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Last update - 10:51 09/04/2008 IDF begins collecting weapons from West Bank settlements By Yuval Azoulay, Haaretz Correspondent Tags: Palestinians, Yesha council  The Israel Defense Forces has begun collecting weapons from the armories of West Bank settlements - even personal weapons the army provided to settlers for self-defense, said Mate Binyamin regional council deputy head Moti Yogev. "These steps are being carried out, surprisingly, at the same time that unprecedented steps are being taken to ease the security restrictions on Palestinians, including lifting roadblocks and other impediments that undermine the security of the residents of Judea and Samaria," Yesha Council of settlements head Dani Daya wrote to GOC Central Command Major General Gadi Shamni in a letter. A source from Central Command said the decision to collect the arms was made because several break-ins occurred at armories over the past few years. Advertisement "Several dozen weapons were stolen, and therefore it was decided to remove the armories from the settlements and transfer them to the regional brigade camps in Judea and Samaria, where we will keep them, maintain them and, during escalations, distribute them to the residents. Everything was done in coordination with the officers, and the defense squads in those [settlements] will not suffer as a result." Related articles: Erekat: Peace process credibility 'eaten up' by settlement activity Settlers: Palestinians vandalizing Jewish farmers' property Masked settlers beat Palestinian farmers near Nablus Yad Vashem Council Chair slams settlers for abusing Palestinians Bookmark to del.icio.us   Banning Beijing boycott Israel's Olympic panel warns against mixing sports and politics. 20,000 strong Study released by Israeli think tank shows Hamas' military buildup in Gaza has peaked.   1.   Makes Sense 03:16  |  Mark of Lewiston 09/04/08   2.   "Cleaning" up the West Bank 03:24  |  Sy Dill 09/04/08   3.   Senseless and Dangerous... 04:01  |  Avi 09/04/08   4.   IDF Cleaning up Armories 04:12  |  Reid 09/04/08   5.   #2 Makes sense, Sy - the state is attempting to defend itself 04:33  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   6.   #4 Care to look at my post to Sy, Reid???? 05:27  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   7.   #3 Who IS the most likely threat to the ruling junta, Avi? 05:33  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   8.   guns 07:16  |  colin 09/04/08   9.   #7 - Junta? 07:55  |  JES 09/04/08   10.   Does Johnboy recognize Israel as a legitimate State 08:17  |  Reid 09/04/08   11.   Don`t worry, it`s business as usual 08:28  |  Natallie Durson 09/04/08   12.   The government has become the enemy 09:42  |  Moshe 09/04/08   13.   IDF begins clearing W.B. settlements` armories 10:29  |  martin list, m.d. 09/04/08   14.   PHOTO-OPTS FOR WHITE HOUSE, THEN THEY WOULD LAUGH 10:44  |  indrajaya 09/04/08   15.   Avi Dichter 11:09  |  RT 09/04/08   16.   Avi Dichter2 11:10  |  RT 09/04/08   17.   Avi Dichter3 11:13  |  RT 09/04/08   18.   #9 Right back atcha`, JES 11:28  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   19.   #10 I answered this in another post, Reid. 11:46  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   20.   Lies, Lies and more Lies 12:20  |  Kol Haam 09/04/08   21.   Directly contradicted by IDF spokesman 12:43  |  Rowan Berkeley 09/04/08   22.   how reminiscent of the mandate times ! 13:08  |  v hardman 09/04/08   23.   IDF Begins Collecting Weapons 13:13  |  JordanisPalestine 09/04/08   24.   #18 - Really Johnboy? 13:39  |  JES 09/04/08   25.   Back to bows and arrows. A big mistake IDF..! 13:45  |  Stephen. 09/04/08   26.   Johnboy- think again 14:36  |  Elihu 09/04/08   27.   #24 Yes, truly-rooly, JES 14:44  |  Johnboy 09/04/08   28.   WHO GAVE SETTLERS WEAPONS IN THE FIRST PLACE? 16:41  |  TripleJump 09/04/08   29.   If the land thieves feel threatened then they.... 16:45  |  Deborah 09/04/08   30.   #26 Elihu 16:54  |  Neal 09/04/08   31.   IDF should confiscate Heavy Duty Digging Machines also 16:57  |  The Archives 09/04/08   32.   Olmert ( walking disaster) 17:38  |  de Jong 09/04/08   33.   here come the tanks 18:06  |  margaret 09/04/08   34.   #27 - Congratulations Johnboy 18:10  |  JES 09/04/08   35.   deborah #29 you want to take a guess how much land the uk has 18:20  |  terrornator 09/04/08   36.   #35 Oh dear, let me explain something to you. 18:46  |  Deborah 09/04/08   37.   another thing deborah,the "colonization" or,in your words 21:02  |  terrornator 09/04/08   38.   Wait, The Jewish Settler State is the Real Danger 21:10  |  El-Birawi 09/04/08   39.   the mods wouldn`t let my first post to you through,your lucky! 21:46  |  terrornator 09/04/08   40.   PA are being heavily ARMED with weapons. IDFMake Jews DEFENSELESS 22:54  |  Linda Rivera 09/04/08   41.   THOUSANDS of Jews Maimed & MURDERED for WICKED LIE of Occupation 23:00  |  Linda Rivera 09/04/08   42.   Johnboy - stop re-defining the dictionary 23:44  |  * BEN JABO 09/04/08   43.   Settlers Were Part of an Armed Occupation Force 00:06  |  Johan Odin 10/04/08   44.   #27, #42 So sorry gentlement 01:23  |  Johnboy 10/04/08   45.   #28 CRIPPLED JUMP 02:56  |  * BEN JABO 10/04/08   46.   No worries mate ... 04:13  |  spyguy 10/04/08   47.   Beautiful balloon 04:27  |  jjvanka 10/04/08   48.   This too should be part of negotiations 05:16  |  Fred 10/04/08   49.   #44 - You should be 06:31  |  JES 10/04/08   50.   #48 In negotiations with whom, Fred? 06:55  |  Johnboy 10/04/08   51.   "you say you want a REV-o-LU-tion"... 07:15  |  eric 10/04/08   52.   #49 Repeating the mistake does not make it correct, JES 11:26  |  Johnboy 10/04/08   53.   Linda, take a speed pill, good for your brain 14:23  |  El-Birawi 10/04/08   54.   #52 - Absolutely... 15:27  |  JES 10/04/08   55.   a desparate state 23:13  |  Eliyahu 10/04/08   56.   #43 Johan Odin 02:04  |  * BEN JABO 11/04/08   57.   #54 U got a serious attitude problem, JES 06:48  |  Johnboy 11/04/08   58.   #57 - Johnboy`s "switcharoo" 11:12  |  JES 11/04/08   59.   #58 Awww, look, I will respond after all, JES.. 12:28  |  Johnboy 11/04/08   60.   #59 - That is rich Johnboy... 08:48  |  JES 12/04/08

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