(Israeli) Police arrest 12 protesters blocking air force base in north

[sabra]

http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/747903.html

Police arrest 12 protesters blocking air force base in north

Afula police on Tuesday arrested 12 left-wing activists who blocked the entrance to an Israel Air Force base in the north during a demonstration against the Israel Defense Forces operation in Lebanon and the government's policy in the offensive.

Police said the activists, who were members of the group Anarchists Against the Fence, had assembled illegally at the base.

Some 40 demonstrated participated in the protests, blocking the road at the entrance to the base and denouncing the "criminal policies of the Israeli government."

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Protesters said it was the obligation of all people to oppose war crimes in every way possible. They said, "citizens in the north are also hostages in this war on behalf of the general who are not capable of saying, 'we were wrong, enough is enough.'"

[donsu]

1. kicking for truth and justice

nt

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[cali]

3. I find your

casual use of that phrase, disgusting, and yes, I know you were attempting to indicate that that's what you think most Israelis think of Arabs. That makes it even worse.

[saigon68]

9. Actually its hard to say they think at all

They obviously like to bomb

[cali]

10. whereas it's quite easy to say

you don't do much thinking at all. You obviously like to bomb. (verbally speaking, of course)

[Poll_Blind]

4. Gives me HOPE!

PB

[daleo]

5. Their courage of conviction is very admirable

It must be difficult to go against the prevailing sentiment.

[BeHereNow]

7. One part courage, one part common sense-

I'm sure there are people in Israel who, like some of us in the US,
understand fully well that the future for them does not bode well
thanks to their neocon backed government's actions in the ME.

The Arab world is fully aware that the Israeli aggression
is driven by the American neocon led empire.

Where the neocons go, death will follow...

BHN

[Tom Joad]

6. Our brothers and sisters for freedom and peace.

[BeHereNow]

8. Wish we could invite them to join us on DU...

I wonder if they have an Internet community like ours?
We should go looking for them and if so, join our voices
together...or do you think they'd all get banned for
not supporting the neocon use of their military...meh.
BHN

[LivingInTheBubble]

11. Anarchists?

Is it only anarchists now who will fight for peace.

I wish them the best of luck on their noble task.