BYE BYE GAZA - Barry Chamish

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Professionally, I knew this it would be this week. All the signs
were there.
Hushing Opposition Voices
Now we know why I was entrapped into a kangaroo court by
one A. Eskin. The precedent set by the judge opened the
floodgates to phony libel harassment. After the raid on Gush
Katif two weeks ago, Knesset member Arieh Eldad public
accused Itamar Ben Gvir of inciting the attack on behalf of
the Shabak. Last Thursday, Ben Gvir sued Eldad for 100,000
shekels knowing that my legal precedent gives him a perfect
chance at victory.
But what about poor Nadia Matar. She was actually charged
by the police for "insulting a public official," and faces
possible imprisonment.
Arresting My Readers
Last night it was my reader Noam Livnat's turn to be
arrested. This week my correspondents young and old or
their families called with horror-filled arrest stories. 48 year
old Yves Cahen was incarcerated for a month and is now
under house arrest for an undetermined period of time. He
cannot earn a living. Fourteen year old Ezra Melamed sits in
Beersheva's Dekel prison for supposedly being
photographed throwing a rock at a policeman.. He insists this
is a lie. His attorney has asked the court to force the police to
produce the photograph. He was turned down.
And on and on and on the arrests continue against those
exercising their democratic right to protest.
The American Army Base
Serious research into a huge army base being built by the
US in Central Israel reveals its main purpose. In 1998,
Netanyahu, Sharon and Sharansky less than publicly agreed