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An open letter to Avrohom Ben Yosef, Mayor of Hebron.

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To: Avrohom Ben Yosef, Mayor of Hebron,  amv"sh

cc: Noam Arnon, Dovid Wilder, Simcha Hochbaum, Yossi Baumol

(please forward to Noam Arnon and Simcha Hochbaum since I do not have their emails)

This calls for an open debate since it affects all of our lives and not only Hebron.

The purpose of my letter is  to impress upon the Hebron community for which you are their leaders the importance of being more proactive in the fight for Yesha.  I realize that there is no group doing more than the Hebron community to settle Yesha. The love of EY in Hebron is the role model for each and every Jew. 

Shouldn't that be enough you ask?

Hashem wants that love and activism for EY actualized in every Jew in the rest of the world as well.  This is the way to be mezakeh (bring worthiness to)  Am Yisroel (The Nation of Israel) and to prevent further evil decrees against Am Yisroel . Hebron is in the forefront of the battle.

It is my impression that Am Ysroel haven't a clue of what this battle is all about. Am Yisroel must have a better understanding that this is their battle and join.

What is happening in Yesha is not being reported in a timely fashion or at all and in a negative way.  Yesha is fighting a losing battle unless we call in the reserves.  Prior to the expulsion of  Gush Katif,  the women in Netzarim insisted on no protesters coming into their community since it would destroy their daily routine.  They said, just davan (pray) and send  us money. So they kept a few weeks more of their routine but then what?

If Yesha goes under so does Hebron.   A Palestinian State translates into Yesha's demise. Yesha's demise is Hebron's demise and the demise of Kiryat Arba, Itamar, Elon Moreh, Beit El etc etc.. Therefore we must unite to battle the establishment of a Palestinian State.  If Yesha goes under so does Eretz Yisroel and then so does the haven for all Jews throughout the world.  So every Jew is affected and must be more proactive to join this batttle. 

But worldwide Jewry are clueless that their input and activism is wanted and needed.  They think that donating to particular organizations will suffice in doing their share. And the organizations are competing for these funds.

 We are not talking about competing organizations.  We are talking about our collective survival.  And if there's a hole somewhere we all sink and each hole is a danger to the entire ship.  Every provocation against the settlers of Yesha is another small hole in our ship.  It needs to be addressed. We need to join forces and get the support and backing of  loyal supporters in the Diaspora of each and every organization in Yesha  be it the Hebron Fund, A/F of Hebron Chabad, A/F of Shavei Hebron, A/F of Yeshiva Kiryat Arba, A/F of Beit El etc.... All these databases combined makes a huge force that must then mobilize to reach out to the Jewish community at large throughout the world. I am talking about speaking out  regarding our entitlement to YESHA. and protesting vehemently a Palestinian State in all our correspondance. If this force would reach out to the Chareidi community and the chareidi leadership, we can then bring in a force of hundreds of thousands of caring Jews to join the fight against a Palestinian State. It is doable.

The time has come to reevaluate our priorities.  Your priorities (and correct me if I am wrog) are  particular projects in Hebron which I agree are very important.  Each of the other organizations have their own priorities.

My position is that the priority in Hebron, in Kiryat Arba, in Itamar  in Ariel and in every community or orginization in Yesha should be the fight for the survival of Yesha.  Because if Yesha falls then all Yesha  projects go as well. 

Each person under house arrest and each house destroyed in Yesha is a litmus test in the eyes of the gov't fight against Yesha in order to establish a Palestinian STate.  According to David Bedein they are monitoring our collective response.  When we as a community fail to respond, the gov't is empowered to continue its campaign of deligitimizing Yesha and picking the next guinea pig..  .

Maybe if we would have stopped it when the others guys were  put in administrative detention they wouldn't have hit Beit Hashalom now. Noam Federman, Dahtia Yitchaki, Moattot arim and WIG are out there fighting for this battle as they were for the others in Yesha.  But their collective voices weren't strong enough apparently to stop this trend.  Even if the Hebron Community joins it won't be enough.  We need to get the community at large in the Diaspora and EY to join our battle for Yesha. 

 If the Hebron Fund team temporarily redirects their focus and puts their focus on fighting for Yesha and against a Palestinian State, this fight for Yesha can only serve to raise the stature of the Community of Hebron in the eyes of its Benefactors.  It will also be a role model for the other Yesha organizations. It might even serve as a role model for the right camp political parties such as Moshe Feiglin, Benny Elon, Tsafrir Ronen, Eldad etc to join together under the common denominator of our entitlement for EY., .

 The Hebron Dinner is an opportunity to speak out for Yesha and against the establishment of a State of Palestine.. Money for advertising for this Dinner has already been allocated. Let the advertising speak out for Yesha and against a Palestinian State as well. Money raised helps support the community of Hebron.

I don't feel that there is a choice of priorities in this time. It's Yesha or nothing.   I don't believe that  there will be viable  projects in Hebron chas vechalila  unless the Community of Hebron united with others seriously takes on the battle and  a PR campaign as per our entitlement of the entire Land of Israel including Yesha. 

