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	Caterpillar faces an intifada
		Caterpillar's management responded coolly to the Israel resolution, saying, in a statement, that while the company felt "compassion for all those affected by political strife," it had "neither the legal right nor the means to police individual use" of the equipment it sells.
		The D9 and its larger cousin, the D10, are the Israeli military's construction weapon of choice in the country's conflict with the Palestinians, often accompanying other, more traditional, military equipment on raids into Gaza and the West Bank.
		The Israeli government is also using Caterpillar bulldozers in the construction of the barrier Israel is building along its border with the West Bank; although the Israeli public is widely supportive of the barrier as a necessary measure to prevent terrorist attacks, Palestinians have bitterly criticized the structure for cutting into their territory.
	terrasol.home.igc.org /mideast/caterpillar.htm (2490 words)

	Caterpillar D9 - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The D9, with 354 kW (474 hp) of gross power and an operating weight of 49 tons, is in the upper end, but not the heaviest, of Caterpillar's track-type tractors, which range in size from the D3 57 kW (77 hp), 8 tons, to the D11 698 kW (935 hp), 104 tons.
		The D9 is mostly used as bulldozer, and though it comes in many configurations, it is mostly common in its basic dozer configuration: equipped with a detachable large blade and a rear ripper.
		teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 tractor that was modified by the IDF and Israeli Defense Industries to increase the survivability of the dozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand heavy attacks.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/D9 (2326 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		After the establishment of the IDF, the two Jewish underground organizations the Etzel and Lehi joined with the IDF in a loose confederation, but were allowed to operate independently in some sectors until the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war, after which these two organizations were disbanded, and their members integrated into the IDF.
		The IDF requires women who volunteer for combat positions to serve for three years because combat soldiers must undergo a lengthy period of training, and it is in the interests of the IDF to get as much use of that training as possible.
		IDF soldiers will not use their weapons and force to harm human beings who are not combatants or prisoners of war, and will do all in their power to avoid causing harm to their lives, bodies, dignity and property".
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/Tsahal (3630 words)

	Israeli Engineering Corps - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		In the IDF, the demolition experts are united in Sayeret Yaalom (Sayeret is the Israeli name for SF elite unit) and therefore gain high infantry training as well.
		On the northern front, an IEC Caterpillar D9 bulldozer was the first ever motorized vehicle to reach the peak of the Hermon.
		However, the IEC were most known for operating the armored IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozers, which are cited by many Israelis as a key factor in keeping IDF casualties low and successfully fighting terrorism.
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Israeli_Engineering_Corps (1527 words)

	D9 & D10
		Caterpillar Inc. does not manufacture a military version of the D9 per se, but the same attributes that make the D9 popular for major construction projects make it desirable for military applications as well, and it has been found to be of particular utility by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF).
		Armored bulldozers are a standard tool of Combat engineering battalions, and the IDF has gained some notoriety for their use of armored tractors in the Al-Aqsa Intifada, Operation Defensive Shield, and their involvement in the demolition of orchards and residences and the consequential death of Rachel Corrie.
		This method was also used in Hebron: the IDF used the armored D9 to stop the local Hamas leader, Bassal Qawasameh; the later was killed by the collapsing house after shooting on the D9 (see photo from this incident).
	www.israeli-weapons.com /weapons/vehicles/engineer_vehicles/bulldozers/D9_D10.html (844 words)

	CalendarHome.com - - Calendar Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The IDF was founded May 26, 1948 after the establishment of the state of Israel "to protect the inhabitants of Israel and to combat all forms of terrorism which threaten the daily life".
		After the establishment of the IDF the two Jewish underground organizations the Etzel and Lehi joined with the IDF in a loose confederation but were allowed to operate independently in some sectors until the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, after which these two organizations were disbanded, and their members integrated into the IDF.
		IDF has warned both senior and junior military officers alike of possible arrest and charges of war crimes if they set foot in Europe based on their alleged conduct in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War.
	encyclopedia.calendarhome.com /cgi-bin/encyclopedia.pl?p=Israel_Defense_Forces (5261 words)

	Why War? Keywords: Rachel Corrie
		Caterpillar D9s have a restricted field of vision, limited by the small armored windows, with a number of blind spots.
		The IDF commander of Gaza Strip, in an interview to Israeli Channel 2 actualia research broadcast Uvda with Ilana Dayan told that soldiers were bound to stay in their armoured vehicles and could not get out to direct the bulldozer or to arrest the protesters due to the threat of Palestinian snipers.
		An official investigation of the event by IDF in mid April found that Corrie and other ISM members had engaged in "illegal, irresponsible and dangerous" behavior, and that Israeli forces were not at fault.
	www.why-war.com /encyclopedia/people/Rachel_Corrie (2373 words)

