Israeli police launches new provocations against the Arab Palestinian masses
Within the 1948 occupied Palestinian territories
On the detention of Jameel Saffouri
Member of the political bureau of Abnaa elBalad movement
And six other residents of Shefa’amer On 13/6/2006 Accused of resisting racist massacre by Israeli soldier
On 4 August 2005, the settler Natan Zada, an Israeli terrorist soldier, opened fire from his automatic rifle on peaceful passengers in a bus in the Galilee town Shefa’amr. Four Palestinians were killed: Sisters students Hazar and Dina Turkey, Mr. Michel Bahus and Mr. Nader Hayek. Many others were injured.
Some of the courageous people that happened to be in the bus succeeded to stop the soldier in their bare hands. Other rushed to the scene of the event in order to prevent the Israeli terrorist from continuing to fire his automatic weapon…
Israeli police and security service did nothing to prevent this massacre, in spite of several direct warnings about the danger of such actions, one of them from the soldier’s mother. Nor did they do anything to investigate or punish any of the accomplices of the killer, or any of those in the security forces whose neglect and refusal to protect Arab lives enabled the massacre.
Now the Israeli police go in Natan Zada’s trail to persecute the inhabitants of Shefa’amr, accusing them for having killed that terrorist. The command of the Israeli racist police revealed his mind by naming the campaign of arrests “unity of fate”.
On Monday 13 June 2006, at 3 AM, big police force invaded the homes of seven Palestinians in Shefa’amr and arrested them, claiming that they caused the death of the terrorist. Among those arrested is our comrade Jameel Saffouri, member of the political bureau of Abnaa elBalad movement.
This campaign of arrests is a continuation of the incessant provocations directed by the Israeli police and other state authorities against the Arab Palestinian masses within the Zionist entity in general, and especially against the leadership and militants of Abnaa elBalad movement. A Zionist police officer openly admitted: “it is true that in this case the police acted according to political directives and considerations.”
The detainees, as well as all those who confronted this terrorist, were acting in self-defense: the defense of the inhabitants of Shefa’amr in particular, and of the Arab Palestinian masses in general. Any citizen of Shefa’amr, as well as any Palestinian city, village or neighborhood, could have been the victim. The arrest and judgment of the Shefa’amr 7 are meant to intimidate the victims from protecting themselves and offering any resistance. It’s a green light for thousands of terrorists like Natan Zada and for all those who want to commit crimes against the Palestinians within the Zionist state.
The Shefa’amr affair is a clear indication of the real dangers faced by the Arab masses in general. The Follow-Up Committee for the Arab masses inside the 1948 occupied Palestine must take up this issue and not leave it to the local popular committee alone. The leaders of the Arab masses must face these dangers and assume their responsibilities: it is a question of our very existence in our own country! Unfortunately, we must say that most of the Arab leaders were absent during the demo on the occasion of the first Haifa court hearings. We hope that this situation will be reversed in the coming days. We must send a clear message that Zionist racism will not prevent us from remaining firmly attached to our homeland and that we are ready to resist.
We will carry the flag of our Palestinian dream until its realization.
Ma’an
‘Ala
edDarb
Together in the struggle
Abnaa elBalad Movement
15/6/2006
La police israélienne accentue ses provocations envers les masses arabes palestiniennes de l'intérieur
Arrestation de Jamil Saffouri, membre du bureau politique du mouvement
Au lieu de poursuivre l'enquête sur le massacre commis par le terroriste israélien, le colon Natan Zade, au mois d'août dernier (4 août 2005) où quatre Palestiniens furent tués et plusieurs autres blessés, la police israélienne continue à poursuivre les habitants de Shefa 'Amr pour avoir tué ce terroriste, dans une campagne d'arrestations nommée (cyniquement) "le sort commun". Les habitants de la ville avaient tout simplement, ce jour-là, accouru pour empêcher le terroriste israélien de poursuivre ses tirs avec son arme automatique !
Le mardi 13 juin 2006, à trois heures du matin, les forces de la police de la région de Shefa 'Amr ont investi les maisons et ont arrêté 6 Palestiniens, prétendant leur participation à ce qui a donné la mort au terrosite. Parmi les personnes arrêtées, figure notre camarade Jamil Saffouri, membre du bureau politique du mouvement Abnaa al-Balad.
La campagne d'arrestations n'est que la poursuite des provocations incessantes menées par la police d'Israël et les diverses autorités contre nos masses arabes palestiniennes de l'intérieur, et notamment contre la direction et militants du mouvement Abnaa al-Balad. Sur la base de renseignements d'un officier de la police sioniste, affirmant "qu'il est certain que la police a agi, dans cette affaire, en fonction de directives et de considérations politiques", nous affirmons que la police devait plutôt concentrer ses efforts pour expliquer comment les appareils sécuritaires de l'Etat n'avaient pas prévu cet acte terroriste et pourquoi n'avaient-ils pas arrêté ses responsables, évitant ainsi ce massacre.
