Israel creates 'world's most scenic prison'

[Resistance]

The Telegraph

The village of Jbara nestles on a hillside, overlooking a fertile valley lined with olive groves. Its 300 Palestinians believe they inhabit the most scenic prison in the world.

A new Israeli military order forces them to seek permission to live in their own homes. It declares Jbara part of a "closed zone" and states that all movement in and out of the area requires a permit. Any visiting relative needs a licence. All of these permissions are granted at the whim of the Israeli army and are routinely denied.

From beneath the minaret of the village mosque, Jbara's new boundaries are clearly visible. One mile to the east, the giant gash of barbed wire forming the security fence curves across the landscape. Two miles to the west, a winding track patrolled by Israeli armoured cars denotes the green line.

These landmarks have become prison walls. The "declaration in the matter of closing territory" issued by Maj-Gen Moshe Kaplinski, commander of Israeli forces in the West Bank, states: "No person will enter and no one will remain there."

[mike_c]

1. More Isreali land theft....

Herschel, drdon, rini-- can you put a happy face on this one?

[Darranar]

2. Land theft?

It's all for security!

No matter what Israel does, it's all fine and okay and justified because Israel is a light unto nations and the IDF is the most moral army in the world and the only reason this is happpening is because the Egyptian weasel won't stop terrorism (never mind the fact that he can't) and anyone who says anything else to the contrary is simply biased!

</sarcasm>

[drewb]

3. Being in a scenic prison is probably better than being in a drab one...

Little Israel must do this to protect her citizens. Is this true?

I think you know the answer.

Oh my!

:Herschel:

[rini]

5. I am pleased you have finally

returned to the fold.

[rini]

4. I modestly accept

your complement with a smile and a thank you. I am humbled to be placed in the same paragraph as my fellow havarim. Yes, I am a proud defender of Israel. Again thank you.

[drdon326]

6. Thank you for the complement...

taken as an isolated incident , its ugly.

However taken in the context of intafada 1 and 2 and the relentless
inhumane mind-numbing atrocities committed by terrorist murderers,
I view it as a necessary to protect innocents against murderers.

Heres a novel idea....how about everyone who hates the wall demand
the PA/PLO dismantle the terrorists?? Do that and I'll be against the wall.( looks like Yassir should have considered that offer a little more seriously than he did).

Yes,I , too , am a proud defender of Israel and its right to defend itself against suicide attackers.

[drewb]

7. Do you defend Israel's right to incubate suicide bombers as well???

They are taking the socialism a little far there if you ask me...

Having the state care for the suicide bombers from the cradle to the grave...

[Muddleoftheroad]

8. I'm hurt

I was left off the list.

[drdon326]

9. You'll get on the list next time.

lol

[drewb]

10. You're both on my list.

Me and Forkboy are keeping files you know...

:crazy:

[rini]

11. I bet it's

not as full as the one the FBI has! So there.:evilgrin:

[drewb]

12. LOL

A brief moment of levity in an otherwise tense forum.

Oh my!