Israel, Dividing from Within

The evacuations of Gaza has gotten some extremist zionists so mad that they are contemplating armed resistance, so much so that they are referring to this uprising as a Masada or something so horrifying the message will be unforgettable (one example is the mass suicide committed by one thousand Jews while holding off the Roman army in 74 AD. Some reports even say that some settlers and non-resident infilitrators are stockpiling weapons in the settlements of the West Bank. The Israeli military and police say they are more than prepared to meet and contain any such militant action. This would seem as more than simply a group of vigilantes for throughout the 1990's Israeli extremists have taken to the mountainous areas where it is harder for the army to close off, plant a flag and declare it an autonomous region. Prof. Ami Pedahzur, an expert on Israel's far right and a political scientist at the University of Haifa, says many of the new generation will no longer serve in the army and instead espouse these extremist groups dubbed "hilltop youth".
Though these are scattered groups they do haveAryeh Eldad, a far right-wing parliament member who regularly camps out with these groups and might be a future leader of this growing extremist movement. That along with the resignation of Benjamin Netanyahu, and the angry masses in Israel, the apartheid state is beginning to divide from within and the possibility of civil war is now not so far fetched. There seems to be great disconnect between the people and reality. Israel only gave up Gaza becuase it was a liability, it was bleeding the Israeli economy in terms of maintaining security for its 9000 residents. Despite the fact that Israel is increasing its operations in the West Bank, the settlers need much much more from their country, a more stringent militaristic policy with the Palestinians and Arabs in general and security. With the strength of the Palestinian resistance, Israeli officials know all too well, that is simply not possible both physically and strategically. Full Story