-wasn-t-the-only-big-myth-shattered-in-israel-this-week-1.9871622> Anshel Pfeffer - Haaretz - Diplomatic protocol dictates that you don’t rush to congratulate the leaders of another country on coming to power before you’re certain that it’s actually happening. So foreign leaders are not going to be getting in touch with Naftali Bennett to wish him success as Israel’s new prime minister until he is actually sworn in. They are fully aware, and if not will, have been informed by their diplomats stationed here, that it’s far from being a done deal. Benjamin Netanyahu will be fighting every inch of the way until the new government wins its confidence vote to pick off wavering Knesset members and deny Bennett his majority. Those leaders will wait until Bennett actually has his feet under the prime minister’s desk. So it was interesting to see that one major organization that is certainly well-versed in the vagaries of Israeli politics didn’t wait. The American Israel Public Affairs Committee had a press release up and ready to go just four and a half hours after the parties had signed the coalition agreement on Wednesday night, congratulating "Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett for assembling a broad and diverse coalition."(rh) Shin Bet chief warns of violence as Netanyahu faces unseating <https://www.ynetnews.com/article/BkDrCAFqd> Reuters - Ynetnews - Shin Bet domestic security service Director Nadav Argaman issued a rare warning on Saturday of possible violence during one of the most politically charged periods in decades, with the country on the verge of unseating Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, its longest-serving leader.(rh) ‘Laughable, naive’: Palestinian party’s move to join Israel gov’t : Palestinian activists say decision by the leader of the United Arab List party displays a ‘fundamental misunderstanding’ of Israeli politics. <https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/5/dangerous-palestinians-on-mansour-abbas-joining-israeli-govt> Arwa Ibrahim - Aljazeera - The United Arab List (UAL) is set to become the first party of Palestinian citizens of Israel to take part in a governing coalition after it agreed to join the new Israeli government to be led by Naftali Bennett – a former ally of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu – who had called for the annexation of the occupied West Bank. Mansour Abbas, leader of the UAL, set aside his differences with Bennett, the 49-year-old former head of a settler organisation, and centrist leader Yair Lapid to sign up to a coalition of eight parties from across the political spectrum aimed at ending Netanyahu’s 12 years in power. (rh) Palestinians see little difference in old and new Israeli leaders <https://www.ynetnews.com/article/ryezyjUqd> Reuters - Ynetnews - Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza on Thursday mostly dismissed a change in Israeli government, saying the nationalist leader due to replace Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu would likely pursue the same right-wing agenda.(rh) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. 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