Media Releases – April 1998
April 1998
April 1, 1998 The “Jerusalem Report’s” Secret Access To GSS Evaluations
April 10, 1998 A Friend Responds to the “Jerusalem Report”
April 19, 1998 The Nazi Beast Still Breathes
April 22, 1998 Tranquility Mixed with Blood
April 25, 1998 “The Voice of Thy Brother’s Blood Crieth
Unto Me From The Ground (Genesis 4:10-12)
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Jerusalem, April 1, 1998
The “Jerusalem Report’s” Secret Access To GSS Evaluations
Netty Gross has just written an article in the
leftist bastion the “Jerusalem Report” on
NADIA MATAR and Women In Green. In the latest issue of
this bi-weekly magazine which hit the newsstands today,
is this three page article. It is a hatchet job on our
well-known Zionist Group (Women In Green) and Nadia, its
young vivacious leader. The Gross article contains all
the usual stereotypes and smears that would appeal to the
loyal readers of that anti-Zionist, anti-religious, and
pseudo-intellectual magazine.
Everyone knows that the staff of the “Jerusalem Report”
is made up mostly of dissident leftists who left the
“Jerusalem Post” newspaper and formed that new magazine
when the “Post” was sold. Apparently, these mavericks
believed that the new owners would not give them the same
“literary freedom” to ridicule the Jewish Religion and
Zionism, as was permitted by the Histadrut, the former
owner of the “Jerusalem Post.”
Perhaps the most noteworthy aspect of the Gross
article, however, is the remarkable, yet inadvertent
disclosure by Netty that she, or the “Jerusalem Report” has
a direct line into “the Shin Bet.” On Page 22 of the
magazine, she discloses to her readers that “intelligence
sources, the Shin Bet has never considered Women In Green
any kind of threat.”
Whew, what a relief! Our organization can rest easy!
Whatever investigation of the manifold and varied
activities of our large group and its members, both here
and abroad, has resulted, according to Netty’s
“intelligence sources” in a clean bill of health for us.
We are not, according to her leak from the GSS,
considered subversive nor do we incite!
There remains the very pertinent question as to why
the Shin Bet would discuss with Netty any matters
relating to the security of this nation. The legality of
her, or any reporter having access to information
contained in the files of the GSS is indeed alarming. We
realize that Netty when she wants to be, can be
considerably charming. The serious question however, is
whether she, or any other charming young lady, can get
the GSS to make disclosures of that Intelligence Agency’s
evaluations about people and organizations which is not
available to simple people like you and me. One wonders
therefore, if this entire article by Netty was merely
meant to be an April Fool’s joke?
Ruth Matar
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Jerusalem, April 10, 1998
Dear Subscribers,
The following letter from Bruce Adkins of Ohio says it all.
Wishing everyone a Happy Pesach,
Nadia and Ruth Matar
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From: bruce daniel adkins
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Editors:
I just finished reading Netty Gross’ article on Nadia Matar (April
16). I commend Ms. Gross for her skill in persuasive writing. With a
clever combination of labeling, exaggeration, and careful deletion of
facts, she managed to portray Nadia -and by extension, all the Women in
Green- as cruel, violent, and intolerant.
I don’t know all the Women in Green, but all the Women in Green that
I know are compassionate, courageous, intelligent, and righteous. They
are today’s women of virtue, with the backbone to stand up and speak the
truth. They are the desperately needed watchwomen on Nehemiah’s walls,
sounding the alarm undeterred by the threatening abuse of Sanballat and
Tobias.
If Netty Gross were there in Nehemiah’s time, on which side of the
walls would she have stood? If Devorah was with us today, can you
honestly doubt that she would put on a green hat?
I recently renewed my subscription to the Jerusalem Report for two
years, but I am offended by this assault on these women who are, in my
book, Israel’s crown jewels. Cancel my subscription and please, send the
refundable balance to the Women in Green.
a “Christian fundamentalist”,
Bruce Adkins
Portsmouth, Ohio
USA
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Jerusalem, April 19, 1998
The Nazi Beast Still Breathes
The following is a literal translation of the Hebrew text of today’s
program by Nadia Matar, the chairperson of Women for Israel’s Tomorrow
(Women in Green), on Arutz 7. Nadia speaks every Sunday after the
12:00 noon newscast.
Shalom to all our listeners!
