WikiLeaks: Israel irked by West Bank protests

[Scurrilous]

Minutes from 2010 meeting between Israeli, US officials reveal IDF commanders frustrated with non-violent Palestinian protests; claim Israel 'not good at dealing with Gandhi'

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4117301,00.html

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"After months of foot dragging, WikiLeaks has published all 251,287 documents it had originally planned to leak to the media, many of which refer to Israel's political and diplomatic relations.

In one such document, heads of the security establishment detail Israel's difficulty in dealing with the non-violent protests in the West Bank.

In a 2010 meeting with US officials, GOC Central Command Maj.-Gen. Avi Mizrahi expressed his frustration over the protests in the West Bank, including demonstrations against the construction of the security fence in Bilin and Naalin.

According to leaked minutes from the meeting, Maj.-Gen. Mizrahi claimed that the aim of these protests was to escalate tensions, and warned that the IDF will act firmly against any such protests, even if they seem non-violent."


http://blogs.aljazeera.net/liveblog/wikileaks-sep-5-2011-0103

"US government officials have been well aware of Israel's harsh methods of dealing with peaceful protests in the occupied Palestinian territory of West Bank for quite some time, according to a recently leaked WikiLeaks diplomatic cable.

A cable from the embassy in Tel Aviv from February 16, 2010, reveals the US ambassador to Israel noted that government officials considered any rally as grounds for use of military force.

Speaking in the context of the WikiLeaks revelations, Al Jazeera's Clayton Swisher said: "Just three weeks ago a bill was raised in the US congress by Senator Patrick Leahy to cut funding of Israeli military units engaged in documented human-rights abuses.

"Clearly, this would fit the bill, although anyone knowledgeable about American politics would tell you it stands very little chance of surviving a vote that would make it become a law."

[Violet_Crumble]

1. I hope there's lots more irksome non-violent protests n/t

[bemildred]

2. "Israel 'not good at dealing with Gandhi'".

(Mmmmmmph. Mmmmmph. Must not laugh.)