Israel Considers Ways to Curb Extremists

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http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-5194872,00.html

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"Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz said Saturday he would consider holding Jewish extremists bent on derailing Israel's upcoming Gaza Strip withdrawal without charge or trial, after a Jewish army deserter opposed to the pullout shot four Israeli Arabs to death.

Israel has frequently employed the procedure, known as administrative detention, against Palestinians, but rarely uses it against Jews.

Mofaz acknowledged in an interview with Channel 2 TV that an intelligence desk set up to deal with the withdrawal "didn't operate well" in the case of Thursday's attack, when the soldier opened fire on a bus in a northern Arab town.

"We will also consider something that I oppose but the Shin Bet (security service) recommends: We will consider administrative detentions ... of all those the Shin Bet recommends," he said.

He would not estimate how many people might be detained under such circumstances, but said the detentions would be "pinpointed."

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1. Three right-wing radicals jailed

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3124031,00.html

Defense minister signs adminstration detention order for three Kach members suspected of anti-Arab violence; Kach spokesman: 'Witch hunt has begun'

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"Following harsh criticism following last week's shooting attack in Shfaram, Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz took action Sunday and ordered the administrative detention of three extreme right-wing activists.

Two were arrested Sunday during the funeral procession of Shfaram terrorist Eden Natan Zada, and the third detained on his way to visit Zada’s family.

The order calls for two months in jail, but could be extended.

The trio are Kach members Efraim Hirshkovitz, 22, of Jerusalem; Gilad Shochat, 19, of the Maon outpost south of Hebron, and 18-year-old Saadia Hirshkop, a U.S. citizen who currently lives in Kfar Chabad."

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"Kach spokesman Itamar Ben-Gvir slammed the decision, saying the move would be the start of a witch hunt for anti-pullout activists."



Terrorist Group Profiles

Kahane Chai (Kach)

http://library.nps.navy.mil/home/tgp/kach.htm