The most moral army in the world has been very busy

The most moral army in the world has been very busy

Philip Weiss

In the Israeli press, not the American press. Haaretz: IDF Closes off Central Palestinian town to cars….

The Israel Defense Forces is not allowing vehicles in or out of A-Ram, a Palestinian city of 60,000 northeast of Jerusalem, because of a recent increase in stone and firebomb throwing at army patrols by local youth, the army said.

Haaretz again: IDF admits barring Palestinians’ access to own fields

The state has confirmed that, acting without a court order, the army has barred Palestinian villagers from freely accessing their farmland for two years. The admission was made in the state’s response to a High Court petition filed last year by Beit Furik residents.

Philip Weiss is Founder and Co-Editor of Mondoweiss.net.

Source: http://mondoweiss.net/2012/04/the-most-moral-army-in-the-world-has-been-very-busy.html, April 12, 2012