Eine Delegation des Rechtsausschusses des Deutschen Bundestages, wurde am 16. April bei der Besichtigung der Altstadt von Hebron von jüdischen Siedlern durch Beleidigungen und Drohungen so massiv gestört, dass die Besuchsroute geändert werden musste. Sicherheitskräfte waren vor Ort, griffen aber nicht ein. Jerzy Montag, Leiter der Delegation: "Wir wissen, es sind nur ganz wenige. Aber es ist nicht hinnehmbar, dass dem nicht ein Ende bereitet wurde." Soweit die Grüne Version .
Unschuldige Parlamentarier, die nur mal eben die Altstadt von Hebron besichtigen want to be and then, quite without reason, cursed, insulted, threatened and insulted even as Nazis. So bad so the settlers of Hebron. And then the friends of Israel but also on the IDF to be abandoned.
The Germans were so shocked and upset that they decided to cancel their visit and leave Israel in protest immediately.
In the version of two missing Jerzy Montag not quite unimportant details.
The first: the seven Germans were not alone: \u200b\u200b
"were accompanied by a left-wing parliamentarians maligned organization that wants to expel the Jewish settlers from Hebron and the IDF and Israel," said Noam Arnon , spokesman the settlers . Members from European countries without "hostile supervision" are according to Arnon be welcome.
The second: According to the Israeli Foreign Ministry was not denied the trip to Hebron with the Israeli authorities, so it was no preparation for the arrival of the delegation to be made.
that the settlers in Hebron do not represent the average Israeli, but also in Israel are regarded as extremists, should be known. That she of "human rights activists" regularly as a demonstration of the inhumanity and brutality of the Israeli occupier to be presented to tourists, has its setting to left-wing peace activists probably a negative influence, it was on such tours have repeated conflicts between settlers and "tourists".
German politicians decide anyway (or so) to visit Hebron and take calculated Yehuda Shaul and his friends . The provocation is possible, there are a few insults (which were not only members of parliament) - already in the members of the legal committee of the Bundestag give outraged travel in protest neck from overhead, making demands ( "In order to give the peace process a chance, the members of the law committee, as friends of Israel , Appeal to the Israeli Authorities to clean in the fanaticism of Jewish settlers. ") And an apology demand for the behavior of Israeli security forces.
Here, a look at the side of the AA would have been sufficient to entirely on the tour renounce.
safety for the West Bank
from traveling to the West Bank is not recommended in principle result of the intense armed clashes in the Gaza Strip is currently in the West Bank is an increased risk before. ... It is recommended that the position pursue in the media attention, the daily UN to consider safety and reduce trips in the West Bank to the absolute minimum. Rides in the northern West Bank (including Jenin, Nablus, Tulkarem), but also to Hebron where appropriate, should be closely coordinated with the German Representative Office in Ramallah.
from unnecessary travel is not recommended, for the German delegation to visit Hebron thus counts as "essential minimum". Why? A look at the Besuchsprogamm can guess the answer: Baruch Goldstein's grave, which Erzvätergrab that Shuhadastrasse, inhabited by the settlers Areas and the visit of a Palestinian family.
A journey that prejudice against Israel foments for German politicians (dealing in the legal committee of the German Bundestag in the rest not with the Middle East conflict) probably really essential - it gives it the ammunition for the legitimate criticism of Israel to practice every friend Israel is committed. How have practical as ever seen in the concentrated form of evil Hebronsiedler with their own eyes and heard with a glass of mint tea from the brutality of the Israelis with their own ears.
The Israeli ambassador to Germany, Yoram Ben-Zeev, has already
the politicians excused. An apology from the German government for the unacceptable behavior of their delegation is not known.