Les Palestiniens arrêtés ainsi que tous ceux qui ont fait face à ce terroriste, étaient en position de défense, la défense des habitants de Shefa 'Amr et notamment des masses arabes palestiniennes, plus généralement. Tout citoyen de Shefa 'Amr aurait pu être un victime, tout comme pouvait être la cible tout village, toute ville ou toute agglomération arabes palestiniennes.
L'arrestation et le jugement des jeunes de Shefa 'Amr sont une indication claire à la victime, imposer l'humiliation et interdire la riposte. C'est le feu vert pour des milliers de terroristes comme Natan Zadeh, un appel à ce qu'ils commettent des crimes contre les masses arabes palestiniennes de l'intérieur. L'affaire de Shefa 'Amr est une indication sur les dangers réels qui menacent les masses arabes en général. Il est du devoir du haut comité de suivi des masses arabes de s'en occuper, et non de déplacer l'affaire vers un comité local populaire. Les dirigeants des masses arabes doivent faire face à ces dangers en assumant leurs responsabilités, il s'agit de la question de notre présence, même corporelle, dans notre pays ! Nous disons, avec regret, que le jour de la comparution de ces jeunes, au tribunal de Haïfa, les dirigeants arabes étaient absents!! Nous espérons que cela ne se reproduira pas, dans les jours à venir...
Nous devons affirmer ensemble : le racisme sioniste ne nous empêchera pas de nous enraciner et de rester fermes et résistants dans notre patrie.
Nous porterons le flambeau de notre rêve palestinien jusqu'à sa réalisation.
Ensemble
sur la
voie
Mouvement Abnaa al-Balad
We, call for the immediate and unconditional release of the 7 from Shfa?amer. Wee also call for an end to the continuation of the persecution and harrasment of the people of Sfha?arem by the Israeli police.
Background about the petition
On the 13th of June, the Israeli police arrested 7 men from the Palestinian town of Shfa?amer. They are accused of lynching an Israeli soldier.
Last year on the 4th of August, an Israeli soldier, named Eden Natan-Zada boarded bus 165 from Haifa to Shfa?amer. When the bus arrived in Shfa?amer the soldier opened fire. First he killed the driver, Michel Bahut at gunpoint, and then, while he continued shooting, he killed the passengers Nadir Hayak, and the sisters Dina and Hazaar Turkey.
Other passengers tried to grab his gun, but he continued his attack, in which more then 20 passengers were wounded. other Passengers tried to stop him, and very soon, people from Sfha?amer came to the bus and also tried to stop him. The soldier terrorist died in this act of self-defense .
Only now, 10 months later, on the 13th of June, the police arrested 7 men from Shfa?amer.
At the same time the police is persecuting and harassing the entire population of Sfha?amer. This is injustice. This attack was a terrorist attack, the soldier was a terrorist and we, people from Shfa?amer has the right to defend ourselves and our loved ones.
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אנו הח"מ תובעים ממשטרת ישראל לשחרר מיד את כל העצורים אשר נעצרו על רקע הטבח שבצע אותו החייל הרוצח, הטרוריסטי נתן זאדה בתאריך 05\08\04.
אנו תובעים גם לסגור את התיק מיד ולהפסיק את כל החקירות והרדיפות אשר ממשיכים אנשי שב"כ לבצע כנגד צעירות וצעירי שפרעם.
לחתימה על העצומה הממוחשבת
نحن الموقعين ادناة, نطالب شرطة إسرائيل بأن تطلق سراح جميع المعتقلين الشفاعمريين والذين اعتقلوا على خلفية الجريمة التي ارتكبها الجندي الإرهابي, القاتل ناتن زادا في مدينة شفاعمرو بتاريخ 05\08\04 . كما ونطالب بوقف جميع التحقيقات والملاحقات التي يجريها رجال الشباك لشابات وشباب شفاعمرو وإغلاق الملف حالا وفورا.
للتوقيع على العريضة المحوسبة
SOLIDARIDAD CON ABNAA EL-BALLAD
Por la inmediata libertad de Jameel Safouri
Y TODOS LOS PRESOS POLITICOS PALESTINOS
Hace diez meses, el terrorista sionista Eden Natan Zada, miembro del grupo ultraderechista Kach, se lanzó a un raid de asesinatos en la ciudad árabe de Shfaram y alcanzó a masacrar a cuatro árabe-israelíes antes de ser muerto por la población local. Esta semana, los medios sionistas describieron este elemental acto de autodefensa como un "linchamiento", y la policía israelí arrestó a siete habitantes de Shefaamr como sospechosos.