	IDF Caterpillar D9 Home Destroyer
		She got inside information that the bulldozers the IDF uses to destroy homes are supplied by the Caterpillar Company, based in Peoria, Illinois.
		The Caterpillar Company is not insensitive to its image as may be concluded from its public relations campaign emphasizing it's involvement in efforts to save rainforests.
		I hope that you agree that it is in the interest of Caterpillar to take this initiative before the origin of the bulldozers used in the widely-condemned house demolitions becomes a media issue.
	www.angelfire.com /hero/eto/homedestroyer.html (396 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After the establishment of the IDF, the two Jewish underground organizations the Etzel and Lehi joined with the IDF in a loose confederation, but were allowed to operate independently in some sectors until the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli war; after which these two organizations were eventually disbanded.
		Women were historically barred from battle in the IDF, serving in a variety of technical and administrative support roles, except during the 1948 war of independence, when manpower shortages saw many of them taking active part in battles on the ground.
		IDF ethics forbid soldiers from making public political affiliations, and subsequently the IDF chief of staff announced that all the signatories would be suspended from flight duty, after which some of the pilots recanted and removed their signature.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Tsahal (2557 words)

	Corrie v. Caterpillar, Inc.
		Caterpillar’s Actions and their failure to withdraw the machines occurred after Caterpillar was on actual or constructive notice that its bulldozers were being used to commit human rights violations.
		Caterpillar’s Actions allowed the IOF to use Caterpillar bulldozers to commit the human rights abuses that, along with the injuries, are the subject of the lawsuit.
		The lawsuit alleges that through Caterpillar’s actions and omissions they are directly responsible for war crimes; aided, abetted, conspired in, confirmed, or ratified IDF’s war crimes; aided and abetted extra-judicial killing; and complicit in cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment resulting in death.
	www.pchrgaza.ps /special/cat_1.htm (443 words)

	Israeli Defence Forces Encyclopedia Article @ Involuntarily.net (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The modern IDF came into existing during the period from 1949 to 1956 by experience gained through regional conflicts with their Arab neighbours.
		From 1956 to 1966, the IDF faced less conflict and used this time to purchase new equipment and change from an upstart army to a professional fighting force.
		IDF has warned both senior and junior military officers alike of possible arrest and charges of war crimes if they set foot in Europe based on their conduct in the 2006 Israel-Lebanon War.
	www.involuntarily.net /encyclopedia/Israeli_Defence_Forces (5236 words)

	YAMAM - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		On March 3, 2000, the YAMAM captured an armed group hidden in the Israeli-Arab town of Taibe with the aid of Sayeret Duvdevan and an IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer.
		During the raid, YAMAM snipers killed two and IDF forces located and safely detonated a car bomb meant to be sent into an Israeli city.
		YAMAM forces, together with IDF elite units, arrested 12 members of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which used the shelter of a mental institute in Bethlehem to prepare a huge suicide bombing against Israel during Passover.
	www.arikah.net /encyclopedia/YAMAM (788 words)

	Caterpillar D9 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The D9 gained media attention in the new millennium due to its use by the Israeli Defense Forces in the destruction of infrastructure as part of its controversial security operations.
		This was seen as a move to distance itself from the Israeli army's use of the Caterpillar bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes and uproot thousands of olive trees during controversial security operations.
		Additionally, the death of pro-Palestinian and socialist activist Rachel Corrie, who, while acting as a human shield for a house suspected of being an outlet for an arms-smuggling tunnel, was killed under disputed circumstances by a bulldozer operated by the Israeli army, has brought global attention to their use by Israel.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Caterpillar_D9 (925 words)

	Israel: Caterpillar Should Suspend Bulldozer Sales Weaponized (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The IDF has demolished over 2,500 Palestinian homes over the past four years in the Gaza Strip alone, most of them without the military necessity required by international humanitarian law.
		The IDF claims the destruction is militarily necessary to block smugglers' tunnels from Egypt and to protect its forces, which regularly come under fire from Palestinian armed groups.
		In terms of protecting its soldiers, the IDF completed construction of an 8-meter-high metal wall in 2003 but despite this extra protection, the rate of home demolitions in Rafah tripled in comparison with the previous two years.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /new_web/caterpillar_suspend_sales_israel.htm (747 words)

	IDF Caterpillar D9
		teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer that was modified by the IDF and Israeli Military Industries to increase the survivability of the dozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand heavy attacks.
		Individually modified D9 bulldozers may be found with disparate features, such as crew-operated machine guns, smoke projectors, or grenade launchers.
		The Israeli Engineering Corps uses the D9 for a wide variety of engineering tasks, such as digging moats, clearing landmines, mounting sand barriers, building fortifications, clearing terrain obstacles and opening routes to armored fighting vehicles and infantry, as well as leveling small buildings.
	idf-caterpillar-d9.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (1487 words)

	Israel Defense Forces - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		The IDF requires women who volunteer for combat positions to serve for three years because combat soldiers must undergo a lengthy period of training, and it is in the interests of the IDF to get as much use of that training as possible.
		The IDF employs a controversial strategy of "focused foiling" (in Hebrew: סיכול ממוקד sikul memukad) of Palestinian militant leaders, aimed at preventing future acts of violence by killing a person related to anticipated future violence (such as terrorist at the stages of planing or executioning a terrorist attack).
		After several IDF soldiers were killed early in the conflict while searching houses containing militants, the IDF started employing a tactic of surrounding such houses, calling on the occupants (civilian and militant) to exit, and demolishing the house on top of the militants within in case they do not surrender.
	dictionpedia.com /en/IDF (3676 words)

