The Action Committee of IDF Combat Unit Veterans disseminated a letter to IDF soldiers today. The letter states, "If you feel that you are able to uproot a Jew from his home that is soaked in the blood of his and your brothers - then do it. But if you are not able to do it, remember that you're not a machine. In a Jewish state, as opposed to a dictatorial state, you are allowed to say what you feel. Tell your commander, 'I'm not refusing - I am simply unable to do it!'"
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed of Beit El, a senior rabbi of the Yesha communities, met last night in his home with O.C. Central Command Maj.-Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky. Rabbi Melamed asked that soldiers whose conscience does not allow them to take part in dismantling outposts not be forced to do so. This morning, on his daily Arutz-7 talk, Rabbi Melamed called on military commanders not to issue orders to dismantle Jewish locations in the Land of Israel.
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein convened a meeting today of police commanders, army officers, and Shabak representatives in which they were to formulate guidelines for the dismantling of populated outposts. Rubenstein was expected to say that the policemen must act resolutely against those who break the law, if such a phenomenon exists, and that they must be very sensitive to the residents and avoid harming them or their property.
Moshe Zar, owner of the Gilad Farm, has filed a police complaint against the Maariv newspaper and the police themselves, and the Yesha Council is calling for a general boycott of Maariv reporters and cameramen. Maariv, Israel's second-largest newspaper, featured a headline today saying, "According to intelligence information, the settlers are waiting for the soldiers [coming to uproot them] with boiling oil." Zar is accusing the Shai District Police Spokesman and Maariv for libel and incitement to murder.
Rabbi Zalman Baruch Melamed of Beit El, a senior rabbi of the Yesha communities, met last night in his home with O.C. Central Command Maj.-Gen. Moshe Kaplinsky. Rabbi Melamed asked that soldiers whose conscience does not allow them to take part in dismantling outposts not be forced to do so. This morning, on his daily Arutz-7 talk, Rabbi Melamed called on military commanders not to issue orders to dismantle Jewish locations in the Land of Israel.
Attorney-General Elyakim Rubenstein convened a meeting today of police commanders, army officers, and Shabak representatives in which they were to formulate guidelines for the dismantling of populated outposts. Rubenstein was expected to say that the policemen must act resolutely against those who break the law, if such a phenomenon exists, and that they must be very sensitive to the residents and avoid harming them or their property.
Moshe Zar, owner of the Gilad Farm, has filed a police complaint against the Maariv newspaper and the police themselves, and the Yesha Council is calling for a general boycott of Maariv reporters and cameramen. Maariv, Israel's second-largest newspaper, featured a headline today saying, "According to intelligence information, the settlers are waiting for the soldiers [coming to uproot them] with boiling oil." Zar is accusing the Shai District Police Spokesman and Maariv for libel and incitement to murder.