"The state opposed the request, arguing that revealing the minutes could compromise the state’s security, its foreign relations, or even the privacy or safety of specific individuals."
Og statens påstand ble tatt til følge:
"Last March the ruling was made by the military appellate tribunal, signed by the court president, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Doron Feyles, who has since stepped down. At first, he imposed a sweeping gag order that included the very fact that a ruling had been made. This week the gag order's restrictions have been somewhat reducted - and now, it can be reported that a ruling was made, though the content of the ruling still cannot be published."
Haaretz nevner noen av kommentarene etter denne sensuren:
"Former state archivist, Dr. Yaacov Lazovic, told Haaretz that “the degree of imbecility of this decision is so great, that no further comment is needed.” Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frij, a local resident, who was a witness at the hearing, said that “the decision to prevent the publication of a legal ruling, and thus empty it of meaning, is an improper and undemocratic act.”
Slik står det til.
Sannheten fra 1956 må tildekkes og hemmeligholdes i 2022.
SÅ LITE er palestinerne verdt, ... den gang som nå.
............................
EDIT 29. juli 2022
Da har IDF frigitt rettsreferater fra 1957 om Kafr Qassem:
Haaretz:
"Transcripts of Kafr Qasem Massacre Trial Revealed: ‘The Commander Said Fatalities Were Desirable’"
"The
Kafr Qasem massacre transcripts were kept secret until now, under the
claim that revealing them would jeopardize Israel' national security."
Jerusalem Post:
"IDF releases court documents from Kfar Kassem massacre"
"Witnesses argue Border Police soldiers interpreted orders "irrationally" • Arab MKs: Israel must acknowledge responsibility"
Det er skremmende lesning.
- Det var ønskelig at noen døde?
- Og at området ble etnisk renset ... ved flukt til Jordan?
- Og var det planer om å innta Jordan hvis det eskalerte?
Her spørs det om ikke mer lys må til.
Da må det skrives om saken.
Og så må dagens offisielle Israel på banen og uttale seg.
Ellers kommer man ikke videre.
Skudeneshavn 24. mai 2022 / 29. juli 2022
Jan Marton Jensen
På Twitter:
30. juli 2022
https://twitter.com/janmarton/status/1553299511220604930
30. juli 2022
https://twitter.com/janmarton/status/1553307924524679168
1. august 2022
https://twitter.com/janmarton/status/1554044841402585089
Ny Info:
29. juli 2022
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-713447
Kilde:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kafr_Qasim_massacre
13. oktober 2018
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium.MAGAZINE-general-s-confession-links-massacre-to-israel-s-secret-plan-to-expel-arabs-1.6550421
HELE artikkelen i Haaretz 24. mai 2022
Kafr Qasem Massacre: Israel Makes Decision on Historic Docs. That’s All We Can Say
Israel has maintained that a request by a historian to reveal protocols dealing with the Kafr Qasem massacre would harm state security and its foreign affairs. Now that a military court has made a ruling, it’s unknown if, when and what information the public will see
Ending a five-year legal process, the military appellate tribunal has handed down its ruling regarding the request of a historian to reveal historical documents related to the Kafr Qassem massacre in 1956. But due to a gag order, this ruling cannot be published. So despite the fact that it was given, there is no telling whether, when, and which documents will be revealed to the public.
The appeal to the court was filed in 2017 by historian Adam Raz,
who now works at the Akevot research institute. At the time, he was
writing a book about the massacre and sought to publish historical
documents written during the military trial conducted in the late 1950s
against the perpetrating soldiers. The material requested by Raz
included some 600 pages of court minutes and a list of documents
submitted as evidence during the 1950s trial.
The current trial,
which dealt with whether to reveal the material, was conducted in closed
chambers. The state opposed the request, arguing that revealing the
minutes could compromise the state’s security, its foreign relations, or
even the privacy or safety of specific individuals.
Former state archivist Lazovic saw the materials on the job and also submitted an opinion to the court, which is also under a gag order. “I have seen the material. I cannot say what it contains, but I can say, both in this regard and in general, that the stance stating that documents from decades ago can harm the state’s foreign relations or public order is completely mistaken,” he said on Monday.
The Kafr Qassem Massacre took place on the first day of the Sinai War in 1956. Border Police troops shot and killed 47 Arab-Israeli citizens who lived in the village in the Triangle region, including women and children. The residents returned home in the evening without knowing that the curfew hour had been changed to an earlier time. The soldiers shot at them following an order – which was eventually defined as “patently illegal” – to shoot anyone they saw on the street. Local residents say 51 people were killed in the massacre, including a boy and a man shot in nearby villages, an old man who died of a heart attack upon hearing that his grandson had been killed, and a fetus carried by one of the residents.
Eight soldiers were convicted of involvement in the deed and sent to prison, but their sentences were commuted, and all were released before serving most of their sentences. Some even received public service appointments later on. Colonel Yiska Shadmi, commander of the sector where the massacre was committed, was tried separately. He was acquitted of murder, and convicted on a minor count of “exceeding authority.”
Official
Israeli representatives have apologized for the massacre and asked
forgiveness for it several times over recent decades. Kafr Qassem has a
museum commemorating the murder victims, but a bill to officially recognize and commemorate the massacre – through budgeting, education, and other means – was voted down by the Knesset last year and raised political turmoil.
Last March the ruling was made by the military appellate tribunal, signed by the court president, Maj. Gen. (ret.) Doron Feyles, who has since stepped down. At first, he imposed a sweeping gag order that included the very fact that a ruling had been made. This week the gag order's restrictions have been somewhat reducted - and now, it can be reported that a ruling was made, though the content of the ruling still cannot be published.
“After decades, it’s clear that not releasing documents has nothing to do with security or foreign affairs, but rather is because the state seeks to prevent the release of information that will embarrass it and paint it in a negative light,” says Raz.
He says that recently, before the ruling, the military prosecution
announced that it was retracting its objection to allowing large
sections of the material to be reviewed. However, it still opposes
publishing photos and certain documents, including those related to
“Operation Mole” – a political plan to deport Triangle residents to
Jordan, which some believe is the backdrop for the massacre. “What
changed to make the prosecution drop its objection to publication?
Nothing. It’s not like some security threat disappeared. It’s part of
the state’s institutional DNA, not to publish material. In this case
publication is crucial not only for research, but also for the
community, which wants to know the whole truth about what happened to
their loved ones,” Raz says.
Attorney Shlomi Zechariah, representing Raz, said, “The conduct of some of the actors was troubling, to say the least, and many eyebrows will be raised when all is revealed.”
According to Minister Frij, “66 years after the massacre, the State of
Israel is strong enough to stop being afraid of the truth. Publishing
the minutes won’t harm state security; to the contrary, it will help
this open wound heal. The concealment only intensifies the pain and
suspicion. It’s time for the State of Israel to deal with the less
pleasant parts of its history.”
The IDF Spokesman commented: “A decision was recently made regarding the request to review materials from the Kafr Qassem affair. There is a gag order on the contents of the decision, as the former president of the military tribunal ruled, and in accordance with the law.”
To read all of Adam Raz's revelations on Haaretz - click here
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