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Sunday, December 13, 2015
2015-12-13 Hello world!
2015-12-13 What Stinks in Saudi Ain't the Camel Dung By F. William Engdahl
2015-12-13 What Stinks in Saudi Ain't the Camel Dung By F. William Engdahl
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ISIS is simply a "Saudi army in disguise."
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ISIS is simply a "Saudi army in disguise."
impulsive
intervention policy The Lost Hegemon: Whom the gods would destroy
al-Qaeda in Iraq al-Qaida Syria 1980’s. airbase October 9 “New Eastern
Outlook”
informationclearinghouse.info
2015-12-13 US and radical Islam - history of the special relationship...
2015-12-13 US and radical Islam - history of the special relationship...
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At
Harper's Magazine, Andrew Cockburn has a blockbuster of a secret
history of Washington's long and early role in fostering "jihad" and the
extremist leaders and outfits eager to
make it from Afghanistan in the 1980s to Syria today. He focuses
especially on Washington's strange relations with extreme Islamic
jihadists, especially al-Qaeda from its early moments and more recently
al-Qaeda-linked groups of rebels in Syria. This is a very long but
must-read piece. Here's just a taste of some of the early history he
recounts. Tom
"Anxious as
they might have been to obscure the true nature of their relationship
with unappealing Afghans like Hekmatyar [the mujahedeen commander who
received more CIA money and support than any other leader of the Afghan
rebellion], U.S. officials were even more careful when it came to the
Arab fundamentalists who flocked to the war in Afghanistan and later
embarked on global jihad as Al Qaeda. No one could deny that they had
been there, but their possible connection to the CIA became an
increasingly delicate subject as Al Qaeda made its presence felt in the
1990s. The official line — that the United States had kept its distance
from the Arab mujahedeen — was best expressed by Robert Gates, who
became director of the CIA in 1991. When the agency first learned of the
jihadi recruits pouring into Afghanistan from across the Arab world, he
later wrote, “We examined ways to increase their participation, perhaps
in the form of some sort of ‘international brigade,’ but nothing came
of it.”
"The reality was otherwise. The United States was intimately involved in the enlistment of these volunteers — indeed, many of them were signed up through a network of recruiting offices in this country. The guiding light in this effort was a charismatic Palestinian cleric, Abdullah Azzam, who founded Maktab al-Khidamat (MAK), also known as the Afghan Services Bureau, in 1984, to raise money and recruits for jihad. He was assisted by a wealthy young Saudi, Osama bin Laden. The headquarters for the U.S. arm of the operation was in Brooklyn, at the Al-Kifah Refugee Center on Atlantic Avenue, which Azzam invariably visited when touring mosques and universities across the country.
“'You have to put it in context,' argued Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent and counterterrorism expert who has done much to expose the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program. 'Throughout most of the 1980s, the jihad in Afghanistan was something supported by this country. The recruitment among Muslims here in America was in the open. Azzam officially visited the United States, and he went from mosque to mosque — they recruited many people to fight in Afghanistan under that banner.'
"American involvement with Azzam’s organization went well beyond laissez-faire indulgence. 'We encouraged the recruitment of not only Saudis but Palestinians and Lebanese and a great variety of combatants, who would basically go to Afghanistan to perform jihad,' McWilliams insisted. 'This was part of the CIA plan. This was part of the game.'
"The Saudis, of course, had been an integral part of the anti-Soviet campaign from the beginning. According to one former CIA official closely involved in the Afghanistan operation, Saudi Arabia supplied 40 percent of the budget for the rebels. The official said that William Casey, who ran the CIA under Ronald Reagan, “would fly to Riyadh every year for what he called his ‘annual hajj’ to ask for the money. Eventually, after a lot of talk, the king would say okay, but then we would have to sit and listen politely to all their incredibly stupid ideas about how to fight the war.”
