Slippery Slope

In a conference titled “conclusions from the Holocaust” organized by the “Holocaust Lessons Caucus,” led by National Union MK Michael Ben-Ari, left-wing activists were compared to kapos – Jewish collaborators with the Nazis, and anarchists were described as Nazis. In addition to MK Ben-Ari, the discussion was attended by MK Aryeh Eldad (National Union), Yonatan Yosef, speaker of the Jewish settlement in Sheikh Jarrah, David Bedein, and Rabbi Yisrael Ariel, head of the Temple Institute.

The Jerusalem Magistrates’ Court convicted Fatma Diab, a Palestinian resident of the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah, of assaulting MK Michael Ben Ari (National Union) and two other men by throwing water at them two years ago.

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“We shall not allow the historic riots of 1929 to repeat themselves in the 2011 State of Israel. We are all for a tooth for a tooth, a march for a march. If they throw stones at us - we will return stones, if they declared war on us - we will return to them with war.” So said a spokesman for the Jewish settlement in Sheikh Jarrah, who talked about the tension and fear of violence in the neighborhood, towards the Palestinian call to the UN General Assembly, later this month. His colleagues agreed with him, and explained bluntly: ”Whoever approaches the fence - is considered dead.”

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Jews threw stones at Palestinians in the Sheikh-Jarrah neighborhood of Jerusalem, in response to kindling a Jewish house in the neighborhood.

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15 people were arrested during the “Rikudgalim” (“dancing with flags”) parade held in Jerusalem, from Sheikh Jarrah to the Western Wall. The marchers threw stones and fruits at neighborhood business owners, and the latter threw stones back. Some marchers also entered the Muslim market and chanted “Death to Arabs!” and “Muhammad is dead!”

Marchers threw objects at Arab bystanders in Hanevi’im street as well.

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The Jerusalem District Court has ruled there will be no change in the decision to set free without limitation four Sheikh Jarrah Solidarity activists, detained last week during a demonstration against constructing new housing units for Jews in east Jerusalem. The judge, Moshe Drori, rejected the police appeal on the ruling of the Magistrate’s Court in the matter, which stated there was no reason for arresting the activists. Judge Drori wrote in his decision: “it is a shame that the police delegate, representing the state, is not following the path that the court ruled”. The judge also added: “I didn’t see the need for the District court to explain once again to the police that it has to follow High court rulings that were given 30 years ago”.

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Unknown persons smashed the windows of a Palestinian vehicle parked last Saturday in the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood of Occupied East Jerusalem. The Kol Hayehudi site claims that this is in response to an attempt to lynch Jews in the Abu Tor neighborhood.

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In its review of 2010 the GSS (Shabak) defines the activism by left-wingers in Sheikh Jarrah, Ni’lin, Bil’in, and Nabi Salah as “activity against the Israel security forces.” (Hebrew)

While Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is in Washington, the Jerusalem Municipality is promoting a construction program for East Jerusalem. The Municipal Commission for Commemorating Victims of Hostile Acts has approved the establishment of a new national headquarters for the ZAKA organization, as well as a museum for commemoration of victims of terror in the embattled Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood.