The Jordan Valley Regional Council is preparing for right-wing activists who plan on blocking the entrances to the council's kibbutzim. Among other things, the council asked the residents to inform the police of "any illegal activity."
In an official message to the residents regarding the threats to block entry to the kibbutzim, it was stated that "the Jordan Valley Regional Council has contacted the commander of the Tiberias Police station as well as the community police in the area, who will conduct patrols at the relevant times in order to prevent any illegal activity." The council announced that "it will not allow harm to residents and residents of the valley and will work together with law enforcement officials to maintain their daily routine. Anyone who comes across an incident of blocking roads should call the police and immediately report the incident, and you can also contact the commander of community policing in the Jordan Valley."
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โ ืืืจืื ืืืจ (@DwrWrly) July 5, 2023
In a message circulating on the WhatsApp groups of right-wing activists, the names of many kibbutzim in the northern region where the blockades are planned are listed, including the kibbutzim Afikim, Ein Gev and Kinneret, which are all within the Jordan Valley Council. The instructions were attached to the message: "The blockades are carried out while forming a chain of vehicles, what does this mean in practice? You park your vehicles in front of the kibbutz/settlement gates in such a way that entry/exit is not allowed. The blockade hours are 06:00-08:00 in the morning and 16:00 until 18:00. These are the peak hours when people leave/return from work. Organize a few vehicles and get over there. This is a mirror image. They also do it to us and this is probably the only way to get them to stop."
โThe head of the World Zionist Organization called for Israeli annexation of the Jordan Valley on Wednesday, as right-wing lawmakers launched a new Knesset group with that goal.โ https://t.co/cPtuTbWJry via @timesofisrael
โ David Soiza (@SoizaDavid) June 28, 2023
The kibbutz movement joined the anti-Netanyahu protests with the publication of the judicial reform legislation. The movement's website states that "the headquarters will organize the weekly demonstrations and provide tools for the various protests in order to increase the independent struggle of each of them against the coup.
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โ smadi melamed๐ฎ๐ฑ (@smadilime) July 5, 2023
As part of the organization, the headquarters are launching a crowdfunding campaign and are calling on the general public to donate in order to give the protesters the best tools to fight for Israeli democracy." The Kibbutz movement even offered registration for subsidized transportation to demonstrations in Tel Aviv.