"Despite such comments, it would seem that the U.S. and Saudi strategies did not differ all that much, especially when it came to routing money to the most extreme fundamentalist factions. Fighting the Soviets was only part of the ultimate goal. The Egyptian preacher Abu Hamza, now serving a life sentence on terrorism charges, visited Saudi Arabia in 1986, and later recalled the constant public injunctions to join the jihad: “You have to go, you have to join, leave your schools, leave your family.” The whole Afghanistan enterprise, he explained, “was meant to actually divert people from the problems in their own country.” It was “like a pressure-cooker vent. If you keep [the cooker] all sealed up, it will blow up in your face, so you have to design a vent, and this Afghan jihad was the vent.”
http://harpers.org/archive/2016/01/a-special-relationship/…
"The reality was otherwise. The United States was intimately involved in the enlistment of these volunteers — indeed, many of them were signed up through a network of recruiting offices in this country. The guiding light in this effort was a charismatic Palestinian cleric, Abdullah Azzam, who founded Maktab al-Khidamat (MAK), also known as the Afghan Services Bureau, in 1984, to raise money and recruits for jihad. He was assisted by a wealthy young Saudi, Osama bin Laden. The headquarters for the U.S. arm of the operation was in Brooklyn, at the Al-Kifah Refugee Center on Atlantic Avenue, which Azzam invariably visited when touring mosques and universities across the country.
“'You have to put it in context,' argued Ali Soufan, a former FBI agent and counterterrorism expert who has done much to expose the CIA’s post-9/11 torture program. 'Throughout most of the 1980s, the jihad in Afghanistan was something supported by this country. The recruitment among Muslims here in America was in the open. Azzam officially visited the United States, and he went from mosque to mosque — they recruited many people to fight in Afghanistan under that banner.'
"American involvement with Azzam’s organization went well beyond laissez-faire indulgence. 'We encouraged the recruitment of not only Saudis but Palestinians and Lebanese and a great variety of combatants, who would basically go to Afghanistan to perform jihad,' McWilliams insisted. 'This was part of the CIA plan. This was part of the game.'
"The Saudis, of course, had been an integral part of the anti-Soviet campaign from the beginning. According to one former CIA official closely involved in the Afghanistan operation, Saudi Arabia supplied 40 percent of the budget for the rebels. The official said that William Casey, who ran the CIA under Ronald Reagan, “would fly to Riyadh every year for what he called his ‘annual hajj’ to ask for the money. Eventually, after a lot of talk, the king would say okay, but then we would have to sit and listen politely to all their incredibly stupid ideas about how to fight the war.”
"Despite such comments, it would seem that the U.S. and Saudi strategies did not differ all that much, especially when it came to routing money to the most extreme fundamentalist factions. Fighting the Soviets was only part of the ultimate goal. The Egyptian preacher Abu Hamza, now serving a life sentence on terrorism charges, visited Saudi Arabia in 1986, and later recalled the constant public injunctions to join the jihad: “You have to go, you have to join, leave your schools, leave your family.” The whole Afghanistan enterprise, he explained, “was meant to actually divert people from the problems in their own country.” It was “like a pressure-cooker vent. If you keep [the cooker] all sealed up, it will blow up in your face, so you have to design a vent, and this Afghan jihad was the vent.”
http://harpers.org/archive/2016/01/a-special-relationship/…
The United States is teaming up with Al Qaeda, again
harpers.org
2015-12-13 US: Murderous police - a cardinal sign of a totalitarian regime!
2015-12-13 US: Murderous police - a cardinal sign of a totalitarian regime!
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Los
Angeles County sheriff’s deputies have fatally shot a man in Lynwood.
Called to the scene because he had a gun, the officers continued firing
multiple rounds into…
rt.com
2015-12-13 Encryption vs. Surveillance in the New Civil Rights Movement
2015-12-13 Encryption vs. Surveillance in the New Civil Rights Movement
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Abi Hassen, Truthout: Law enforcement and the intelligence complex are paving the way to preempt civil rights activism: Authorities are proposing bans on strong encryption methods while perpetuating an ever-growing system of mass data collection and surveillance. Spying on civil rights protesters won't thwart terrorists.
Read the Article
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Abi Hassen, Truthout: Law enforcement and the intelligence complex are paving the way to preempt civil rights activism: Authorities are proposing bans on strong encryption methods while perpetuating an ever-growing system of mass data collection and surveillance. Spying on civil rights protesters won't thwart terrorists.
Read the Article
Don't be fooled by law enforcement and intelligence authorities. Spying on civil rights protesters won't thwart terrorists.
truth-out.org|By Abi Hassen
2015-12-13 [Video]] ISRAELI boots on the ground in SYRIA
2015-12-13 [Video]] ISRAELI boots on the ground in SYRIA
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Why do Israeli officials openly state in Israeli media that Israel prefers victory by Daesh in Syria over victory by Assad, who posed no danger to Israel?
At the same time, Bibi the crook makes his global tours preaching that the West must unite in its fight against Daesh, and compares the fight against Daesh to the Israel-Palestinian conflict...
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Video Shows Israeli Commandos Rescuing Wounded Jihadists From Syria
Video
Nearly every night, Israeli special ops forces secretly rescue wounded fighters in Syria.
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Why do Israeli officials openly state in Israeli media that Israel prefers victory by Daesh in Syria over victory by Assad, who posed no danger to Israel?
At the same time, Bibi the crook makes his global tours preaching that the West must unite in its fight against Daesh, and compares the fight against Daesh to the Israel-Palestinian conflict...
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Video Shows Israeli Commandos Rescuing Wounded Jihadists From Syria
Video
Nearly every night, Israeli special ops forces secretly rescue wounded fighters in Syria.
In
accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is
distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving the included…
informationclearinghouse.info
2015-12-13 UK: Illegal Slaughter - Cameron's Bombings of Syria, Equals Blair's Iraq War Crimes By Felicity Arbuthnot
2015-12-13 UK: Illegal Slaughter - Cameron's Bombings of Syria, Equals Blair's Iraq War Crimes By Felicity Arbuthnot
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How desperately Prime Minister Cameron has been yearning to bomb the Syrian Arab Republic.
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How desperately Prime Minister Cameron has been yearning to bomb the Syrian Arab Republic.
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accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is
distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving the included information for research and educational
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the originator of this a…
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2015-12-11 Israeli police on George Washington Univ campus...
2015-12-11 Israeli police on George Washington Univ campus...
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George
Washington University president Steven Knapp has issued an apology to a
student who was told to take down his Palestinian flag.
rt.com
2015-12-11 Steve Jobs in Calais
2015-12-11 Steve Jobs in Calais
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The
renowned graffiti artist has struck again, drawing attention to the
refugee crisis in the EU. An effigy of Steve Jobs has popped up on a
wall in a camp in Calais –…
rt.com
2015-12-11 TEXAS: Gang shoot out or killing by police?
2015-12-11 TEXAS: Gang shoot out or killing by police?
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Than again, the difference between police and gangs has been blurred for a long time...
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Than again, the difference between police and gangs has been blurred for a long time...
Four
of the bikers who died in what the police called a gang shootout in
Waco, Texas earlier this year may have been shot by police. The shots
that killed them came from the same type of rifle the police used, new
reports show.
rt.com
Israeli President Reuen Rivlin: Free Roman Zadorov - use your authority for pardon or clemency
Joseph Zernik shared a link.
Roman
Zadorov has been imprisoned for almost 10 years, as part of a life
sentence for a murder he had nothing to do with!Israeli law professor
Boaz Sangero wrote:…
secure.avaaz.org/en/petition/Is…
2015-12-11 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
2015-12-11 HUMAN RIGHTS DAY
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Publication in an Israeli news outlet says the obvious: The Israeli Supreme Court is central to abuse of Human Rights in Israel!
Joseph Zernik
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Publication in an Israeli news outlet says the obvious: The Israeli Supreme Court is central to abuse of Human Rights in Israel!
Joseph Zernik
2015-12-11 ליום זכויות האדם!!!
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בג"ץ, אויב זכויות האדם בישראל | שיחה מקומית
ביום זכויות האדם הבינלאומי כדאי לבחון מחדש את התפיסה שבג"ץ הוא מגן הדמוקרטיה והמיעוטים במדינה. שורת פסיקות מהשנה האחרונה מציגות תמונה הפוכה לגמרי
mekomit.co.il
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בג"ץ, אויב זכויות האדם בישראל | שיחה מקומית
ביום זכויות האדם הבינלאומי כדאי לבחון מחדש את התפיסה שבג"ץ הוא מגן הדמוקרטיה והמיעוטים במדינה. שורת פסיקות מהשנה האחרונה מציגות תמונה הפוכה לגמרי
mekomit.co.il
ביום
זכויות האדם הבינלאומי כדאי לבחון מחדש את התפיסה שבג"ץ הוא מגן הדמוקרטיה
והמיעוטים במדינה. שורת פסיקות מהשנה האחרונה מציגות תמונה הפוכה לגמרי
mekomit.co.il
2015-12-11 What a flop! The Trump cancelled his visit...
2015-12-11 What a flop! The Trump cancelled his visit...
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Announcing a virtual competition - stories, ballads, pics, vids: The Trump in King Bibi's Court...
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Announcing a virtual competition - stories, ballads, pics, vids: The Trump in King Bibi's Court...
Heri Kurniawan Sitepu and 2 others like this.
2015-12-11 Misadventures of Hillary Clinton - QUEEN OF CHAOS
2015-12-11 Misadventures of Hillary Clinton - QUEEN OF CHAOS
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Recidivist warmonger, groomed to become "The Mother of All Drones"... smile emoticon
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Recidivist warmonger, groomed to become "The Mother of All Drones"... smile emoticon
13
DEC
Coleen Rowley is going
2015-12-10 PALESTINE: What's new in the Hague ICC?
2015-12-10 PALESTINE: What's new in the Hague ICC?
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The
facts don't support Benjamin Netanyahu's claim that Israeli security
interests preclude International Criminal Court prosecution.
truth-out.org|By James Marc Leas
2015-12-10 US: Big Brother reads your email...
2015-12-10 US: Big Brother reads your email...
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The Paris attacks again showed that the perps never used encryption, openly planned their actions... and the massive suveillance pogram never stopped the attacks..
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The Paris attacks again showed that the perps never used encryption, openly planned their actions... and the massive suveillance pogram never stopped the attacks..
Should #Tech Companies Consider this Proposal to tackle Crime? #FBI #Encryption #Security #Privacy
FBI Director James Comey Asks Tech Companies to don't Offer End-to-End Encryption to its users
thehackernews.com|By Swati Khandelwal
2015-12-09 CHICAGO: Abuse central...
2015-12-09 CHICAGO: Abuse central...
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Chicago walks out. Michigan Ave is shut down. 16 shots. #ResignRahm
At
least four different groups are planning protests throughout the day in
and around Chicago's City Hall to draw attention to cases of alleged
abuse by police officers, at…
nbcchicago.com
2015-12-09 US Drones
2015-12-09 US Drones
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US Terrorism
Former Drone Pilots Denounce 'Morally Outrageous' Program
By Jake Heller
"Morally outrageous" and "one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world."
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US Terrorism
Former Drone Pilots Denounce 'Morally Outrageous' Program
By Jake Heller
"Morally outrageous" and "one of the most devastating driving forces for terrorism and destabilization around the world."
In
accordance with Title 17 U.S.C. Section 107, this material is
distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest
in receiving the included information for research and educational
purposes. Information Clearing House has no affiliation whatsoever with
the originator of this a…
informationclearinghouse.info
2015-12-09 Bilal Erdogan and ISIS oil...
2015-12-09 Bilal Erdogan and ISIS oil...
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BREAKING NEWS: MINI ME SPEAKS!
Bilal Erdogan, a.k.a. Erdogan Mini Me, talked to the Corriere della Sera in Bologna.
Obviously he denied everything: he’s just an innocent student doing his PhD in international relations, not a fugitive laundering billions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.
Bilal Erdogan, a.k.a. Erdogan Mini Me, talked to the Corriere della Sera in Bologna.
Obviously he denied everything: he’s just an innocent student doing his PhD in international relations, not a fugitive laundering billions of dollars in Swiss bank accounts.
And he does not do ISIS/ISIL/Daesh oil. The oil goes to… ASSAD!
Assad is “trying to make money with ISIS oil because he has no other sources of income.” So now we know.
Key talking points. BMZ is a “construction company”. They build offices in Istanbul. They also have a contract to build ships for a businessman in Russia. They don’t do business in the Med, Syria or Iraq.
His brother Burak, he does own a cargo ship, “but it can’t be used to transport oil.”
Mini Me was very precise talking about the Russian map detailing Daesh’s oil movements; “Seems like Syrian Kurds arrange for the oil to arrive at the Tupras refinery, owned by the Koc family. The Koc family says they only buy oil from documented sources. Ask them…it’s not a government refinery.”
He insists Turkey is doing its best to seal the border. And he defends Dad’s “safe zone” – euphemism for a no-fly zone, which would be good for security and to welcome refugees.
And then, this pearl: “If Turkey was helping ISIS, don’t you think NATO would know it?” Looks like he's not learning much about "international relations."
Mini Me insists the family has no Swiss bank accounts. For his studies at the Bologna branch of Johns Hopkins, he and his sister received “scholarships” from Turkish businessmen.
His own sources of income: the BMZ company – of which he’s a shareholder alongside two uncles – and five restaurants in Istanbul.
He only goes out accompanied by two security details – Italian and Turkish.
And he complained he had to find a lawyer because someone in Florence has accused him of money laundering (as we reported here.)
Such a nice fellow. Next step should be Switzerland. Follow the money.
Assad is “trying to make money with ISIS oil because he has no other sources of income.” So now we know.
Key talking points. BMZ is a “construction company”. They build offices in Istanbul. They also have a contract to build ships for a businessman in Russia. They don’t do business in the Med, Syria or Iraq.
His brother Burak, he does own a cargo ship, “but it can’t be used to transport oil.”
Mini Me was very precise talking about the Russian map detailing Daesh’s oil movements; “Seems like Syrian Kurds arrange for the oil to arrive at the Tupras refinery, owned by the Koc family. The Koc family says they only buy oil from documented sources. Ask them…it’s not a government refinery.”
He insists Turkey is doing its best to seal the border. And he defends Dad’s “safe zone” – euphemism for a no-fly zone, which would be good for security and to welcome refugees.
And then, this pearl: “If Turkey was helping ISIS, don’t you think NATO would know it?” Looks like he's not learning much about "international relations."
Mini Me insists the family has no Swiss bank accounts. For his studies at the Bologna branch of Johns Hopkins, he and his sister received “scholarships” from Turkish businessmen.
His own sources of income: the BMZ company – of which he’s a shareholder alongside two uncles – and five restaurants in Istanbul.
He only goes out accompanied by two security details – Italian and Turkish.
And he complained he had to find a lawyer because someone in Florence has accused him of money laundering (as we reported here.)
Such a nice fellow. Next step should be Switzerland. Follow the money.
Accusato
dal Cremlino di esportare il greggio dell’Isis, il secondogenito che
studia a Bologna dice: «Facciamo navi-cisterne, ma non le gestiamo noi»
corriere.it
2015-12-09 JERUSALEM: Routines of the occupation...
2015-12-09 JERUSALEM: Routines of the occupation...
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[עברית להלן]
The Israeli Supreme Court today ruled today journalists and activists would be permitted to photograph and videotape from 50 m distance the monthly, racist Jewish parade in the Old City of Jerusalem, where Jews incite for violence against Muslims, for destruction of the mosques, etc.
Until now, during the monthly parade, Israel Police effectively enforced a curfew on the entire area, forcing the Muslims to close their businesses during the racist parade, and colluded with the Jewish mob by preventing any photography of the routine event... The High Court of Justice accepted the State position that Israel Police was acting to prevent "friction" between the Jewish mob and the journalists who were trying to document the routine event. (High Court of Justice 8837/15)
עו"ד איתי מק מדווח:
(קראו הכל אך נתחיל מהסוף - בג"צ קיבל את העתירה נגד המשטרה ומאפשר לפעילי זכויות האדם ולעיתונאים לצלם ולתעד את "סיבוב השערים". פסה"ד מצורף).
"סיבוב השערים" הוא "חגיגה" קבועה ברובע המוסלמי בכל ראש חודש להסתה ולגזענות. משטרת ישראל לא רק שלא עוצרת את ההסתה והגזענות, אלא גם סוגרת את כל הרובע המוסלמי, כך שלא תישאר חנות פתוחה אחת או פלסטיני אחד ברחוב. ב"סיבוב השערים" של חודש אוקטובר הצלחנו לתעד את שירי ההסתה ("יישרף המסגד" ו"נקום אחת משתי עיני מפלסטין, יימח שמם") כאשר השוטרים מהנהנים בראשם לפי הקצב, קריאות לבנות את בית המקדש השלישי כבר בחודש הקרוב, דפיקות של הצועדים על דלתות הבתים והחנויות, כרוזים לשחרר את "הגיבורים שלנו" (פעילי ימין קיצוני שעצורים על רקע האשמתם במעורבות בטרור יהודי), וחולצות עם כיתוב לא להעסיק ערבים ("מפטרים היום את המחבלים של מחר") - הכל נעשה תחת האף של השוטרים והקצינים. במקום לטפל בהסתה ובגזענות, המשטרה מצאה פתרון קל יותר – למנוע מאיתנו לתעד את המתרחש.
המשטרה קיבלה החלטה לא להרשות לנו ולעיתונאים לתעד בתוך הצועדים, אלא רק במרחק מהם ככה שלא נוכל לתעד שום דבר. ההנחיות החדשות קבעו כי נוכל לתעד את התהלוכה רק במרחק 50 מ' לפניה או מאחוריה, כך שלא תהיה שום אפשרות לתעד את המתרחש בתוכה (מפקד המרחב אסר על צילום התהלוכה ולו מהצד). השוטרים אפילו סנוורו עם פנסים בכוונה את המצלמות שלנו. מפקד המרחב הודיע לנו שאין צורך שאנחנו נצלם את התנהגות המשטרה והמשתתפים ב"סיבוב השערים", כי יש צלם משטרתי (מה שנקרא, שהחתול ישמור על השמנת).
לאחר שפנינו למפכ"ל המשטרה ולמפקד המחוז, הם גיבו את עמדת מפקד המרחב. לכן, הגשנו ביום ראשון עתירה דחופה.
בדיון הבוקר, המדינה נסוגה והודיעה כי יתאפשר לנו לתעד את המתרחש גם בתוך התהלוכה (ולא רק ממרחק 50 מ' בסוף או בהתחלה שלה). ביהמ"ש נתן פס"ד בו קבע את זכות התיעוד של פעילי זכויות האדם, דחה את ניסיון המשטרה לקבוע מראש כללים קשיחים וקבועים המגבילים את חופש התיעוד, וקבע כי צריכה להיות גמישות על פי המציאות בשטח ("אנו יוצאים מן ההנחה כי מפקדי המשטרה, ששלום הציבור ועם זאת הבטחת חופש ההפגנה וחופש התיעוד הם באחריותם במציאות המורכבת, יתנו אל לבם באופן ראוי את הגמישות הנחוצה, אך כמובן תוך מימוש אחריותם למניעת חיכוכים העלולים לקרות"). בנוסף, על אף התנגדות המארגנים של "סיבוב השערים", ביהמ"ש כרך את "סיבוב השערים" עם "ריקוד הדגלים" והמתרחש בו.
מצער הדבר שעל אף שהמדינה והמשטרה לא טענו כי יש איום על המשתתפים "בסיבוב השערים" מצד פעילי זכויות האדם, ואף מתגובת המדינה ובדיון היה ברור כי האיום הינו רק כלפי פעילי זכויות האדם מצד המשתתפים המתנגדים לצילום ולעצם נוכחותם, ביהמ"ש בחר להשתמש בפסק הדין במילה לכאורה ניטרלית -"חיכוך", כאילו יש כאן שני צדדים שמתחככים ואלימים זה כלפי זה.
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The Israeli Supreme Court today ruled today journalists and activists would be permitted to photograph and videotape from 50 m distance the monthly, racist Jewish parade in the Old City of Jerusalem, where Jews incite for violence against Muslims, for destruction of the mosques, etc.
Until now, during the monthly parade, Israel Police effectively enforced a curfew on the entire area, forcing the Muslims to close their businesses during the racist parade, and colluded with the Jewish mob by preventing any photography of the routine event... The High Court of Justice accepted the State position that Israel Police was acting to prevent "friction" between the Jewish mob and the journalists who were trying to document the routine event. (High Court of Justice 8837/15)
עו"ד איתי מק מדווח:
(קראו הכל אך נתחיל מהסוף - בג"צ קיבל את העתירה נגד המשטרה ומאפשר לפעילי זכויות האדם ולעיתונאים לצלם ולתעד את "סיבוב השערים". פסה"ד מצורף).
