Re: Israeli Refuseniks on ABC Nightline 2nite

Figures,  sharon wants all decent people who dont fit into a nazi rgime out.


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>   ABC - Nightline Daily E-Mail
> December 2, 2003
>   TONIGHT'S FOCUS: They are among the most highly-decorated pilots in
> the Israeli Air Force, and they have effectively ended their careers, and
> they say they are doing it to save Israel. And while a solution to the
> problems in the Middle East seem as far away as ever, something as
> simple as birthrate may force the issue. There is a scene in the movie
> "Apocalypse Now" that became a favorite
> for many of us. And I mean the original version, not the expanded one.
> During the helicopter assault, the camera is tight on the face of one
> soldier who's sitting in the chopper as the other soldiers jump out.
> He's yelling "I'm not going, I'm not going." It became something of a
> running joke for those of us who were routinely sent off to bad places.
> We'd look at each other and say "I'm not going, I'm not going."  At least
> it made us laugh. But the story we're looking at tonight is not a laughing
> matter.
> 27 Israeli pilots signed a petition saying, in essence, "we won't go."
> They refused to participate in the so-called targeted assassinations,
> the attacks, usually carried out from the air, on specific Palestinians.
> Those attacks have often resulted in the deaths of bystanders as well.
> The pilots argue that these actions are hurting the state of Israel.  And
> by going public, they have effectively ended their careers and faced
> withering criticism by both the Israeli government and much of the public.
> For the first time, they will appear on television, in a report by
> correspondent Hillary Brown from Jerusalem. At the same time, there is
> something else going on in Israel that not too
> many people are paying attention to.   It's called the demographic bomb
> by some Israelis.   The birthrate among Palestinians is higher than that
> for Israelis.   If current trends continue, Israelis will become the
minority
> in Israel in the next fifteen to twenty years. What repercussions would
> that have?   Whatever their political beliefs may be, some Israelis point
> to this trend and say the only solution is to have two separate states,
> Palestine and Israel.   This is one of those instances where the facts on
> the ground may overtake politics and force some sort of solution.
Correspondent
> Bob Woodruff will report on this part of the story.
>   Ted [Kopple] will anchor, and we're still working out who his guest will
> be tonight. I hope you'll join us. Leroy Sievers and the Nightline Staff
> ABCNEWS Washington bureau Courtesy of: Wolfram Erich Graetz, Architect
> in Washington, D.C. (USA)
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> Please study the following three web domains:
>     (1)  http://www.CollectMyFlock.com,
>     (2)  http://www.Ultimatum-For-Israel.com, and
>     (3)  http://www.Fuer-Deutschland.net  <(Auf Deutsch)
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