Schlaglicht Israel Nr. 11/1 1 Aktuelles aus israelischen Tageszeitungen 30. Mai- 13. Juni 2011 1."Naksa"-Tag Palästinensische Aktivisten in mehreren arabischen Ländern riefen am 5. Juni zu Protestaktionen auf, um an die"Naksa"(arabisch:"Rückschlag“) zu erin­nern, den Sieg Israels im Sechstagekrieg und die damit verbundene Besatzung des Westjordanlands, des Gazastreifens und der Golanhöhen. Wie drei Wochen zuvor, am„ Nakba-Tag“(Tag der Staatsgründung Israels), riefen Palästinenser zum Marsch auf die Grenzen Israels auf. Während es an den Grenzen zum Gazastreifen, und zum Libanon ruhig blieb, versuchten hunderte syrische Palästi­nenser die Grenze auf dem Golan zu überqueren. Was einigen Palästinensern vor drei Wochen gelun­gen war, wurde nun jedoch von der israelischen Armee verhindert. Während ein Armeesprecher an­gab, dass Soldaten zunächst nicht-tödliche Waffen eingesetzt und später nur auf die Beine der Protest­ler geschossen hätten, kamen nach syrischen An­gaben 19 Menschen ums Leben, davon mindestens zwei durch Schüsse. Auch in der Westbank marschierten Palästinenser auf den Checkpoint Qalandia. In den israelischen Medien wurde insbesondere die Frage diskutiert, wie mit unbewaffneten Demons­tranten vor Israels Grenzen umzugehen sei. A matter of survival "There is nothing innocent about the mass assaults we have recently witnessed on Israel's frontiers. Even if the m obs[…] had[…] been genuinely no n­violent[…]- it would make no difference. In Clause­witzian terms, this invasion is war by other means, calculated to destroy the State of Israel, and must be resisted as such." Amiel Ungar, HAA 10.06.11 IDF must not shoot unarmed people " Here’s a tip on how to deal with these unarmed Palestinians in Syria(or elsewhere) racing fearlessly in broad daylight at our well-defended borders: We should stop killing them.[…] I’m not saying we should let them come in freely. I don’t think Palesti n­ians or their descendants have the'right of return,' so I think Israel has the right to stop them. We should use any non-lethal, noncrippling methods necessary.[…] But you don’t deliberately shoot unarmed people." Larry Derfner, JPO 08.06.11 The age of the sniper "It's easy to identify the effort to divert attention from the lost legitimacy of Syria's minority Alawite gov­ernment, and instead to try to undermine the legiti­macy of Israel on the anniversary of the start of the Six-Day War, Naksa Day. The troubling question is: Why did Israel cooperate with this Syrian equation so obediently?[…] The Israeli response, which included live fire on de­monstrators trying to cross the border[…] played right into Palestinian hands, providing the world with the longed- for images of killing and expulsion.[…] It isn't clear why weeks of preparation ended this way, and what the Israeli satisfaction with the results is all about.[…] Is the only message from our leaders with the analytical minds is that the brain is an obso­lete organ, and if force doesn't work, use more force?" Aner Shalev, HAA 07.06.11 Guess what: Our enemies lie "On Sunday, the claims of 20-plus deaths are not borne out by any independently verifiable informa­tion.[…] There is every likelihood that the numbers were deliberately inflated by the Assad regime.[…] The false reporting of death tolls, and Israel’s unf a­thomable failure to confront the phenomenon, dogged Israel throughout the second intifada.[…] In short, guess what: Our enemies lie.[…] The IDF needs to take the lead in telling the world about it – in detail, in real time. If it continues to leave the field 1