Sincerely, Robin Ticker

A must see video of the Rebbe of Lubavitch - Torah's Mandate to Defend Yourselves

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Please Watch this video of the Lubavitch Rebbe;

o Torah's Mandate: Defend Yourselves

MORE POLICE HUMILIATION OF ELISHEVA FEDERMAN

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From: Israel Kaplan <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, Nov 6, 2008 at 1:42 PM
Subject: POLICE HUMILIATION OF ELISHEVA FEDERMAN
To: IZZY <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>

Elisheva Federman was whisked away by police on Tuesday as she was walking in the street to pick up her daughter from the nursery.  IN NATAN SHARANSKY'S BOOKS, THIS WAS THE STANDARDS THAT THE RUSSIAN ADOPTED.  ONE MINUTE YOU WERE WALKING ON THE STREET AND THE NEXT MINUTE YOUR GONE FOR INTERROGATION.      They want DNA samples of everyone and they will get them by bending the law or breaking it. They don't care. And all the people who love to scream "fascism" are silent and those who indignantly defend 'rule of law' know nothing about it. There is no rule of law in Israel. The police violate the law. The Courts violate the law. The whole criminal justice system violates the law and the Members of Knesset violate the law. How can they demand that people obey the law? Who should obey the law if not they? Ya'akov Golbert, Advocate and Attorney at Law(Israel)   This an action worthy only of a fascist state. It is profoundly anti-semitic, brutal and obscene. Investigations and punishment should begin. The government is making war on its Jewish people. Herb Sunshine, Attorney at law (USA)   Police Humiliation of Elisheva Federman 'Every Woman Who Heard te News was Totally Shocked' Cheshvan 7, 5769, 05 November 08 01:05 by Hillel Fendel (IsraelNN.com) Dozens of Hevron women descended on the local police station Wednesday morning, protesting the police humiliation of Elisheva Federman. Elisheva Federman was whisked away by police on Tuesday as she was walking in the street to pick up her daughter from the nursery. In her words: "Ten days after they destroyed my house and threw me and my family out while beating us, they decided they must justify what they did by accusing me of attacking a police officer... "At the police station, after they questioned me and accused me, they said that in light of the accusations, they have to take a DNA sampling from me [- something that is usually done only for murderers and rapists, the interviewer commented]. I didn't agree, since I didn't murder anyone, so they said that they don't need me to agree and they could take it by force. "They brought me into a room, and brought in a policewoman to take some hairs from my head, and gave me a choice: Either I would allow her to take the hairs and the policemen would not look, or I could resist, in which case, the policemen would watch as she takes my hair-covering off and takes the hairs. I was of course not anxious to get beaten again by the policemen, after what I experienced last week, so I said I would not resist. The policemen left, leaving the door open, and she took off my hair-covering off and took out ten hairs from my head." Reactions to the news in Hevron and elsewhere were furious. "Every woman who heard this was totally shocked," said Hevron resident Anat Cohen - and after hearing the report of the humiliation, Cohen and dozens of other women burst into the local police station. "We decided we could not allow this to go without a response," Cohen later told Arutz-7. "For the policewoman to look Elisheva in the eye and say, 'If you don't let us take off your hair covering, we will take it forcefully,' is the crossing of a grave red line. This is a blow at the elementary human rights of dignity and a woman's honor." Jewish Law prohibits a married woman from appearing in public with her hair uncovered. Beyond the legal requirement, however, it is considered a deep violation of her modesty and privacy to have her hair uncovered in public. "We arrived at the police station with signs and we protested," she said. "We went inside, and the policemen immediately jumped on us and pushed us outside, where we continued to demonstrate for about an hour." She noted that the police "told Noam [Elisheva's husband] after the destruction last week that if she does not come on her own for a police investigation, they would 'pluck her up' on the street in the middle of the day - and that's what they did." DNA testing of Jews has happened only once in recent memory, Elisheva Federman said: "A few years ago, a man had some hairs taken from his beard, but the police were roundly criticized and they did not do it again - until now... It is all totally legal, as the policemen said, but it's just another brick in the wall dividing between those who come to expel and humiliate and Israel's most loyal sons." ---------------------------------------------------------- IZZY KAPLAN 416 824 2858 416 256 2858 Check out my new blog http://israelonisrael.blogspot.com

IDF RESPONDS TO DESTRUCTION OF THE FEDERMAN HOME

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Dear List, amv"sh

There you have it. See below response from the IDF."The IDF will continue to enforce the law in Judea and Samaria, as it did in this instance. "

Let's agree to disagree.  The IDF is enforcing an immoral and illegal law in Judea and Samaria. Testimony clearly contradicts that this was done in a moral or legal fashion. That is why our protest is so important to prevent future demolitions!

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From: Israel Kaplan <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>
To: IZZY <israelkaplan@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 28 Oct 2008 21:38:12 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: IDF RESPONDS TO DESTRUCTION OF THE FEDERMAN HOME

Letter sent from IDF spokesman in response to query below about the IDF destruction of Federman home:   In Response to Query   Yesterday a number of structures, which were built illegally and without required permits, were dismantled near Kiryat Arba.  The removal of these buildings took place under supervision and after the issuance of legal orders.  As part of these processes, the inhabitants of these illegal buildings were given the opportunity to put forth their claims and peacefully leave the structures.    However, they chose not to do so and instead continued to break the law.  While a petition was submitted to the Supreme Court of Israel regarding some of the buildings, they were rejected.   Removal of the buildings was done only after property and other belongings were removed from them in an organized manner.  Evacuation of the buildings was done at night to reduce the chance of a crowd grathering and unnecessary friction.   The IDF will continue to enforce the law in Judea and Samaria, as it did in this instance.   North American Desk Foreign Press Branch IDF Spokesperson's Unit 9 Itamar Ben Avi Street, Tel Aviv Tel:  +972 (3) 608-0236 Fax: +972 (3) 608-0312 ---------------------------------------------------------- IZZY KAPLAN 416 824 2858 416 256 2858 Check out my new blog http://israelonisrael.blogspot.com