Aryeh Yitzchaki of the tiny seaside community Kfar Yam says he is the head of a heretofore unknown body, the Task Force for War Against the Disengagement. He says that in addition to bringing new families to live in Gush Katif, two other major projects are on the agenda: "One will be a human wall, of tens of thousands of people who will be on hand for the actual expulsion attempt... If it takes 3-4 policeman to drag out one person, where are they going to get the 200,000 policemen necessary to remove all of us?"
The second plan, Yitzchaki says, is named Bayit Cham – which literally means a 'warm welcoming home,' but in this context has a different connotation. "This will be a major logistical effort," he explains, "in case they cut off our water and electricity. We will have generators, tunnels, and the like. It will be serious, and the police know this. Both the current and past police commissioners have said that this will be much more serious than the evacuation from Yamit [the Sinai withdrawal in 1982]. We also plan to stage a practice run, to show them what we can do. Sharon might be evil, but he's not stupid, and when he sees when we are planning, he will be deterred."
Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi said on Monday night that it would be very difficult to evacuate even one Jewish community in Gush Katif. He was forced to somewhat retract his statement when the wrath of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came down upon him. Sharon reportedly said that Karadi's remarks alone added 2,000 more people to the ranks of those who plan to forcibly resist the evacuation.
Karadi said on Monday, "The very fact that the government makes a decision and in the end can't actualize it is dangerous." He said that while Yamit was not accepted in the national consensus as an integral part of the State of Israel, "the settling of Gush Katif is considered settlement of the Land." He said that there is no room for comparison between the two, as "the Gush Katif settlement enterprise is totally idealistic and based on faith."
The Commissioner explained that the police would not be armed during the evacuation: "We will use our hands. The army is armed and prepared to deal with special cases, such as residents who barricade themselves in their homes, or residents who shoot at security forces." Karadi said that 5,000 policemen will be involved, half of whom "will be taken from their crime-fighting duties, and will not be able to deal with those issues. We have to state the situation as it is."
Yesterday, however, Commissioner Karadi, under heavy pressure from PM Sharon, released a statement with a different flavor: "The police cannot allow opposition of any kind to thwart the execution of a government decision, and the police will invest the maximum resources to enforce the law and enable the implementation of government decisions, as befits a democratic country."
The second plan, Yitzchaki says, is named Bayit Cham – which literally means a 'warm welcoming home,' but in this context has a different connotation. "This will be a major logistical effort," he explains, "in case they cut off our water and electricity. We will have generators, tunnels, and the like. It will be serious, and the police know this. Both the current and past police commissioners have said that this will be much more serious than the evacuation from Yamit [the Sinai withdrawal in 1982]. We also plan to stage a practice run, to show them what we can do. Sharon might be evil, but he's not stupid, and when he sees when we are planning, he will be deterred."
Police Commissioner Moshe Karadi said on Monday night that it would be very difficult to evacuate even one Jewish community in Gush Katif. He was forced to somewhat retract his statement when the wrath of Prime Minister Ariel Sharon came down upon him. Sharon reportedly said that Karadi's remarks alone added 2,000 more people to the ranks of those who plan to forcibly resist the evacuation.
Karadi said on Monday, "The very fact that the government makes a decision and in the end can't actualize it is dangerous." He said that while Yamit was not accepted in the national consensus as an integral part of the State of Israel, "the settling of Gush Katif is considered settlement of the Land." He said that there is no room for comparison between the two, as "the Gush Katif settlement enterprise is totally idealistic and based on faith."
The Commissioner explained that the police would not be armed during the evacuation: "We will use our hands. The army is armed and prepared to deal with special cases, such as residents who barricade themselves in their homes, or residents who shoot at security forces." Karadi said that 5,000 policemen will be involved, half of whom "will be taken from their crime-fighting duties, and will not be able to deal with those issues. We have to state the situation as it is."
Yesterday, however, Commissioner Karadi, under heavy pressure from PM Sharon, released a statement with a different flavor: "The police cannot allow opposition of any kind to thwart the execution of a government decision, and the police will invest the maximum resources to enforce the law and enable the implementation of government decisions, as befits a democratic country."