IDF TO BEGIN CONFISCATING WEAPONS FROM JEWS IN JUDEA AND SAMARIA

Blogmaster's Rant: If this report is true... it signals the abandonment by the Israeli Government of all Jews living outside of the green line. As tensions increase between Arabs and Jews and attacks become more commonplace who in their right mind would disarm the intend victims of palestinian terrorist attacks? I call upon all who love Israel and their fellow Jews to unite against this draconian - Hellenistic dictatorial decree. At a time when more latitude in owning and carrying firearms should be considered by the Government, King Olmert, the new King (or he thinks he is) wants to leave Jews helpless to defend against imminent acts of terrorism and murder? I would say who does he think he is but the answer is crystal clear, .... Olmert Melech. Olmert compared our IDF Soldiers with the Maccabees. I hope he was right on the money... We need Maccabees now more than ever!!!

Judea and Samaria: IDF Rounding Up Jews' Weapons - Defense/Middle East - Israel News - Arutz Sheva

Judea and Samaria: IDF Rounding Up Jews' Weapons by Gil Ronen

(IsraelNN.com) The IDF is conducting a large scale operation to confiscate weapons from the Jewish residents of Judea and Samaria, according to Channel 10 TV. The purpose of the operation is described as "putting the settlers' gun permits in order." The security coordinators of the communities in Samaria have been summoned to a meeting with IDF officers Thursday; community leaders are convinced that the IDF intends to collect many of the weapons in the Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.

Hillel Reinus of Yitzhar said: "I have no idea who is giving the order, it seems to be coming from up high, but they've decided to take the weapons away from everybody." Another resident of the community, Igal Amitai, added, "They are abandoning citizens, it is irresponsibility, but everything pales compared to reality."

'This amounts to making the settlers fair game' MK Aryeh Eldad (NU/NRP) wrote a letter to Defense Minister Ehud Barak following the report: "Army representatives have recently informed the military security coordinators that they intend to collect most of the weapons which the residents of Judea and Samaria use for self-defense," he wrote.

"When a move such as this is made along with "I have no idea who is giving the order, but they've decided to take the weapons away from everybody." the release of hundreds of terrorists; the deployment of Palestinian policemen in Shechem (three of whom were involved in the murder of Ido Zoldan) and the arming of these policemen with weapons, ammunition and armored personnel carriers, this amounts to making the settlers fair game and sending the terror organizations a clear message that they may murder Jews," Eldad added.

"When all this is done against the backdrop of your announcement that you are joining the 'expulsion/compensation' plan, this amounts to blackmail. You are trying to encourage Jews to run away from Judea and Samaria and in order to prod them along you are taking away their weapons and urging terrorists to attack them," he wrote.

"With this letter," Eldad concluded, "I wish to inform you that the settlers of Judea and Samaria will hold you personally responsible for any casualties among the Jews in Judea and Samaria from now on, unless you immediately put an end to the process of collecting the settlers' weapons."

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