Olmert ‘ashamed’ by ‘pogrom’ in Hebron

[Ulli]

Olmert ‘ashamed’ by ‘pogrom’ in Hebron

 December 7, 2008

JERUSALEM (JTA) -- Prime Minister Ehud Olmert called the violence in Hebron following the evacuation of a disputed house a "pogrom."

"Immediately after the evacuation, there were actions that cannot be described except as attempted pogroms by Jews from the Hebron area and other areas against Palestinian residents in Judea and Samaria," Olmert said at the beginning of Sunday's Cabinet meeting.

He went on to say, "We are the children of a people whose historic ethos is built on the memory of pogroms. The sight of Jews firing at innocent Palestinians has no other name than pogrom. Even when Jews do this, it is a pogrom. As a Jew, I am ashamed that Jews could do such a thing."

Olmert told the Cabinet that he and Defense Minister Ehud Barak "are instructing the security forces to do their utmost to prevent illegal and violent actions by Jews toward Palestinians in all areas under the responsibility of the State of Israel."

Some 20 families and about 250 protesters were evacuated from Hebron's Peace House, also called the House of Contention, on the night of Dec. 4. The evacuation came after Israel's High Court of Justice upheld a government order that the house be emptied until a district court can determine ownership of the four-story, strategically located building.

Following the evacuations, young Jewish settlers reportedly terrorized Hebron's Palestinian community, setting fires and smashing windows. Two Kiryat Arba residents allegedly fired into a Palestinian crowd, injuring a Palestinian man and his son, according to Palestinian reports.

The two men turned themselves in to police on Saturday, saying they were in danger at the time of the shooting and fired in self-defense, Ynet reported.

The Jerusalem Magistrates' Court on Sunday remanded one of the men, Ze'ev Brauda, after police told the court that his actions were a provocation.

Source: http://jta.org/news/article/2008/12/07/1001379/olmert-hebron-violence-pogrom-against-palestinians

Olmert is becoming more and more evil and treaterous. He chooses his words without any shame. 

[zachor_ve_kavod]

What an obscene comparison that is.  The Europeans tried over centuries to annihilate the Jews, now the Jews of Hebron are defending themselves against a people who are trying to finish the job.  Is there any other leader in the world who is so openly against his own citizens as Olmert?

[Zelhar]

There is a systematic incitement against the settlers in Israel, and apparently it works, since his evil defamation caused no outrage.

A few weeks ago when Arabs were rioting in Ako and burning Jewish property the media didn't say it is a pogrom against Jews, instead they blamed the Jews for provoking the riots.

[Shlomo]

smolmert is only ashamed that someone would reject his "authority" and stand up to the bolshevik, Jew-hating government. He never spoke out like this when arabs did these things to Jews. No, when it's the arabs, he's too busy kissing their behinds and would rather go down in history as a traitor to Israel and the Jewish people to save himself. Certainly smolmert wouldn't call attacks on the Jewish people progroms because of his own progroms against the Jews.

What a worthless piece of garbage. I could only wish he was thrown out of his home and onto the streets as he did to the Jews who love Israel... and believe me, this is the least of what I wish for this traitor!

[nopeaceforland]

Hopefully Olmert gets a  and dies by a  !