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2000 Ramallah lynching (view source)
Revision as of 14:23, December 2, 2021
, 14:23, December 2, 2021→Greater fear by the press post the lynch
So alarmed was a cameraman that he might be mistaken by the PA for having been involved in filming the Ramallah lynching, he placed a notice in the official PA newspaper.<ref>Leslie Stein (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=iXJMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT293 Israel Since the Six-Day War: Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow] John Wiley & Sons.</ref><ref name=mfa/>
So alarmed was a cameraman that he might be mistaken by the PA for having been involved in filming the Ramallah lynching, he placed a notice in the official PA newspaper.<ref>Leslie Stein (2014). [https://books.google.com/books?id=iXJMBAAAQBAJ&pg=PT293 Israel Since the Six-Day War: Tears of Joy, Tears of Sorrow] John Wiley & Sons.</ref><ref name=mfa/>
==2021 scare==
On Dec 1, 2021, two religious Jews accidentally entered Ramallah, they were immediately attacked in a near lynching attempt.<ref>[https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/palestinian-rioters-smash-set-israeli-car-on-fire-report-687568 Palestinian police rescue Israelis from mob in West Bank], JPost, Dec 1, 2021.
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By Jerusalem Post Staff .
Palestinian rioters threw rocks at the Israelis car, attempted to attack the two and set their car on fire.
A Palestinian mob attacked two Israelis who entered Ramallah by mistake, on Wednesday night.
The Palestinian rioters attempted to assault the two Israelis, threw rocks at their car and set it on fire.</blockquote></ref>
The Arab "Palestinian" racist mob<ref name=ilh2dec2021>Col. (res.) Ronen Itsik, [https://www.israelhayom.com/opinions/deja-vu-in-ramallah-the-good-and-the-bad/ Ramallah: Hope, gloom and everything in between], ILH, Dec 2, 2021.<blockquote>
PA President Mahmoud Abbas and his cohort, deathly afraid of a Hamas takeover, will do everything in their power to avoid it. On the other hand, the Palestinian street is imbued with a seething hatred for Israel, which the PA will likely struggle to overcome.
The words "lynch in Ramallah" are traumatic for a reason – they bring us back to the days of October 2000, the beginning of the Second Intifada, when two IDF reservists, Yossi Avrahami and Vadim Nurzhitz, were horrifically murdered by a frenzied Palestinian mob in the city.
A little over 20 years have passed since that heinous incident, and on Wednesday night we almost witnessed history repeat itself after two Israeli were rescued by the skin of their teeth from a similarly crazed mob in Ramallah.
The sense of déjà vu is unavoidable, as is the inclination to link Wednesday's incident to the events surrounding Operation Guardian of the Walls in Gaza just a few months ago, during which we saw several lynching attempts in Israeli cities, particularly Lod and Acre. In Wednesday's incident, meanwhile, we can find signs of both hope and gloom.
The hope stems from the fact that Palestinian security forces rescued the two Israelis. Don't think for a moment this was motivated by a sense of "neighborly love." The Palestinians haven't forgotten the chaos brought upon them by the Second Intifada.
Ramallah also knows the price of chaos
The Palestinian security forces are well aware that chaos on the ground will collapse the Palestinian Authority and open the door to Hamas – which from their perspective is worse than disastrous. Twenty years ago, the Palestinians chose not rescue Israeli border policeman Madhat Yousef, and the IDF's hesitation also led to his death.
The situation today appears to be different, indicating a clear preference for cooperation that largely stems from being deterred – not just by the IDF, but by the fear that Hamas will exploit any hint of instability to seize control of parts of Judea and Samaria.
Alongside this sign of hope, as stated, is also gloom. Two Israelis run into a crazed mob imbued with seething hatred and completely devoid of humanity. What was the sin of the two Israelis who found themselves in that situation? That they were driving around Area A heaven forbid? Does that justify such a pogrom? And what memories does it actually rekindle?
Despite relief: Seething hatred
The seething hatred that emanated from the incited Palestinian mob on the streets of Ramallah is identical to the enraged Arab mobs we saw on the streets of Lod, Acre, and elsewhere. The hatred and antisemitism have reached an alarming level. There is no value to human life – this is what the mob conveyed. And it aptly reflects the undercurrents in Palestinian society, which for the past 15 years has received economic relief and cooperation from Israel.
The chaos that raged through Judea and Samaria during the Second Intifada is gone, the streets of Ramallah are prospering – yet this matters not to the incited mob – which has apparently already forgotten what happens when the State of Israel decides to take the gloves off.
PA President Mahmoud Abbas hasn't forgotten, nor has the suit and tie-wearing cohort surrounding him. Their fear of being flung from rooftops and being slaughtered by Hamas – as their associates were in Gaza after the last democratic election held by the PA in 2006 – fills them with dread. And they will do all in their power, absolutely everything, for those events not to repeat themselves.
But there's a problem. Can the shaky PA government sufficiently contend with the masses? Can this rickety entity – which to a large extent is kept afloat by the IDF – cope with those undercurrents roused by Hamas? In recent weeks, to be sure, we have witnessed more than a few incidents on the ground, cheered on by Hezbollah as well, which is trying to flood the country with guns – and of course by Iran.
