Posted on 11/08/2009 5:54:51 AM PST by Karliner
IsraelNN.com) The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), attempting to help Arabs in Samaria take over a plot of land bordering the Tapuach Junction checkpoint, says it will return tomorrow to complete the project.
Early Sunday morning, IDF soldiers at the Tapuach checkpoint were surprised to see an empty field suddenly come to life. Some 50 local Arabs, accompanied by three Red Cross jeeps, arrived on the scene for an attempted land grab. Eyewitnesses said they saw Arabs emerging from the jeeps.
Over the past decade, a local Jewish shepherd has grazed his goats on the large plot of land, which borders the southwest part of the large junction and which has not been cultivated in many years, if ever. Despite this, the Arabs, with mules and small tractors, spread out over the area and began clearing it...
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Keep in mind, the International Red Cross has supported leftist causes for decades. It’s not the same organization as the American red Cross, (which has its own issues.)
I haven’t given a dime to any red cross organization due to their politics.
Oh, brain fart...I DO remember the IRC especially in Lebanon and etc and do NOT represent the high values of our American( and other countries) Red Cross....they use these cars as getting into one dangerous area from another....thanks for the reminder.
Some 50 local Arabs, accompanied by three Red Cross jeeps, arrived on the scene for an attempted "land grab." Eyewitnesses said they saw Arabs emerging from the jeeps. Over the past decade, a local Jewish shepherd has grazed his goats on the large plot of land, which borders the southwest part of the large junction and which has not been cultivated in many years, if ever.
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