Los habitantes de Shfaram, con el respaldo del Alto Consejo de Arabes en Israel, organizaron una huelga general y una masiva manifestación exigiendo la libertad de los presos. Rechazan que las víctimas sean convertidas en victimarios. Al mismo tiempo, ha comenzado una vigilia de solidaridad en la sede judicial de Haifa, donde están teniendo lugar las audiencias.
Hay una extendida indignación y amplias expresiones de solidaridad entre las organizaciones políticas árabes. Mohammad Barakeh, diputado del Hadash (frente electoral del Partido Comunista), denunció que "los residentes de Shfaram se protegieron a sí mismos cuando vieron que el asesino intentaba seguir matando. Desde entonces, la policía y las fuerzas de seguridad han estando buscando excusas para falsificar los hechos y negar la realidad de que hubo una masacre en la ciudad". El diputado Ahmad Tibi, del partido árabe List-Ta'al, dijo que las detenciones "presentan falsamente al terrorista como víctima y viceversa. Si a Zada se le hubiera dado la oportunidad, hubiera continuado su raid de muertes. Espero que la corte pruebe que los sospechosos actuaron en defensa propia".
El diputado Jamal Zahalka (Asamblea Nacional Democrática) dijo que después de los arrestos "acusaron a las víctimas, una vez más. En Shfaram hubo un asesino vil que mató a cuatro civiles; los vecinos se protegieron. En lugar de agregar el insulto a la injuria, la policía debe investigar quiénes son los cómplices del asesino y quiénes le dieron zona liberada". Talab El-Sana, secretario del List-Ta'al, dijo que los residentes de Shfaram fueron víctimas de una terrible masacre debido al fracaso de la policía israelí para protegerlos y evitar el complot del asesino. Ahora, la policía está intentando culpar a las víctimas".
Entre los arrestados está el compañero Jameel Safouri, miembro de la dirección nacional del movimiento palestino Abnaa el-Ballad. Abnaa el-Ballad reclama el fin de la partición de Palestina y el retorno de los refugiados. Si recordamos que tanto el secretario general como el principal dirigente juvenil de esta organización han sido sentenciados a largas condenas de cárcel, resulta evidente que estamos ante un claro intento de fraguar un "caso", como parte de una campaña organizada para paralizar a la izquierda palestina arrestando y asesinado sistemáticamente a sus líderes.
Partido Oberero
Argentina
http://www.po.org.ar/
For the immediate release of Jameel Safouri
and all Palestinian Political Prisoners
Ten months ago the Zionist terrorist Eden Natan Zada, a member of the ultra-right group Kach, went into a killing spree in the Arab town of Shefaamr (Shfaram in Hebrew) and managed to massacre four Israeli Arabs before being killed by the local population. This week, the Zionist media depict this elementary act of self-defense as a "lynching" and the Israeli police arrested inhabitants of seven inhabitants of Shefaamr as suspects. The inhabitants of Shfaram, with the backing of the High Council of Arabs in Israel, organized a general strike and mass demo calling for the release of the prisoners not to turn the victims into killers. A solidarity vigil has also taken place in front of the court hall in Haifa, where the hearings are taking place.
There was widespread outrage and expressions of solidarity among Arab political organizations. Hadash party (the Communist Party front) MK Mohammad Barakeh said that “the residents of Shfaram protected themselves when they realized that the killer meant to murder more people. Police and the security forces have been searching ever since for an alibi in order to falsify the facts and deny the fact that there has been a massacre in town." MK Ahmad Tibi of the United Arab List-Ta’al party said the arrests “falsely present the terrorist as a victim, and vice-versa. If Zada would be given the chance he would continue his killing spree; I hope the court will prove the suspects acted in self-defense.”
MK Jamal Zahalka (National Democratic Assembly) said after the arrests "they put the blame on the victim, once again. In Shfaram there was vile killer who killed four civilians and the residents protected themselves. Instead of adding insult to injury the police must investigate who the killer's accomplices were and who turned a blind eye." United Arab List-Ta’al Chairman Talab El-Sana said the “the residents of Shfaram fell victim to a terrible massacre due to Israel Police’s failure to protect them and thwart the killer’s plot. Now police are trying to blame the victims.”
Among those arrested was comrade Jameel Safouri, a member of Abnaa el-Ballad's Central Committee. If we remember that both the general secretary and the youth leader of this organization, which calls for an end to partition in Palestine and the return of the refugees, have both been sentenced to long prison sentences, it becomes clear that this is a clear attempt frame up and part of an organized campaign to paralyze the Palestinian left by systematically assassinating or arresting its leaders.
Workers Party
Argentine
http://www.po.org.ar/