This is Nadia Matar speaking –
This week the Jewish People commemorates Holocaust Day. In Poland,
thousands of Jewish youth from throughout the world will participate
in the “March of the Living,” in the context of which they will tour the
extermination camps from Auschwitz to Birkenau. The “March of the Living”
is the Jewish national response to the “death march” that the Nazis
held at the end of the war, in January ’45, for those still alive in
Auschwitz. Of the 70,000 who set out on the “death march,” only
20,000 remained alive. Last Shabbat’s issue of the “Mekor Rishon”
newspaper contained several interesting articles on this subject,
which explain the background for the initiative of this undertaking
known as the “March of the Living.” The first “March of the Living” was held
exactly ten years ago, and since then tens of thousands of young Jews
from Israel and throughout the world have participated in this
journey to become acquainted with the Holocaust. As Matty David
writes in “Mekor Rishon” (I quote): “The years pass. The Holocaust
generation is vanishing. These thousands of young people who visited
the extermination camps will be those who will transmit the message
of the Holocaust to the next generation and who will struggle against
the Holocaust deniers from outside [i.e., from outside the Jewish
people] and the Holocaust belittlers among us. These young people who
take part in the journeys to Poland return as other people – Jews and
Zionists possessing stronger awareness and identification with all
that Israel and Zionism symbolize. Standing on the remains of the
crematoria and the gas chambers in Birkenau, waving the Israeli flag,
and singing Hatikvah, implant in these young people pride,
identification, strength, affiliation, and an understanding of the
content of freedom and independence” (end of quote). After the
chilling visit on Holocaust Day in the extermination camps in Poland,
the thousands of young people will visit Israel on Independence Day.
The organizers of the “March of the Living” bring the youth to an Air Force
base. I personally have not participated in the “March of the Living,” but
from my conversations with friends who were there, it transpires that
they are simply incapable of articulating the force of such a visit
to Israel after the visit in Poland. The feeling that is transmitted
is that the “nightmare” – Auschwitz – is behind us forever, and now
we have the State of Israel and the IDF, who will ensure that such a
thing will never recur…. And here, my listeners, I have a problem
with this message. In my opinion, it is not enough to educate our
young people not to forget the past, rather it is doubly important to
explain to them that the danger of extermination has not yet passed,
and that the State of Israel is surrounded by enemies who would like
to complete the work of the Nazis.
For, despite all the essential differences between the beginnings
and worldview of the Nazi movement and [those of] organizations such
as the PLO and other Arab organizations, there is no doubt that the
authoritative Arab leadership identifies with the message of the
Nazis and calls for the destruction of the Jewish people in its
land.
The PLO Authority has adopted the two most important symbols of the
Nazis, namely, the portrayal of the eagle and the infamous raised-arm
salute. But much worse than this, of course, is the very fact that
the heroes in the spiritual world of the PLO are people such as Haj
Amin al-Husseini, the Mufti of Jerusalem, a relative of Faisal
Husseini, who is so proud of his family lineage. Haj Amin
al-Husseini, of whom the archmurderer Yasser Arafat is proud, with
the latter emphasizing that the PLO continues to march in the
direction the former paved, was one of the first to congratulate
Hitler upon his assumption of power, and throughout the Holocaust he
maintained close ties with the Nazi leadership, in order to aid them
in the realization of their ideas. “Mekor Rishon” contained a long
article about Jenny Lebel, a native of Yugoslavia now living in Israel,
a lawyer and journalist, who wrote a book about Haj Amin al-Husseini
and his involvement in the Nazi war machine. Not a single publishing house
agreed to publish her book, for reasons such as: “the timing is not
right,” “not to harm the partners to the peace talks,” “the subject
is not politically correct,” and “the controversy surrounding the
Mufti does not interest the public.” She was forced to publish her
book “Haj Amin and Berlin” herself. My listeners, this must light a
red light for us. The journey of the “March of the Living” is of supreme
importance, but we will miss its entire goal if we do not emphasize
and educate our young generation that the Nazi beast still breathes –
in Gaza, in Ramallah, and in the Orient House. And just as before the
Holocaust, there were many Jews who did not want to see and
understand the dangers and threats hovering over them, today as well
there are such Jews, but even worse … today there are Jews who
cooperate in an active manner, totally willingly, with this dangerous
enemy. So the message to our young people must be that we have to
unite and fight with full force against this dangerous enemy, not to
believe their “Osloitic” lies. All this is necessary so that we truly
will be able to fulfill our promises to all our dear ones who were
murdered and exterminated in Auschwitz and the other extermination
camps: “Never again!!
Have a good week. And let’s think: “What have we done today for the
release of Jonathan Pollard?”
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Jerusalem, April, 22, 1998
The Women in Green extend their deepest sympathy to the Dribin family on the brutal
murder of their son/husband/father, Dovi, by Arab terrorists. “May God avenge his
blood.”
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Hebron-Past, Present and Forever
by David Wilder
The Jewish Community of Hebron
Tranquility Mixed with Blood
Dovi Dribin wasn’t a friend of mine. I don’t remember ever even speaking
with him. But he was a familiar sight in Kiryat Arba for many years. He was
hard to miss – a big fellow, tall and muscular. And he was quite
conspicuous – more often than not he was sitting atop a huge horse,
prancing through the streets.
Dovi Dribin’s father Eddie is described by many as a ‘cowboy.’ A
gruff-looking man, he preceded his son on horseback. To the best of my
recollection, he came to Israel in the 1950’s after serving in the US army
in the Korean War. He was employed for many years in security-related jobs.
He moved to Kiryat Arba in the early 1970’s, not long after the
establishment of the community.
