Jaffa - Demonstration against settlements and provocation by settlers
Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 11:55PM Thursday, January 27, 2011 at 11:43PM
Demonstration by Jaffa residents against the settlement practice and the provocation by the settlers in the city, will take place on:
Saturday, January the 29th, 2011 at 5 p.m.
Over the last weeks a few provocative events took place in which hundreds of settlers were involved. The most serious event was a march during which some 300 settlers marched through the city, shouting racist curses against the city's Arab citizens and towards the end of the march the prayers in the Nouzha mosque on Jerusalem Boulevard and the mosque itself were attacked with stones as well as insulted by the marchers.
The settlement phenomenon is on the increase in Jaffa, with a "Torah seed" group of about 20 families living and working in the community, lead by Rabbi Alpert and a "hesder" Torah seminary, headed by rabbi Mali, both leaders of the religious nationalist settlement movement, which indicated the mixed cities including Jaffa as a goal for colonization as well as to expel its Arab population.
The racist strategy of the settlers adds to the process of Judaization taking place in the city over several tens of years, as a result of the policies of the state's institutions (the Israel Land Administration and the Ministry of Housing) and the Tel Aviv city municipality, by lawmaking and development, pushing out the Arab population from their homes and neighborhoods.
On January 17th 2011 a meeting concerning the settlement practices in Jaffa took place, attended by residents, activists and representatives of various movements and organizations active in the city. All participants agreed on the gravity of the phenomenon, which needs to be reacted upon, both immediately as well as on the long term. The first step agreed upon, is to organize a large demonstration march through the city's streets, to protest against the racism and the settlers’ practice, aiming for the expulsion of its Arab population.
The demonstration will take place on Saturday the 29th, 2011 at 5 p.m. and will depart from the "Shem HaGdolim" neighborhood (163 Kedem street) towards the Etrog Market plot on HaEtrog Street.
A part of this plot was sold by the Israel Land Administration to the settler "Be'emuna" company with the explicit intent of establishing a neighborhood for religious Jews only.
The coalition of Jaffa organizations tried to stop this sale and the project in court but the decision was made favouring "Be'emuna".
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