How the Palestinian Authority makes money off of stolen Israeli cars - by Elder of Ziyon

The rampant car theft helps enrich the Palestinian Authority - which is why their crackdown is not to stop the thefts but to ensure that they make money off of them.

Elder of Ziyon..
07 August '16..

Last month I noted that Palestinian authorities were cracking down on car-theft rings and destroying the cars that were found - and I showed that most of those cars were stolen from Israel.

Instead of returning the stolen vehicles to their rightful owners, the Palestinian Authority decided to destroy them.

There are some more details that were revealed in a Ma'an story about stolen cars in the West Bank.

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Stern - Thieves, Protection, Law and an Email

Paula R. Stern..
A Soldier's Mother..
29 February '12..

How's that for a title?

Every once in a while, a wave of thefts plague our city of Maale Adumim. Most times, it turns out to be the Bedouins, who live in the dry river bed and across the mountain. Sometimes, it is Arabs from nearby neighborhoods and yes, there have been times when it was Jews. The Bedouins have an interesting and simple life, for the most part and there are times in my hectic run to and from one meeting to another, that I almost envy them. A Bedouin once tried to explain his theory of life and theft. According to this kind man who felt hospitality was not just a virtue, but an obligation - we all own things. If he can steal...I mean take...something from you, it is your fault, not his. It isn't theft because if God had not wanted him to have it, he would not have been able to steal...I mean take...it from you.

After a short time of trying to explain my philosophy, I gave up. Different worlds, different philosophies. I also gave up trying to convince a very nice Arab from Hebron that polygamy wasn't right. He asked if I wouldn't prefer my husband to move his second wife in with me, rather than sneak off and cheat somewhere. As I couldn't fathom being one of two (or more) wives, he simply couldn't understand the concept that I'd be handing my incredibly beloved husband the door. In his world, the first wife's only option would be to return in disgrace to her father's home - in my world, the man would walk around with the "first" wife's footprint on his...well, never mind.

Getting back to the Bedouins that have settled around my city. Every once in a while, usually at night, they climb up the mountains to my city and try to enter a house, and, if God lets them, they take whatever they can. For the most part, when Bedouins enter, they rob, but do not harm. They want property. That doesn't mean they can't or won't cause physical harm when confronted, but rather it isn't their intended result.

This Never Happened: Real West Bank Water Theft

Victor Shikhman: Stories
22 February '11

For years, we've been told that Israel is stealing Palestinian water resources. This slogan, much promoted, particularly in Europe, was then disproven, conclusively and authoritatively, by Israel's Water Authority, which described clearly the rational, fair and, most importantly, mutually agreed upon management and distribution of water resources to both Israel and territories under Palestinian administration.

Since then, the narrative has shifted slightly. It is no longer the government of Israel which is stealing water, but Jewish settlers who are accused of the dastardly deed. The following video was taken at a well outside the Jewish community of Sussya, in the South Hebron Hills. It depicts a situation which, depending on your level of blind commitment to ending Israeli "occupation" either never happened, isn't supposed to be happening, simply doesn't fit the media narrative of Jewish theft of Arab resources or, if all sense of justice fails you, is perfectly defensible - Israeli leftist radicals helping Palestinians steal water from wells which supply Jewish communities.



Haaretz did not report this story, if you can call it a story. It's as if it never happened. Just another day of anonymous Jewish life in the Hebron Hills. This well did not go dry, not that time, not that day, and hundreds of animals - at least the ones Arab thieves didn't steal the other night - did not go thirsty. You can see the distances involved, and the constant vigilance necessary on the part of the residents to protect their rights and property.

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