Dovi Dribin married Adi, a strong-willed woman, a couple of years older
than himself. Together they had four children – four boys. The oldest is
seven and a half. The youngest, less than a year old. The five year old,
Nir, suffers from cerebral palsy. His legs don’t work. But his head does.
One of the speakers at the funeral told how he sat with Nir in the Maon
community sandbox earlier today. Nir started telling him Bible stories,
focussing around King David. He related the story of David and Goliath, and
told how David had wandered in the same fields, near his own house, trying
to escape King Saul. When asked who had taught him these stories, Nir
answered: “My father, when we would ride together on his big horse, through
the fields.”
Two years ago Dovi and Adi moved to Maon, a small agricultural community
about 20 minutes south of Hebron. Maon’s 40 families work fields, milk
cows, grow fruit, and raise children. An overwhelming majority of Maon’s
residents are children. The total population is somewhere over 200. Adi
Dribin, aside from child-raising and fully participating in her husband’s
activities, works in the community’s nursery school.
Dovi Dribin wasn’t your normal kind of guy, who could live just like
everyone else. Not too long after the family moved to Maon they requested
to live on the outskirts of the community, in a house separated from the
others. Dovi liked the feeling of openness – and didn’t like to be crowded
in. From his new dwelling, Dovi could look around him and see fields and
hills. The view is breathtaking. The air is clean and the fragrances on a
spring day, like today, are something out of the Garden of Eden.
Eighteen months ago Dovi, and two of his friends, Yehoshefat Tur, nicknamed
Fetti, and Efraim (Effi) Pearl, started a small agricultural and sheep farm
on a hilltop, a few kilometers from Dovi’s house. They spent much of their
time here, working the land and grazing their sheep. The hilltop is located
within the municipal boundary of the Maon community.
Several weeks ago the men were attacked by Arabs. Fetti Tur shot his pistol
in the air, to chase away the attackers. Hebron police later arrested him,
confiscated his gun, and charged him with shooting in a ‘populated area.’
Only a few days ago was the weapon returned and the charges dropped.
Last week Dovi Dribin filed charges with the Hebron police against Arabs in
the vicinity. He reported that they were harassing him and had threatened
to kill him. It seems that the police ignored his complaint. This
morning, eight to ten Arabs ambushed him. When he arrived at the farm they
started pelting him with rocks and hitting him with clubs. Fetti Tur, ran
to his friend’s aid. Again he tried to shoot in the air, to chase away the
attackers. However this time he was overcome and his gun taken from him.
The Arabs used this gun to shoot five bullets into Dovi Dribin – through
his heart and into his head.
Effi Pearl, hearing the noise, came running. He too was hit with rocks and
clubs. The murderers escaped. A suspect was later apprehended.
When I heard that Dovi was to be buried in the Sussia regional cemetery,
not far from Maon, I was surprised. Dovi lived most of his life in Kiryat
Arba and it seemed fitting that he should be laid to rest in Hebron. But
when I arrived at the cemetery, along with the thousands of others who
accompanied Dovi on his final journey through his beloved fields and hills,
I finally understood. The small graveyard is ensconced in the spacious
tranquility Dovi Dribin so cherished. The green fields, the wavy hills,
the blue sky – tranquility mixed together with Dovi Dribin’s blood. And
soaked with tears.
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Jerusalem, April 25, 1998
“The Voice of Thy Brother’s Blood Crieth
Unto Me From The Ground (Genesis 4:10-12)
Arik Asherman, as Executive Director of “Rabbis For Human Rights,”
has the blood of recently murdered Dov Dribbin on his hands!
Back in late August of 1997, he incited a group of approximately
100 Arabs and participated with them in uprooting 60 saplings on
Jewish Land and stood by silently while these Arabs seriously
beat up a Jew working that land in Maon, which is located in the
Hebron Hills. Since that time these Arabs and their brethen’s
hatred of the Jews has been openly exhibited, culminating
in the recent Arab ambush murder of Dov Dribbin of that
community, and with the serious injury of two other Jews.
The blood of this young valiant former soldier can be directly
attributable not only to Asherman, but ironically to the
so-called “Rabbis for Human Rights,” which employs him to engage in
such improper incitement. Asherman, and his associate rabbis,
make a mockery of the concern a Rabbi is supposed to have for his
fellow Jews.
On Sunday, April 26, 1998, at 11 A.M., in front of the offices of
the “Rabbis For Human Rights,” located opposite the LaRomme Hotel
on Rechov Elchanan 2, Jerusalem, Women In Green will hold a
protest against such outrageous behavior on the part of that
organization, which has directly led to such a predictable
tragedy.
Asherman, you may not be your brother’s keeper, but by now you
should know that once you incite Arabs against Jews, no Arab
restraint or peaceful discourse will follow, but rather typical
Arab violence!
Those who caused the death of this young Jewish husband and
father, including those who hide their irresponsible and unlawful
behavior under the cloak “of human rights,” should be prosecuted
to the full extent of the law.
Ruth and Nadia Matar