Hevron "Disengagement"

Maybe it’s me, but is it really necessary to deploy 1,500-2,000 Israeli police men to evict 8 families of approximately 80 people from their homes? According to my calculation that works out to approximately 18-25 officers per person. It’s pertinent to remember that a goodly proportion of those 80 people are children and infants. But Ynetnews Online reports Israeli Police Chief Moshe Karadi says it is;

The evacuation of settlers from Palestinian-owned houses they have occupied in the Hebron marketplace will go on as planned, and police will use force if they must, police Chief Moshe Karadi said in interview to Israel's Channel 2 Saturday.

Karadi said three police units are set to begin training for the evacuation next week, and that some 1,500-2000 cops are planned to take part in the operation. When asked whether he believes the evacuation may lead to blood shed, Karadi said he hopes the situation will not come to that, but added this was a possibility the police have taken into account. "From now on there will be no contradicting messages, just straight forward law enforcement," he stated.

Ironically, the owner of the property where the 8 families have been living in the Hevron market apartments are not the ones wishing to evict them and the Police Chief talks about the need for straight law enforcement. Go figure.

And thanks to Ynet News Online for enlightening me to the fact that the land in question is not owned by a Jewish trust who held the title for the last 199 but is owned by a Palestinians organization - I ask, who knew? But really someone needs to tell the Magen Avot Sephardic community that they are playing on the wrong team.