"The Israeli army has launched a program to train civilians for a possible mass Arab uprising or even a third intifada on the West Bank once Palestine announces independence, anticipated in September.
Tear gas and stun grenades are being distributed among local citizens, along with instructions on how to use the munitions if the Palestinian population attempts to bring violence to the streets of districts where Arabs and Jews live together, reports the Haaretz newspaper. Israeli Defense Forces conducted the first “war games” for civilians on Monday with more planned for the future.
The newspaper acquired a document showing that Israeli authorities assume that Palestine declaring independence will likely cause a general uprising “which will mainly include mass disorder.”
The document also stresses that “extreme cases like shooting from within the demonstrations or even terrorist incidents” are quite possible.
Palestine is expected to announce independence at the General Assembly of the United Nations that opens on September 20. That means that starting from September 19 all Israeli public offices will be on high alert.
Israel’s National Emergency Management Authority at the Defense Ministry informed settlers that in case of mass disorder there might be fuel and gas shortages so local authorities have been advised to stock fuel in advance.
The owners of grocery stores should increase their supplies of goods while infrastructure elements like water supply systems, electricity installations and communication lines must be patrolled with a vengeance.
The National Emergency Management Authority warns the situation of high alert could last for several weeks or more.
The Israeli army is also preparing for unrest, obtaining new high-end laser target designation systems for snipers, to make them even more efficient in the wake of possible unrest. However Israeli military command issued instructions to shoot at the kneecaps of rioters to avoid unnecessary casualties, as The Jerusalem Post reports.
A “red line” has been drawn around each West Bank settlement and soldiers will get the order to shoot any Palestinian protesters crossing it.
On Monday, Israel voiced fears that Hamas might get its hands on arms raided from military depots in Libya. Allegedly, the organization that rules the Gaza sector is already getting thousands of guns and is even supplying the Palestinian authority with anti-tank rocket launchers and anti-aircraft missiles.
Israel believes tons of munitions are being carried to Gaza through a system of underground tunnels on the Gaza-Egyptian border.
What anthropologist and political activist Jeff Halper expects to happen in September is not unrest, but a demonstration of Palestinian independence. Halper, who is also a co-founder of the Israeli Committee against House Demolitions, told RT that if the UN indeed acknowledges Palestinian statehood, this will render the Israeli Defense Ministry’s efforts redundant.
“If in September the UN recognizes the state of Palestine within the 1967 borders, it will mean that the settlements, the checkpoints, the Israeli wall – everything that Israel has – will become illegal in the sovereign territory of Palestine,”
Halper added:
There will be no legal justification for stopping Palestinians from walking into settlements, from crossing checkpoints. And that is a real concern to Israel, as they will simply ignore the fact that the army is there. "
The Miami herald wrote an incredibly stupid editorial about Palestinian independence:
The General Assembly is on the brink of voting for Palestinian statehood when it convenes in mid-September. Palestinian advocates would declare victory in their legitimate quest for statehood, but the practical outcome would be a disaster. It could provoke renewed violence in Gaza and the West Bank and close the door on talks with Israel.
Diplomatically, it would elevate the Palestinian U.N. status to “state observer,” a designation held by the Vatican. But it doesn’t change facts on the ground and makes legitimate sovereignty harder to achieve. The proposal subjects the U.N. to ridicule and comes at the worst possible time for the future of the world body.
The editorial then meanders into other misgivings the Miami herald has about the UN that are not relevant to Palestinian statehood and are reminiscent of the ramblings of GOP xenophobes.
The point us there are 120 recognized nations in the world and their international consensus if often going to be at odds with the more conservative US position. These international Republican troglodytes need to realize the US doe not set policy for the world. That is the job of the UN.
Benjamin "Bibi" Netanyahu is the Isralei PM. The diplomatic break between Turkey and Israel has weakened his government even further.
Rightardia is convinced that Palestine had little chance for independence while the Netanyahu government is in power. The Israelis have had more than 60 years to reach an accord with Palestine and have failed to do so.
Israel had recived significant concessions form both Palestine and the US to settle. Palestinian negotiators secretly agreed to allow Israel to annex all but one of the settlements built in occupied East Jerusalem.
The offer was turned down by Israel's foreign minister as inadequate.The Palestinians also proposed a joint committee to take over the Haram al-Sharif/Temple Mount holy sites in the Old City of Jerusalem.
This issue sank the Camp David talks in 2000 and triggered the second Palestinian intifada.
President Obama is pledged that the United States would
* Not ask for additional extensions on the partial ban on settlement building, which expired September 26;
* Commit to using the U.S. veto to prevent U.N. recognition of a unilaterally declared Palestinian state, if Israeli-Palestinian negotiations fail to bear fruit;
* “Accept the legitimacy” of Israel’s security needs as defined by the Netanyahu government — understood as referring to Netanyahu’s demand for a long-term Israeli military presence in the Jordan Valley, in the eastern West Bank;
* Broker talks with neighboring Arab states on a “regional security structure” — a nod to Netanyahu’s desire for cooperation on confronting Iran;
* Enhance Israel’s security through the sale of a second squadron of state-of-the-art stealth F-35 fighters and space cooperation, including access to U.S. satellite early warning systems. Israel has been lobbying for this concession for many years.
Israel had to agree to extend for 60 days the recently expired West Bank building freeze. Israel rejected the offer.
The US would be smart to abstain from voting on the Palestinianstatehood issue in the UN general Assembly. this would be appropriate payback for the rude treatment of president Obama by Bibi Netanyahu.
We applaud Obama for playing hardball with Israel. We agree that Israel has been the main stumbling black for peace in the middle east.
The loss of Israel as an ally would be more beneficial to the US than detrimental.
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