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December 26th, 2002
The Fatah is harassing Christians in Bethlehem
Documents captured during operation "Defensive Shield" reveal that in the
last couple of years the residents of Bethlehem, especially members of the
Christian faith, have had to suffer with violence directed against them by
the armed militias, bandits and thugs, with the members of Fatah taking an
active role. The Fatah under its various aliases ("Tanzim-Fatah", 'Al-Aqsa
Martyrs' Brigade') consistently harasses the local population, especially
the Christian population.
One of the documents captured states that the citizens of Bethlehem have
lost their sense of security and began to see the Tanzim-Fatah as nothing
more than armed hoodlum gangs whose only purpose was to control the local
residents.
In addition, there exists a large amount of information regarding extortion,
false arrests and various other forms of corruption in Bethlehem.
Following are a number of examples:
Extortion of business men and criminal activity
Members of the "Tamra" [a Bedouin clan living in the area of Bethlehem]
blackmail Christian businessmen.
Following the explosion of a car belonging to Atef Abiyat, a senior Fatah
operative, gold rings were found on his fingers. The rings were positively
identified as belonging to Christian businessman, George Nissan, who was
robbed a short while beforehand.
Fatah operatives blackmail businessmen who own property assets in the city,
souvenir shop owners, and gas station owners. This criminal activity is done
with clear collaboration with the Palestinian Security Services. The
security services frequently summon the Christian businessmen for 'inquiry',
on charges of supposed collaboration with Israel, and then share the money
which is given in exchange for closing the 'file' on them.
Seizing Christian Land
Muslim factions, elements in the Palestinian Authority, as well as private
elements, have increased the takeover of land belonging to the Greek
Orthodox Church in Bethlehem. They use any means necessary to achieve their
objectives including the forgery of documents, and the bribery of officials.
In one incident, a plot of land in Bethlehem was seized with the aid of
a "Force 17" commander in order to build a mosque on it. The "Force 17"
commander claimed that this was done on Arafat's order. Appeals to Jibril
and Haj Ismayael to intervene and stop the construction work went unheeded.
No provision of legal aid to Christians in Bethlehem
The Christians in Bethlehem are not provided with legal aid. The judicial
system there is corrupt and the verdicts are often influenced. The lack of
legal aid is quite noticeable in the cases of Christian landowners and
property owners whose land is taken over by Muslim immigrants from Hebron.
For example, the Komsiya family (a Christian family) owns a piece of land
and a building used as a commercial center in town. A number of years ago a
Muslim family from Hebron took over the building and began to use it without
authorization. The Komsiya family turned to the Palestinian justice system
and after lengthy deliberation the court ruled in favor of the plaintiffs.
However, the verdict was never enforced, and the family from Hebron appeared
with a new verdict (signed by the same judge) canceling the pervious
verdicts and awarding ownership of the property to the family from Hebron.
Complaints about the utter lack of security, which prevails in Bethlehem,
have been passed on more than one occasion, to Arafat. Arafat was asked to
rule on them, however, the documents discovered indicate that Arafat and
factors in the Palestinian Authority refused to take a stand. They refused
to take a clear stance to return a state of law and order to the town of
Bethlehem.
Following are the relevant documents that indicate the widespread state of
the problem:
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