Israel Inquiry Finds Pattern of Prejudice Toward Arab Citizens

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=68&ncid=68&e=1&u=/nyt/20030901/ts_nyt/israelinquiryfindspatternofprejudicetowardarabcitizens

By JAMES BENNET The New York Times

JERUSALEM, Sept. 1 Finding a pattern of government "prejudice and neglect" toward Israel's Arab minority, an Israeli commission of inquiry today accused the police of using excessive force three years ago to combat riots that it said had resulted from simmering, overlooked anger.


It said that insensitivity by the Israeli "establishment" permitted widespread discrimination against Israeli Arabs and the buildup of a "combustible atmosphere," as, it said, a politicized Islam began to radicalize the population.


The three-member panel was charged with investigating the deaths of 13 people from police fire in October 2000, when thousands of Israeli Arabs choked streets and threw stones in solidarity with Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza Strip (news - web sites), who had just begun their uprising against Israel. A Jewish motorist was also killed, by a thrown stone.


Criticizing police tactics that included the use of sniper fire to disperse crowds, the report concluded that Israel "must educate its police that the Arab public is not the enemy, and should not be treated as such." More than a million of Israel's 6.6 million citizens are Arabs.

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[adolf bush]

1. no shit

israel is only like number 1 on the list of countries accused of war crimes. they treat the palestinians as if they were subhuman, and until that changes peace will never be accomplished.

[Nlighten1]

2. Welcome to DU

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

5. Welcome to DU,!

I take heart in the fact that it was an Israeli commission that made the report and allowed it to be published.

I wish Bushco would take a page from this and realise that admitting a mistake is better than lying about it... over and over and over...

[The Magistrate]

6. Indeed, Sir

Is shows a possibility for self-correction. It remains to be seen what will be done to remedy the situation.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

7. And 'Indeedy-doo' back at 'ya!

I do hope the report is taken heed of and corrective actions are taken. No telling at this point, I wouldn't want to place a bet just yet.

[mike_c]

3. it's hard to conduct unbiased ethnic cleansing....

We should give the Israelis a break-- they shouldn't be blamed for letting their treatment of Arabs in the occupied territories both reflect and influence the treatment of their own minority citizens. </sarcasm>

[comradebillyboy]

4. no shit sherlock

if likud could deport the its arab citizens they would do it in a new york minute. the likud road-map also calls for making life in the occupied territories so awful that the palestineans will leave and spare the israeli government the embarassment and trouble of deporting or killing all 2 or 3 million of them.

[Jim Sagle]

8. This thread ain't nuthin' but shit.

[Tom Yossarian Joad]

9. Thank you for your thoughtful insight, sir.

I'll have my head delivered to your door at first light.