How the IDF wants to remove the illegal settlers

Prepared in the biggest secret within the walls of the Ministry of Defense of Israel, an IDF document comes leak Read Article

The document is a memo from the Israeli army planning the destruction of illegal buildings in settlements during the freeze period. "It is by far the operation of this type the largest Israeli army" on Monday RFI correspondent in Jerusalem.

According to the document, the IDF would intend to use means of large scale to remove the illegal settlers. The numbers of special forces and mounted police backed by helicopters and drones have been mobilized for the occasion. The army should still use a system of electronic jamming of mobile phones to prevent settlers from communicating with each other to organize any resistance.

The document was obtained by the settlers who were then released before going to the wall in the media to show their opposition. Quoted by the Israeli daily Haaretz, a spokesman for the settlers denounced yesterday an army 'preparing for a war of the past "before adding that the colonists were preparing" a series of surprises for which the army is not ready, "citing as an example the recent burning of the mosque of Yusuf in the West Bank.

Leaders from several locations should meet Monday to discuss the response to give to the authorities. A hunger strike is considered as including the implementation of a smear campaign by Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu.

Many members of the extreme right have announced their support for the cause of the colonists. According to Michael Ben-Ari, a member of the Party of National Unity, a plan "would cause a civil uprising in the colonies, which might encourage troops to halt their action.