	Bulldozer - Free net encyclopedia
		Their best known model, the Caterpillar D9, was also used to clear mines and demolish enemy structures.
		For example, much of the very best land in the California wine country consists of old lava flows: with heavy bulldozers such as the Caterpillar D9 and the Caterpillar D11 the lava is shattered allowing practical agriculture for the wine industry.
		The most famous armored bulldozer is probably the IDF Caterpillar D9, used by the Israeli Defense Forces for detonating explosive charges and demolishing structures under fire.
	www.netipedia.com /index.php/Bulldozer (1289 words)

	Israel Defense Forces (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		After the establishment of the IDF the Jewish guerillas the Irgun and Stern gang came under control of the IDF.
		IDF will not use their weapons and force harm human beings who are not combatants prisoners of war and will do all their power to avoid causing harm to lives bodies dignity and property".
		Owing to the ongoing Israeli-Palestinian conflict the tactics of the IDF have adapted for low intensity warfare primarily against Palestinian militants operating from within densely-populated civilian Sometimes such clashes have resulted in deaths civilians during clashes.
	www.freeglossary.com /Israeli_Defence_Force (1887 words)

	Israel: Caterpillar Should Suspend Bulldozer Sales (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
		Caterpillar’s own code of conduct requires it to consider the broad impact of its business.
		A 23-year-old American activist, Rachel Corrie, was run over and killed last year by an armored D9 when she was trying to block the bulldozer from destroying a Rafah home.
		In April, a group of Caterpillar shareholders presented a resolution at the annual shareholder meeting that called on the company to investigate whether bulldozer sales to the Israeli military violated Caterpillar’s code of conduct.
	www.palestinemonitor.org /new_web/caterpillar_bulldozer_israel.htm (778 words)

	Armored bulldozer - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The IDF's D9 bulldozers drew media attention when used to demolish structures and shrubbery, and through involvement in such incidents as the death of Rachel Corrie.
		teddy bear) — is a Caterpillar D9 bulldozer that was modified by the IDF and Israeli Military Industries to increase the survivability of the dozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand heavy attacks.
		However, in a later incident, an Israeli D9 operator was killed when an anti-tank missile launched by Hezbollah scored a direct hit during a land mine clearing operation on the northern border with Lebanon in January 2004.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/IDF_Caterpillar_D9 (1593 words)

	Yamam - Information at Halfvalue.com
		On March 3, 2000, the Yamam captured an armed group hidden in the Israeli-Arab town of Taibe with the aid of Sayeret Duvdevan and an IDF Caterpillar D9 bulldozer.
		April 7, 2002: A cooperation of the Shabak, Yamam and IDF leads to the capture of Case Aduwan, a Hamas member who planned the Passover massacre in Netanya.
		Yamam forces, together with IDF elite units, arrested 12 members of al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades, which used the shelter of a mental institute in Bethlehem to prepare a huge suicide bombing against Israel during Passover.
	www.halfvalue.com /wiki.jsp?topic=Yamam (793 words)

	Caterpillar and Human Rights in Israel
		Caterpillar operates in three major lines of business: machinery, engines and financial products. Its machinery business designs, manufactures and markets construction, mining, agricultural and forestry machines, including track and wheel tractors, track and wheel loaders, pipelayers, motor graders and wheel tractor-scrapers.
		We are concerned by the actual and potential damage to Caterpillar's international sales and worldwide reputation because of the widely-publicized use of Caterpillar equipment, particularly D9 and D10 bulldozers to destroy Palestinian homes, infrastructure and agricultural resources.
		Caterpillar shares the world's concern over unrest in the Middle East and we certainly have compassion for all those affected by the political strife.
	www.uwsa.edu /tfunds/cat1204a.htm (778 words)

	Bulldozers
		A bulldozer is; a very powerful crawler (caterpillar tracked tractor), equipped with a substantial metal plate (known as a blade), used to push large quantities of soil, sand, rubble, etc, during construction work.
		Their best known model, the Caterpillar D9, was also used to clear mines and demolish enemy structures.
		The most famous armored bulldozer is; probably the IDF Caterpillar D9, used by the Israeli Defense Forces for detonating explosive charges and demolishing structures under fire.
	bulldozers.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Bulldozers (2239 words)

	Caterpillar
		Caterpillar's business with the IDF is a small part of their worldwide business.
		As a result, a demand that they publicly refuse any more sales to the IDF is one they can accept without doing substantial damage to their bottom line.
		Caterpillar has far more to risk in losing business in the Arab world, than it does in losing IDF business.
	www.nwsustain.org /caterpillar.htm (1266 words)

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