Support for Zambish; Opposition to Disruptive Elements

Ze'ev (Zambish) Chever, Secretary-General of the AMANA settlement arm, had his tyres punctured at Bet-El last week - and not for the first time.

Here is from Israel Hayom's report:

'Sin of silence' over attacks must be stopped; "Biggest threat to settlement enterprise is not Obama, Netanyahu, or Barak, but acts of violence."

...Amana...held an unprecedented emergency conference against settler violence and in support of the organization's director-general, Ze'ev (Zambish) Hever, who in recent years has been the victim of threats and harassment by right-wing activists who view him as too comprising and willing to give up land in Judea and Samaria.

...Hever himself spoke out against settler violence and acts of vandalism, saying, "For years I used to stop angry youths roaming the streets of Judea and Samaria. I see the anger in their eyes, their hatred and I choose not to bow down. This atmosphere must be purified." Yesha Council Chairman Danny Dayan, also speaking at the conference, said "The biggest danger to the settlement enterprise in Judea and Samaria is not [U.S. President Barack] Obama, [Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu, or [Defense Minister Ehud] Barak, but acts of violence, and silence over this ends today," Israel Radio reported.

And from the JPost:

..."Violence has become an acceptable currency in our camp. It comes in dozens of forms and we are silent. We have all worked for Migron and for Ulpana, but with a hand on our heart...How many here did something to stop this terrible and shameful phenomenon of Jews with masked faces and slingshots and stones in their hands?" [Dany] Dayan asked. "Our hands are not clean."

"We are building the land of Israel together with the nation of Israel and its representatives which is the state of Israel. We are doing this together and not against each other...In this way, we will continue as best we can, with effort, dedication, thoughtfulness and sometimes, cunning," [Chever] said.

Rabbi Yaakov Meidan said, "Unfortunately we woke up too late. Those who failed to protest yesterday against a Molotov cocktail thrown at an Arab woman in Hawara, and who did not protest when stones were thrown at a [military] jeep, were confronted today by the Zambish's slashed tire, and will find themselves tomorrow in an even worse situation."

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