English
Hebrew
Arabic
רמאמ םסרפ
,טסקט חלש
וא לוק ,תונומת
תורישי ואדיו
.השילגה תנכותמ
|
תושדח ינכדע רוקיס
.םיעורא לש
|
קזבמ יאנותיעה התא
!ךמצע לש
|
|
|
|
|
ואדיו יחרזא ןמוי
םילבכב קבאמ
|
|
|
|
|
|
www.indymedia.org
Projects climate print radio satellite tv video
Pacific adelaide aotearoa brisbane jakarta melbourne sydney
Africa ambazonia nigeria south africa
Europe athens austria barcelona belgium bristol cyprus euskal herria finland germany hungary ireland istanbul italy lille madrid netherlands nice norway paris poland portugal prague russia sweden switzerland thessaloniki united kingdom west vlaanderen
Canada alberta hamilton maritimes montreal ontario ottawa quebec thunder bay vancouver victoria windsor
Latin America argentina bolivia brasil chiapas chile colombia ecuador mexico peru qollasuyu rosario tijuana uruguay
South Asia india mumbai
West Asia israel palestine
United States arizona arkansas atlanta austin baltimore boston buffalo central florida chicago cleveland danbury, ct dc eugene hawaii houston idaho ithaca la madison maine michigan milwaukee minneapolis/st. paul new jersey new mexico north carolina north texas ny capital nyc philadelphia pittsburgh portland richmond rochester rocky mountain san diego san francisco bay area santa cruz, ca seattle st louis tallahassee-red hills urbana-champaign utah vermont western mass
Process discussion fbi/legal updates indymedia faq mailing lists process & imc docs tech volunteer
technlogy by cat@lyst and IMC Geeks
|
indymedia news
about us
Devastating Vandalism by Israeli soldiers in HDIP and Palestine Monitor
by Palestine Monitor
7:57am Tue Apr 23 '02
|
|
Today the staff of HDIP and Palestine Monitor were able to enter their offices for the first time in three weeks and were met by the sight of indescribable damage and vandalism committed by the Israeli soldiers who used the office as an operation centre during the occupation of Ramallah.
print article
Devastating Damage and Vandalism by Israeli soldiers in HDIP and the Palestine Monitor
April 22nd 2002
Today the staff of HDIP and Palestine Monitor were able to enter their offices for the first time in three weeks and were met by the sight of indescribable damage and vandalism committed by the Israeli soldiers who used the office as an operation centre during the occupation of Ramallah.
Most of the equipment of HDIP and Palestine Monitor has been destroyed and files and reports damaged or burnt. The office is in an unbelievable state of mess and destruction, however at this point it is hard to estimate the exact damage and loss.
All the computers in the office have been thrown into one big pile at the entrance, desks and chairs are broken and scattered on top of each other. The computer hard-drives have been taken out and the server is gone, together with all the printers and fax machines. Among the computers were 12 new computers, which were purchased for the establishment of a computer-training centre for youth and women. Also the soldiers have stolen a brand new digital video camera, LCDs, a projector and educational equipment.
There is clear evidence that the soldiers stayed in the office for a long period; there are mattresses and covers on the floor, dirty underwear and clothes are left in the bathrooms and on the floor and a heavy stench of garbage and rotting food left behind by the soldiers. The garbage was left everywhere mixed up with books and documents; even in desk drawers.
The office that belonged to the Palestine Monitor has been totally emptied; the desks are thrown on top of each other in one corner and all the computers are gone. Staff at the Palestine Monitor suspect that Israeli snipers used the office; the office is located on the corner of the main
street of Ramallah and there is a good view of the street from the window. Dr. Mustafa Barghouti's office has likewise been completely cleared out; the hard-drive is left a twisted on the desk, books and reports are thrown on
the floor and the furniture is missing.
The soldiers used the newer part of the office, which HDIP had recently rented and refurbished, as a dormitory. They slept on expensive Bedouin rugs made by a women's project in the Negev, which they stole from Mattin group, the organization located on the floor above HDIP, which has been equally vandalized. In addition to damage in the kitchen, holes in the walls and broken doors, there is extensive damage to the whole building particularly
in the staircase.
Dr. Barghouti had arranged with volunteers to monitor the building while the soldiers were inside throughout the two and half weeks the soldiers stayed there. They managed to videotape the soldiers when they brought out boxes from the office and burnt them outside on the sidewalk.
The whole place bears witness of random vandalism: Shaving cream was sprayed in a big pile in the bathroom, Hebrew graffiti on the walls read: "Thank you for your hospitality" and "This eating area is for whores" and a
pornographic videotape in Hebrew was left behind. Photos of Dr. Mustafa Barghouti have been burnt with cigarettes and bullet holes shot in his head at the photos.
The vandalism in and of itself is not surprising considering previous practice by the Israeli army but it is non-the less shocking to see the damage and devastation. In addition to HDIP and the Palestine Monitor, hundreds of other Palestinian independent organisations have been attacked and vandalised. At HDIP more than 13 years of research as well as valuable bibliographic information and databases have been lost. This is in fact an attack and assault on Palestinian intellectual life and all of this
invaluable work has now to be rebuilt. The Israeli army has in short waged a war upon civil society in Palestine. This will however not break our will to rebuild what is lost and to continue our struggle for freedom and independence. www.palestinemonitor.org add your comments
|
|
|
Disgust beyond words
by Timber
6:03am Wed Apr 24 '02
|
|
print comment
There are no words to describe the utter disgust and contempt that I feel after reading the above.
Go over to THE GUARDIAN (April 22, 2002), and read: "Lives in Ruins" by Zakaria Mohammed (Palestinian poet in Ramallah).
After reading these stories I feel a mean knife tearing into my heart.
The Palestinians will live forever, they will never die!
WE ARE ALL PALESTINIANS! add your comments
|
|
|
It would be wonderful
by León
7:57am Thu Apr 25 '02
|
|
print comment
I think it is a good idea to broadcast this video tapes showing the vandalism made by the israelian army.
if this "bed time story" is real... add your comments
|
|
|
|