The hatred on the Palestinian street, therefore, can certainly be a sign of things to come, such that Judea and Samaria could erupt sooner rather than later. Israel, in recent years, has focused on fighting wars in the north and south. The recent cluster of events in Judea and Samaria, however, alongside the incidents during Operation Guardian of the Walls, are a clear indication: We must also be ready for a broad escalation in which the IDF will have to fight on three or maybe even four fronts simultaneously. This requires the right amount of troops, capabilities, and mainly readiness. The signal is clear, and the question is whether it will be translated correctly on the operative and strategic levels.</blockquote></ref> began attacking them with blocks and batons<ref name=ilh-1dec2021>Shlomi Diaz, Efrat Forsher, Shachar Kleiman, [https://www.israelhayom.co.il/news/defense/article/6013820 Lynch experience in Israelis in Ramallah], ILH, Dec 1, 2021.
<br><i>"We entered by mistake - and then started with blocks and batons": Israelis caught a lynching attempt in Ramallah
The two Israelis... arrived at Manara Square in the center of the city - they were lightly injured, their car burned - the two, residents of Elad and Shiloh, were rescued by Palestinian security forces and handed over to the IDF. Hamas welcomed.</i></ref> with shrills and hateful remarks.<ref name=kh-1dec2021>Haim Goldberg, [https://www.kikar.co.il/406823.html Almost a disaster - dramatic documentation], Kikar haShabat, [27 Kislev 5782, 01.12.21].<font size=1>
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The vehicle was set on fire, the crowds screamed: an attempt to lynch Hasidim in Ramallah</i>
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Two [Hasidic-Jews] accidentally got into the heart of Ramallah in their vehicle, and were attacked by an angry Palestinian mob - their vehicle was set on fire and abusive calls were hurled at them - they were transferred to Israel by members of the security forces..
Drama in Ramallah: Two Breslav Hasidim accidentally got in their car to Ramallah and survived a lynching. The Hasidim's vehicle was set on fire by a local mob, who began circling the vehicle in Menara Square and shouting at the Hasidim.
The Palestinian security forces managed to rescue the Hasidim, and they were transferred to Israel by the security forces.
According to the citizens who entered Ramallah by mistake, this was while they were on their way to the Hasmonean settlement. According to them, when they stopped at a gas station in the area and collected money for gas, one of them asked an Arab who passed by the place, 'How do you get to the Hasmoneans in the shortest way?' Hela directed them in the direction of the PA. "Right when we got to the square, blocks and stones were thrown at us," they described.
A military source said that "the Israelis entered Ramallah with their car and reached al-Manara Square. The Palestinians identified them and set their car on fire. They managed to escape and Palestinian police evacuated them."
Upon arriving in Israel, the followers were taken for police interrogation, in an attempt to understand the cause of the incident.
An IDF spokesman said: "Two Israeli civilians entered the city of Ramallah. The civilians left accompanied by the Palestinian security forces in coordination with the security forces in the area. Event details under review. We will emphasize that entry into Area A is prohibited and dangerous for Israelis. "
"The two were transferred by the Palestinian security forces to an IDF force at the Focus checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Ramallah. The two civilians underwent a medical examination there and did not need to be evacuated to a hospital, and are now being questioned by the Israel Police."</font></blockquote></ref> The sense of -infamous genius 2000 Ramallah lynch- déjà vu was unavoidable.<ref name=ilh2dec2021/> At the end the 'thirsty' mob got "satisfied" with burning the cars while screaming. PA police rescued the two and handed them over to the IDF.<ref>[https://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/317940 Israelis attacked after mistakenly entering Ramallah], INN, Dec 1, 2021.
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Near-lynching of Jews.
Vehicle carrying two Israelis attacked and set on fire after entering Ramallah. PA police rescue them and transfer them to IDF.
... The IDF spokesman said that "following the report of two Israeli civilians entering the city of Ramallah, the two were transferred by Palestinian security forces to an IDF force at the Focus checkpoint at the entrance to the city of Ramallah."</blockquote></ref><ref name=kh-1dec2021/>
Hamas cheered the mob<ref name=ilh-1dec2021/> and condemned the PA for rescuing the Jews. It has been explained that in order to renew ties with the Americans, Abu Mazen will save Jews from lynching.<ref>Assaf Gibor, [https://www.makorrishon.co.il/news/428545/ In order to renew ties with the Americans, Abu Mazen will save Jews from lynching], Major Rishon, [28 Kislev 5702. 02/12/2021].
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Hamas condemned the Palestinian Authority for rescuing the two Israelis who were caught in the heart of Ramallah last night. The incident ended "only" in the arson of their vehicle, and not in vain
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The bloodthirsty Palestinians whom the two Israelis, Breslav Hasidim, fell into the hands of in the heart of Ramallah, had already seen in their eyes the next lynching.
Videos taken at the time of the incident documented the moments of fear: the two were pushed into the back seat of their vehicle and around them crowds blew up the car windows and smashed the roof using large stones. The lynching was avoided when the Palestinian security forces transferred the two to the IDF, the Palestinians contented themselves with crushing the vehicle to the sound of cheers and shouts of joy.
When PA officials arrived to remove the burnt vehicle, the crowds who sought to restore the bloody lynching in 2000 cursed at them and shouted at them, "We are the people of Muhammad Def," the Hamas commander in Gaza. Hamas condemned the Palestinian Authority following the rescue of Israelis from the heart of Ramallah. "The protection provided by the security forces to the .. who entered Ramallah is a behavior that must be condemned nationally," said Hamas member Abdul Rahman Shahid.
The Gazan organization also distributed a cartoon in which the vehicle in question was seen on fire and the security forces were guarding the Jews and assuring them "do not worry we are guarding you".
Abu Mazen and the Palestinian Authority are now seeking to renew ties with the US administration in Washington. For the sake of realizing the interest, they are willing to absorb the internal criticism, dive into public opinion polls and even save the lives of Jews.</blockquote></ref>
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