"סיבוב השערים" הוא "חגיגה" קבועה ברובע המוסלמי בכל ראש חודש להסתה ולגזענות. משטרת ישראל לא רק שלא עוצרת את ההסתה והגזענות, אלא גם סוגרת את כל הרובע המוסלמי, כך שלא תישאר חנות פתוחה אחת או פלסטיני אחד ברחוב. ב"סיבוב השערים" של חודש אוקטובר הצלחנו לתעד את שירי ההסתה ("יישרף המסגד" ו"נקום אחת משתי עיני מפלסטין, יימח שמם") כאשר השוטרים מהנהנים בראשם לפי הקצב, קריאות לבנות את בית המקדש השלישי כבר בחודש הקרוב, דפיקות של הצועדים על דלתות הבתים והחנויות, כרוזים לשחרר את "הגיבורים שלנו" (פעילי ימין קיצוני שעצורים על רקע האשמתם במעורבות בטרור יהודי), וחולצות עם כיתוב לא להעסיק ערבים ("מפטרים היום את המחבלים של מחר") - הכל נעשה תחת האף של השוטרים והקצינים. במקום לטפל בהסתה ובגזענות, המשטרה מצאה פתרון קל יותר – למנוע מאיתנו לתעד את המתרחש.
המשטרה קיבלה החלטה לא להרשות לנו ולעיתונאים לתעד בתוך הצועדים, אלא רק במרחק מהם ככה שלא נוכל לתעד שום דבר. ההנחיות החדשות קבעו כי נוכל לתעד את התהלוכה רק במרחק 50 מ' לפניה או מאחוריה, כך שלא תהיה שום אפשרות לתעד את המתרחש בתוכה (מפקד המרחב אסר על צילום התהלוכה ולו מהצד). השוטרים אפילו סנוורו עם פנסים בכוונה את המצלמות שלנו. מפקד המרחב הודיע לנו שאין צורך שאנחנו נצלם את התנהגות המשטרה והמשתתפים ב"סיבוב השערים", כי יש צלם משטרתי (מה שנקרא, שהחתול ישמור על השמנת).
לאחר שפנינו למפכ"ל המשטרה ולמפקד המחוז, הם גיבו את עמדת מפקד המרחב. לכן, הגשנו ביום ראשון עתירה דחופה.
בדיון הבוקר, המדינה נסוגה והודיעה כי יתאפשר לנו לתעד את המתרחש גם בתוך התהלוכה (ולא רק ממרחק 50 מ' בסוף או בהתחלה שלה). ביהמ"ש נתן פס"ד בו קבע את זכות התיעוד של פעילי זכויות האדם, דחה את ניסיון המשטרה לקבוע מראש כללים קשיחים וקבועים המגבילים את חופש התיעוד, וקבע כי צריכה להיות גמישות על פי המציאות בשטח ("אנו יוצאים מן ההנחה כי מפקדי המשטרה, ששלום הציבור ועם זאת הבטחת חופש ההפגנה וחופש התיעוד הם באחריותם במציאות המורכבת, יתנו אל לבם באופן ראוי את הגמישות הנחוצה, אך כמובן תוך מימוש אחריותם למניעת חיכוכים העלולים לקרות"). בנוסף, על אף התנגדות המארגנים של "סיבוב השערים", ביהמ"ש כרך את "סיבוב השערים" עם "ריקוד הדגלים" והמתרחש בו.
מצער הדבר שעל אף שהמדינה והמשטרה לא טענו כי יש איום על המשתתפים "בסיבוב השערים" מצד פעילי זכויות האדם, ואף מתגובת המדינה ובדיון היה ברור כי האיום הינו רק כלפי פעילי זכויות האדם מצד המשתתפים המתנגדים לצילום ולעצם נוכחותם, ביהמ"ש בחר להשתמש בפסק הדין במילה לכאורה ניטרלית -"חיכוך", כאילו יש כאן שני צדדים שמתחככים ואלימים זה כלפי זה.
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